Why it matters: Intel is gearing up for what the company considers the "next major step" in the evolution of the original x86 instruction set architecture (ISA). The Santa Clara corporation is ...

Hardware Industry intel x86 Intel releases X86S instruction set version 1.2, killing multiple 16-bit and 32-bit features X86S gives Intel's x86 a much-needed slim down for the 64-bit age By Zo ...