Apple has begun notifying macOS users of coming 32-bit app incompatibility

Enlarge / High Sierra wallpaper. The low-hanging clouds in the background may or may not be related to the name. (credit: Apple) Today and tomorrow, macOS users will begin seeing notifications informing them that 32-bit apps will not be supported in a future version of macOS, Apple representatives told Ars. Starting at midnight April 12, […]

Apple prepares macOS users for discontinuation of 32-bit app support

Enlarge / The iMac Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) At last year’s Worlwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), Apple announced to Mac app developers that macOS High Sierra “will be the last macOS release to support 32-bit apps without compromise.” Now, in the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 beta, Apple is notifying consumers of the impending change, too. In […]

Nvidia to cease producing new drivers for 32-bit systems

Enlarge / You wouldn’t really want to use Nvidia’s $ 3,000 Titan V with a 32-bit operating system anyway. (credit: Nvidia) While most people have probably made the switch by now, yet another reason to drop 32-bit operating systems and move to 64-bits is coming. Version 390 of Nvidia’s graphics drivers, likely to arrive in […]

Samsung’s $500 soundbar offers 32-bit audio, subwoofer-like bass

It’s difficult for soundbars to stand out: they have to be very intelligent or sweet-sounding to rise above the rest. Samsung is clearly betting on that second strategy to stand out. It just started shipping the MS750 Sound+ Soundbar it unveiled back in January, and the emphasis here is on quality above all else. Spend […]

Apple stops showing 32-bit iOS apps in your search results

Apple has been nudging iOS app developers toward 64-bit code for years: it started by requiring 64-bit support, then told users that 32-bit apps might run poorly, and lately has been warning that 32-bit apps wouldn’t work in “future versions of iOS.” Now, however, it’s pulling the plug. TouchArcade and others have noticed that 32-bit […]