Everything in the digital world is measured in bits and bytes. Following are the common components in a computer that are measured in bits. See bit and binary values. The "word" size is the number of ...

Big thanks to the particular networked nature of the whole internet, it can sometimes be quite difficult to find out exactly where a particular meme would start. For most of the time, a certain meme ...

The 16-bit generation is a sentimental favorite for a lot of us, especially those from my generation, and yet it's one of the strange ironies of video game history that a veritable tide of new ...

Replay: Sixteen bit sound recordings seem so last century. But don't dismiss them. 16 bits is more than enough for playback. It’s often said that 16 bit sound recordings aren’t enough to capture the ...

CPUs that process 64 bits as a single unit, compared to 8, 16 or 32. Today's desktop and laptop computers are mostly 64-bit machines; however, there are countless 32-bit, 16-bit and 8-bit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming and LEGO. It’s a grand old birthday for what is arguably the grandest old console ...

Pat Long is a freelance writer who has been gaming since Christmas morning 1995 when he first flipped on his sister's new Game Gear and heard the word "SEGA" ring harmoniously from its speakers. He ...

I'm not talking about a reduction in color from 24 bit to 16 (plus another channel, I know). I'm talking about 16 bit luminance values such that color setting that would take advantage of a monitor ...