Looking ahead: The vast majority of Windows users already run Steam on 64-bit operating systems, even though the client has continued to support a legacy 32-bit version of Windows. That era is ending: ...

PCWorld reports that Valve has updated Steam for Windows, permanently dropping support for 32-bit systems with the older version losing support by year-end. Most users with modern 64-bit CPUs remain ...

Emulating older computers on microcontrollers has been a staple of retrocomputing for many years now, with most 8-bit and ...

Not long after, Microsoft licensed 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products (SCP), specifically to sub-license the OS to IBM in ...

The SpacemiT K1 is an 8-core RISC-V processor that has been tapped for several single-board computers, laptops, and tablets in the past two years. It’s not exactly the fastest processor available, ...

MSI has announced a new line of PC components that include displays, actual desktop PCs, All-in-One PCs and more at CES 2026.

Valve has officially ended support for the 32-bit Steam client on Windows 10 and Windows 11, completing the transition to a 64-bit-only application on modern Windows platforms. The change was ...

NVIDIA unveils DLSS 4.5 at CES 2026, promising massive improvements in lighting and performance. But can it live up to the ...

A FLOP is a single floating‑point operation, meaning one arithmetic calculation (add, subtract, multiply, or divide) on ...

Valve has officially announced the end of support for 32-bit Windows operating systems, following a recent update that transitions the Steam Client to a native 64-bit architecture to enhance security ...

My semester abroad in London in 2023 was one of the highlights of my college experience. I was so nervous in the months ...

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