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Windows 12 and Qualcomm Oryon processors will not support Arm32 apps
By Sean Endicott published
Farewell The next major version of Windows will not support Arm32 apps. Qualcomm's upcoming Oryon processors won't support the older type of apps either.

Qualcomm announces ‘Oryon’ next-gen ARM CPU, Citi adopting Snapdragon PCs
By Daniel Rubino published
The Future At its annual Qualcomm Summit, the leading mobile chip maker announced Adobe is optimizing more apps for Windows on ARM, Citi adopting Snapdragon PCs, and the name of its next-gen compute platform.

Qualcomm's Nuvia-based PC chips are showing positive signs, earning design wins
By Sean Endicott published
PCs During a recent investor call, Qualcomm discussed its upcoming Nuvia-based processors, which are currently set to ship in 2024 and rival CPUs from Apple.

Apple may be copying Microsoft’s Surface strategy (again) with rumored new 12- and 15-inch MacBooks
By Daniel Rubino published
The post-PC era is definitely not dead, and Apple is waking up to the fact. That also means bad news for Windows laptops if Apple convinces more people to switch.

Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 leaked benchmarks look like good news for Windows on ARM PCs
By Sean Endicott last updated
A Geekbench listing for the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 shows a massive increase in multi-core performance over the previous generation.

Leaked benchmarks for Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 should have Windows fans excited
By Sean Endicott published
Leaked benchmarks for the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor have appeared online. If the scores are accurate, they show a significant jump compared to the previous generation.

Panos Panay talks Snapdragon 8cx and teases more Windows 10 on ARM apps
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Microsoft's App Assure team is now working to help more companies bring more apps to ARM.

Acer's new Spin 7 is the first Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G notebook
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
The Acer Spin 7 is all revved up for blazing 5G speeds.
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