Windows on ARM

First leaked benchmarks of Windows 10 on ARM alarming

3 years

Microsoft is expected to debut a whole range of Windows 10 laptops running on Qualcomm’s SnapDragon 835 processor over the next few weeks, with a 12-inch device by HP already leaked. Both Microsoft and Qualcomm has promised ...

First details of HP’s ARM-based Windows 10 laptop leaked

by Surur

3 years

As far as we know Microsoft is still set to deliver a range of ARM-based laptops from a variety of OEMs this holiday season. The list includes devices from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processo...

Windows 10 on ARM bits show up on Microsoft servers

by Mehedi Hassan

3 years

Windows 10 on ARM devices are set to launch later this year, potentially in time for the holidays. A recent build of Windows 10 had a number of files related to Windows 10 on ARM (ARM64), and it seems like Microsoft has already st...

Windows 10 on ARM still on track for Q4 2017, but not all OEMs will make it

by Mehedi Hassan

3 years

There hasn’t been a lot of talk around Windows 10 on ARM lately. Microsoft and some of its OEM partners promised to release new Always Connected PCs powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processors later this year, but ...

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and Windows on ARM will finally bring big.LITTLE processing to the PC

by Surur

4 years

Microsoft’s main theme when introducing Windows on Arm in partnership with Qualcomm is that nearly everything will remain the same, but besides vaulting Windows 10 onto a completely new processor architecture while maintaini...

Microsoft confident about Windows on ARM initiative but fails to reassure

by Surur

4 years

Microsoft’s effort to move their Windows installed base onto Qualcomm’s ARM-driven hardware relies heavily on emulating Intel’s x86 processors. Intel, who of course has a very real interest in preventing this mov...

Intel patent roadblock may cripple Windows on ARM

by Pradeep

4 years

At WinHEC last year, Qualcomm and Microsoft first announced that they are partnering to bring full Windows 10 support to Qualcomm’s ARM based processors. At Computex 2017 last month, Qualcomm announced partnerships with ASU...

Microsoft to reveal more details on Windows on ARM this week

by Sean Chan

4 years

Computex 2017 starts this week in Taipei. As usual, we’ll see a lot of new Windows announcements at Computex — but this time around, there’ll be some interesting new announcements. Microsoft and Qualcomm recently...

Qualcomm confirms arrival date of first ARM-Powered Windows 10 PCs

by Mehedi Hassan

4 years

Late last year, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced that the companies are bringing full Windows 10 to Qualcomm’s ARM processors. Full Windows 10 running on an ARM processor is a pretty big news for Microsoft and the future of ...

Qualcomm says they want Windows 10 on ARM to be “credible”

by Surur

4 years

Speaking to PCWorld, Keith Kressin, senior vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, said they had big plans for Windows 10 on ARM. “The goal is to get something credible out, show people why it’s differen...

OEMs already testing laptops powered by ARM chips

by Surur

4 years

As an owner of a Windows 8 RT laptop (the Lenovo Yoga 11) the arrival of Windows 10 in ARM fills me with some trepidation, but it seems the disaster of Windows RT generation has not scared of many OEMs who are likely happy to ex...

Microsoft just made an excellent case for killing Windows 10 Mobile

by Michael Allison

4 years

Microsoft today announced something amazing for Windows fans – the ability to run full Windows 10 and associated apps on ARM processors. Windows device manufacturers will soon be able to ship PCs, tablets and other devices r...