Tag:
64-Bit
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Microsoft: Nearly half of Windows 7 installs are 64-bit
The number of systems running on the 64-bit version of Windows appears set to be tipping over into the majority soon. Windows Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc, in a blog entry last week wrote
Will 64-bit finally go prime time with Windows 7?
Dong Ngo over at CNET Crave is calling out for individuals and organizations to upgrade to the 64-bit edition of Windows when Windows 7 comes along. He highlighted a number of reasons to go 64-bit,
Windows Server 2008 pricing announced
IT admins: this is the moment you've all been waiting for. After years of waiting, Microsoft has gone ahead and announced the availability, pricing and version info for
Want 4GB of RAM? You'll have to pick up Vista x64
In the geek world, Vista tends to be a divider, not a uniter and one of the main points of contention continues to be the question of how much RAM is enough. Some folks (most of whom reside in a
How to: Choose between 32-bit and 64-bit Vista
So, you've decided to upgrade to Vista but you're not sure which version you need: the 32-bit one or the 64-bit version. ZDnet 's George Ou has a
ALSO NOTED: HP Update; New MacBook is "fast as all get out"; and much more...
> HP Update: Former HP chairman pleads not guilty. Article
> ComputerWorld thinks that Apple's new Core 2 Duo-based MacBook is "fast as all get out." Article
> Is it time to go 64-bit? …
Dell unveils yet another AMD laptop
Last week, Dell released the details on their first AMD-based laptop , the Inspiron 1501 series. Yesterday, Dell announced yet another portable with an AMD chip inside and this time around, it's aimed at enterprise customers. The Latitude 131L notebook will ship with either the 64-bit Turion 64 X2 TL-50 dual-core processor or the single-core Sempron 3500+ processor: the two configurations …
Microsoft blocks Vista hack, opens new can of worms
At the Black Hat convention back in August, Polish researcher Joanna Rutkowska demonstrated a Vista hack that bypassed security in the 64-bit version of Vista to run unsigned driver code, which could be used to install malicious drivers on a user's hard drive. So here's the good news: Microsoft has since made changes to Vista's code that prevent such an attack. The bad news? Apparently, the company addressed the vulnerability by blocking write-access to raw disk sectors for applications …
Microsoft to meet with security vendors
Another day, another update on the continuing saga that is Vista security. Let's recap: Microsoft announced a kernel-level API last Friday that security companies rejected as a "red herring". Well, Microsoft has responded by scheduling a briefing for today to instruct security companies on how to disable Windows Security Center and how to access Vista's 64-bit kernel. It still …
Microsoft to security vendors: Hands off my kernel
As you might recall, on Monday we reported on McAfee's public shaming of Microsoft in an advertisement printed in the Financial Times that took the form of an open letter to "computer users around the world." In the ad, McAfee accused Microsoft of incorporating "inherent weaknesses" into their upcoming Vista operating system. Well, The New York Times reports today that other major security companies have joined the …
