It’s a war: Qualcomm files antitrust complaint against ARM in the US, EU and Korea
Qualcomm accused its longtime partner, Arm Holdings, of unfair business practices. It has filed complaints with regulators in the US, Europe and South Korea. Qualcomm claims that Arm is restricting access to its technology and changing licensing models, which could harm competition. Arm denies these allegations.
Microsoft Surface laptops with Snapdragon X are most often returned to Amazon — possible «cannibalism»
Laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X are selling sluggishly, and are being returned. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 has been rated «Frequently Returned Product» on Amazon.
NVIDIA — Lenovo’s ARM processor is looking for a device developer on a new chip
At the end of last year, information appeared about NVIDIA developing a central processor based on ARM. According to the leak, Lenovo is already looking for a developer of computers on it.
Acer Swift 14 AI review: does the ARM platform have a right to live?
Almost half a century has passed since the first x86 processors appeared. It would seem that no force can compete against the representatives of modern CPU titans: Intel and AMD. However, the rules of the game are changing, and now we have an unusual, and to some extent revolutionary, ARM laptop — Acer Swift 14 […]
Court dismisses ARM’s lawsuit against Qualcomm — they will try again
The jury denied ARM on two out of three points, and couldn’t reach an agreement regarding Nuvia. The company will sue Qualcomm again.
It didn’t take off: Snapdragon X Elite takes 0.8% of PC market, only 720,000 laptops sold in Q3
It seems that Copilot PC+ laptops with Snapdragon X Elite are not very popular. Poor compatibility, mediocre performance, high price — what could go wrong?
NVIDIA to launch PCs with its own ARM processors in 2025, — insiders
NVIDIA’s ARM-based custom PC platform under development will be available in September 2025. NVIDIA processors with a proprietary GPU are expected in the premium segment.
Snapdragon — everything? ARM cancels Qualcomm license amid Nuvia intellectual property trial
ARM has canceled a license that allows Qualcomm to use the company’s intellectual property to develop processors amid ongoing litigation.
The history of Apple Silicon: how Apple’s ARM processors changed the computer industry
In 2020, Apple made a successful, correct and, without exaggeration, revolutionary step by announcing the transition to its Apple Silicon processors for Mac computers. This moment was the culmination of the company’s many years of work in the hardware industry, which began with the first attempts to create its own chips for the iPhone. The…
New NVIDIA competitor — ARM develops its own graphics card
ARM is reportedly going to create its own graphics card to compete with NVIDIA and Intel. This will be done by the company’s Israeli branch.
«PCs with a price of $700»: Qualcomm CEO announces cheaper Copilot+ PC laptops with Snapdragon X
Now Microsoft Surface Laptop for $999 — the cheapest Copilot+ PC on the Snapdragon X Plus processor. According to Qualcomm, in 2025, such laptops will cost from $700.
No one needs artificial intelligence — Copilot+ PC is bought for another reason
Microsoft and Qualcomm together with partners recently released Copilot+ PC laptops with AI features that are supposed to be a game changer. However, Bloomberg reports that most owners bought these laptops because of long battery lifeand not through AI.
Microsoft Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Elite battery didn’t lose a single percentage point in 10 hours of sleep — user testimonial
Windows laptop batteries have always drained even with the lid closed in standby mode. Microsoft didn’t seem to pay attention to this, but that changed in Surface Laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. While the lack of software improvements can be blamed, the inefficiency of traditional system logic was also an important factor.
First tests of Copilot+ PC ASUS Vivobook S 15 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite — «3D performance disappoints»
Sales of Copilot+ PC notebooks started on June 18. Some specialized sites have already conducted detailed tests ASUS Vivobook S 15 laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite «processor on board». On VideoCardz have summarized the results of these tests — the result is disappointing for game lovers.
Adreno X1 video card in Snapdragon X Elite — Qualcomm reveals details
A few days before the official launch of Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops, the company has revealed more details about the Adreno X1 graphics architecture. This is the first generation of integrated graphics for the X series processors for Windows. The number «1» indicates the generation, the successors of which will be called Adreno X2 and so on.…
In five years, 50% of PCs will have ARM processors — say CEOs of ARM and Qualcomm
ARM Holdings CEO Rene Haas expects more than 50% of Windows PCs to use ARM-based processors instead of x86 chips by 2029, according to Reuters. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon shares the same assessment.
Snapdragon computers were advertised by an actor who starred in an Apple Mac commercial and then — PCs for Intel
In the mid-2000s, Apple launched a long series of popular commercials in which actor John Hodgman played «PC» and Justin Long — «Mac». The videos claimed that Windows-based PCs were bad and Apple Macs — were good. However in 2021, Long appeared in a series of Intel videosto demonstrate the superiority of the company’s laptops over…
ARM introduces Cortex-X925, A725, A520 (new) cores and Immortalis-G925, Mali-G725 and G625 graphics — +36% average performance, +30% efficiency
ARM has announced new and updated ARMv9 processor cores, as well as new embedded GPUs. The company told about the Cortex-X925, Cortex-A725, and updated Cortex-A520 cores. As for the video chips, Immortalis-G925, Mali-G725, and Mali-G625 were introduced.
