Before the metaverse, the cloud or the internet, people shared computer games using the sound of binary code loaded on to a system called the ZX Spectrum (AKA the Speccy). In celebration of its 40th ...

Gray codes, also known as reflected binary codes, offer a clever way to minimize errors when digital signals transition between states. By ensuring that only one bit changes at a time, they simplify ...

For many companies, a desire to utilize current and emerging technologies rather than legacy devices, which can be at or near their end-of-life stage, is driving the move to the 64-bit world. In ...

China’s Loongson Technology has designed two 64-bit, quad-core Mips processors that can also execute code based on the x86 (Intel-compatible) and ARM architectures. That’s a unique twist in the ...

Correction: 32-bit binary counter Tim Harford points out that he inadvertently included an error in his Undercover Economist column on May 24. He says a 32-bit binary counter will get you to nearly ...