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    Apple Computer's most recent security fixes for Mac OS X break support for 64-bit applications in the operating system, a software maker has warned.

  • No 64-bit Photoshop for Mac users

    Adobe has announced that its next version of Photoshop will include 64-bit capacity, but due to a recent Mac programming quirk, the higher-rate application will only be available for Windows.

  • Device drivers wanted for 64-bit PCs

    Microsoft and Apple are pushing ahead with 64-bit computers, despite device drivers and application for the high-powered systems being thin on the ground.

  • IBM breeds desktop chip from server DNA

    IBM is brewing a new, more formidable PowerPC chip for desktop computers.

  • Intel releases 64-bit Celeron

    Intel released a 64-bit processor for mainstream PCs this week, putting the company ahead of rival AMD, which is expected to come out with its own 64-bit Sempron alternative in July.

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    It's time to get serious about 64-bit systems

    What does the upcoming Windows 7 planned for 2010 and Windows NT, released in 1993, have in common? Microsoft is still releasing 32-bit operating systems 16 years later, and it's time to move on.

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  • The importance of being 64-bit

    IT vendors such as Microsoft and Intel have grand plans for 64-bit computing and the improved processing potential it promises but convincing customers may not be so straightforward.

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  • Alex Serpo 64-bit Windows: It's time to get serious
    What do Windows 7 and Windows NT have in common? Despite being separated by 16 years, they're both 32-bit operating systems; and it's time for Microsoft to move on.
  • Array IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell
    It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".
  • Array Fowl play foiled, Telstra's fairy tale is over
    Like many, I expected Telstra's dismissal was inevitable, given that it had openly flouted the NBN's guidelines and attempted to bend the process to its own wishes. But who would have expected it so soon?
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