First, some historical context is in order. Itanium was the first operating system-agnostic chip with specific features to support Windows and Linux. The others were company-specific and thus, ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. The planned move further blurs the distinction ...

The term x86-64v3 is once again a discussion point for Linux users, sparking curiosity and questions about its relevance to the platform. But what is it, why does it matter to Linux, and what is all ...

One point in favor of the sprawling Linux ecosystem is its broad hardware support—the kernel officially supports everything from ’90s-era PC hardware to Arm-based Apple Silicon chips, thanks to ...

2024 is off to a roaring start in the open-source world with the release of the Linux 6.7 kernel. It took just a bit longer than usual for Linux 6.7 to be released, thanks in part to the fact that ...

Linux 7.2 now requires x86 CPUs to support TSC, ending legacy timing code without adding a Windows 11-style hardware block for modern PCs.