Windows 11 Recall works even without NPU — the program was launched on an old Snapdragon 7c+, x86-x64 processors are not yet available
An enthusiast found out that the new Recall program in Windows 11 does not require a neural processing unit (NPU) in the processor. Recall functions are recording everything that happens on your PC to recover or search for data. However, the program did not work on a conventional x86-x64 processor, but on a PC with an older Snapdragon 7c+…
Samsung unveiled three Galaxy Book4 Edge laptops with Snapdragon X starting at $1350 — TV for pre-order
Samsung has introduced one 14″ and two 16″ laptops from the Galaxy Book4 Edge line with processors. For pre-ordering them (at least in the US), Samsung is giving away a budget 50″ Crystal UHD TV for $397.
Microsoft unveiled the new Surface Pro — OLED and Snapdragon X Elite from $1500, LCD and X Plus for $999
Microsoft has just announced a new Surface Pro tablet computer that belongs to a generation of devices Copilot + PC. The numbers have disappeared from the model names, which could mean a complete reboot of the lineup. «Compared to previous generations of Surface, it’s not even close to», — said Brett Ostrum, corporate vice president of…
ASUS Vivobook S 15 with Snapdragon X processor, LPDDR5X memory and 15.6″ 3K OLED will cost from €1500 — pre-release leak
Journalist Roland Kvandt shared translated into English screenshot of the Vietnamese ASUS store with the image and specifications of the Vivobook S OLED powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processor, which is to be released on Monday, May 20.
NVIDIA and MediaTek are developing an ARM processor for PCs — Apple’s M4 competitor will be released in 2025, with an official announcement in June
Taiwanese edition Economic News Daily says MediaTek will join forces with NVIDIA to develop an AI-enabled PC processor. The Arm-based architecture is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. The collaboration between MediaTek and NVIDIA and the latter’s entry into the ARM PC processor market could significantly change the…
Dell XPS 13 Plus laptop with Snapdragon X processor for $1199 — detailed specifications before release
Dell will soon introduce XPS 13 Plus laptops with Qualcomm processors. VideoCardz has received information about the XPS 13 9345 Plus model with Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips.
New Apple M4 processor in iPad Pro — 2X faster than M2, 4X faster graphics, 38 TOPS AI performance
Apple’s M4 processor is featured in the new iPad Pro tablet with OLED screen. The chip is manufactured using a 3 nm process technology and consists of 4 productive and 6 energy-efficient cores. According to Apple, it is twice as powerful as the M2 processor in the previous iPad Pro. The 10-core M4 GPU also supports dynamic caching, mesh…
Windows 11 24H2 will require chips with ARM v8.1 and SSE 4.2 — goodbye, Snapdragon 835 and older x86 processors
Windows 11 supports a variety of ARM processors from Qualcomm. According to the official documentation, a computer with a Snapdragon 850 or higher processor is required for support. However, PCs with a Snapdragon 835, the original Windows on ARM chip from 2016, can bypass the hardware requirements and install Windows 11 at their own risk. This may…
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus «processor» in Geekbench 6 in Microsoft Surface Pro 10 laptop
The Snapdragon X Elite processor will not be the only one in Qualcomm’s new lineup for computers. One of these chips may be the Snapdragon X Plus, a laptop with which recently appeared in Geekbench 6. As reported by Windows Latesthe will receive a laptop Microsoft Surface Pro 10which will also have a Snapdragon X Elite variant. It is also…
Microsoft to talk about the next generation of Windows for ARM on May 21-23
The time and details of the annual Microsoft Build conference have been announced. The conference will start on May 21, 2024 and end on May 23. During these three days, many sessions will take place, most of which will be online. Among the many sessions is the introduction of «next generation Windows for ARM».
AI will consume 25% of US electricity by 2030 — ARM CEO Rene Haas
Rene Haas, CEO of ARM, said that by 2030, artificial intelligence could consume 25% of US electricity. Currently, AI data centers consume 4%. Without a significant increase in efficiency and/or a significant increase in government regulation, the current trend of AI development will not be sustained, he believes.
Journalists were invited to test Snapdragon X Elite — outperforms Intel Core Ultra 7-155H, pulls games
A few weeks ago, journalists were invited to Qualcomm’s headquarters in San Diego to demonstrate the platform Snapdragon X Elite. The company paid for the participants’ travel and accommodation, but did not make any editorial changes. Since the announcement of the Snapdragon X Elite platform at the end of last year, there have been many…
Waiting for X Elite: Google has created Chrome for laptops with Snapdragon processors
Google has introduced a version of Chrome for Windows laptops running on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. According to two unnamed partner companies, the Snapdragon version of Chrome demonstrates «significant performance improvements». The new version of Chrome is already available for download.
Arm unveils new processors and technologies for self-driving cars — deliveries to manufacturers from 2025
On March 13, 2024, Arm announced Arm Automotive Enhanced (AE), processors for self-driving cars, and Arm Compute Subsystem for Automotive, a new development system for automakers and their suppliers. Arm claims that this initiative can «reduce the development cycle of AI-enabled vehicles by up to two years».
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