Qualcomm says Snapdragon is coming to PC desktops
If you listen to Qualcomm as it sings the praises of its new Snapdragon X series of laptop processors, Arm is the second coming of PC hardware. So if that’s the case, why not stick…
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CPU Showdown: Snapdragon X vs Intel Core vs M3
By now you’ve probably heard that Qualcomm is pushing hard to get its Arm-based processors into Windows machines, including the new Surface devices revealed in May. Without getting them into our lab, we don’t know…
Samsung’s Snapdragon Galaxy Book laptops come with AI features
Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Book4 Edge line of laptops at Microsoft’s Surface event, now equipped with Qualcomm’s hotly anticipated Snapdragon X Elite processors. In addition to the more efficient and AI-infused processor, they’re also…
Intel claps back at Qualcomm after Snapdragon X launch
As you might have noticed, Microsoft and Qualcomm are pushing hard for Windows machines running on the latter’s new Snapdragon chips. Pretty much every major laptop manufacturer just announced new Arm-based models coming this summer.…
Intel says ‘Lunar Lake’ will beat Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite
Today might be the coming-out party for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips and a sizeable number of laptop partners, but Intel wants to remind you that it will reveal its next-gen Core Ultra mobile chips,…
Acer’s first Snapdragon laptop is the Swift 14 AI
We’ve seen Windows-based PCs built around Arm processors before, but this year Microsoft and Qualcomm are pushing for a new generation of more powerful, more efficient machines. And OEMs are onboard in spades. Acer’s first…
HP debuts two OmniBook and EliteBook Snapdragon laptops
It never rains, but it pours. It seems like every major PC manufacturer is on board with Microsoft and Qualcomm’s push for Arm-based laptops, and HP is no exception. The first two models, coming as…
Dell XPS 13 infused with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip
Today marks a historic day for the Dell XPS 13: it’s the first Dell XPS 13 notebook without an Intel chip inside. But no, it isn’t an AMD Ryzen chip. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite powers…
Snapdragon laptops could nearly double Intel’s battery life, leak says
Microsoft has been trying to get Windows users to adopt machines based on the Arm architecture (the same type of chips that power smartphones and other small devices) for years, with limited success. But the…
I’m not afraid of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite
I’m an Olympic gold-medal trash talker — on the level of the best NBA haters raining 280-character S*&T talk on X.com micro-seconds after your team’s tearful exit from the play-in (sniff, go Warriors). Example: When…