ARM officials released technical details of the new architecture Oct. 27 at the ARM TechCon show in Santa Clara, Calif., in particular its 64-bit capabilities, which will enable chips built on the ...

ARM has introduced its first 64-bit microprocessor architecture, ARMv8, which should enable wider use of ARM chips in servers and other enterprise equipment and turn up the competitive heat on Intel.

Still, ARM’s move to 64-bit architecture has evidently caught Microsoft’s attention. “ARM is an important partner for Microsoft,” said KD Hallman, general manager at Microsoft, in a ...

The emulator is designed to address a key limitation to Arm-powered Windows devices, which can’t natively run 64-bit Windows apps originally designed for Intel’s and AMD’s x86 architecture.

The benefits of mobile 64-bit computing, which is a cornerstone of the ARM v8-A Architecture, are, on paper, tangible enough that many premium smartphones and tablets will be packing the ...