As Linux boxes have taken on more tasks in business computer rooms over the years, the kinds of hardware users are deploying on Linux has evolved from simple PC servers to more advanced dual- and four ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Feb 06, 2020, 06:09am EST Feb 07, 2020, 03:39am EST This article ...

On January 8th Intel released new Linux Processor microcode data files that can be used to mitigate the Spectre and and Meltdown vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. Using microcode files, an operating ...

Getting Linux support on an FPGA is important; how you get it and who you get it from is really important. So I was excited to hear that the folks at Altera Corporation and Wind River have announced ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Silicon Graphics Inc.’s new Altix 3000 machines are penguins on steroids, combining the Linux operating system with Intel’s Itanium 2 processor into a server that can scale up to 64 processors. The ...

The ability in Linux to bind one or more processes to one or more processors, called CPU affinity, is a long-requested feature. The idea is to say “always run this process on processor one” or “run ...

IBM Corp. took itself further into the Linux arena this week, announcing a deal with MontaVista Software Inc. for the embedded processor market. IBM's no stranger to Linux. In fact in the company ...