Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 line of tablets come with a choice of Intel or Qualcomm processors, which means customers have a choice of picking up a model with an x86 chip for the best performance and compatibility with existing apps or an ARM-based chip for longer battery life and optional support for 5G. Now it […]
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Dell Inspiron 14 is a $500 Windows on ARM laptop with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
Dell’s Inspiron 14 laptops are typically budget or mid-range laptops with Intel or AMD processors. But now Dell is also offering another option: you can opt for a Windows 11 on ARM version of the laptop with a Qualcomm processor. The new Dell Inspiron 14 with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 is available now for $500, making […]
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Go is a budget laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
A year and a half after launching the Samsung Galaxy Book Go budget Windows laptop, Samsung has unveiled a new model that should bring a significant performance boost over the original model. The new Samsung Galaxy Book2 Go is a 3.2 pound Windows 11 notebook with a 14 inch FHD IPS LCD display, a Qualcomm […]
Soon you’ll be able to dual boot Android and Windows on Surface Duo phones (unofficially)
The Microsoft Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 are dual-screen smartphones that ship with a bunch of Microsoft apps and services running on Google’s Android operating system. But some folks would rather run Windows on a Microsoft-made device like the Surface Duo, and thanks to the third-party developers behind the WOA Project, you’ve been able […]
TCL Book X12 Go is a 2-in-1 Windows tablet with a Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 processor
TCL has been making Android phones and tablets for years, but now the company is branching out with a 2-in-1 Windows tablet called the TCL Book X12 Go. It’s a tablet with a 12.2 inch, 2160 x 1440 pixel TCL NXTPAPER display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 processor, support for up to 8GB of […]
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 coming soon
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 is a thin and light convertible notebook with Samsung S-Pen support, allowing you to use the system as a laptop, tablet, or writing slate. When Samsung first launched the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 earlier this year it was available with a choice of 12th-gen Intel Core i5 or Core […]
Lilbits: Pine64’s RISC-V computer coming soon, MediaTek still plans to power Windows PCs… eventually
The Star64 is a single-board computer aimed at developers and early adopters who want to get their hands on a system with a RISC-V processor that offers reasonably fast performance. Pine64 first announced the board this summer, and now the company has revealed that it’s on track to go on sale next month. Pine64’s Star64 […]
Lilbits: RISC-V and de-Googled phones, and Qualcomm sees 2024 as the year of the Snapdragon-powered PC
Microsoft’s new Windows Dev Kit 2023 is a $600 mini PC with 32GB of RAM, a 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, and the most powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon processor to date… but it’s still not as fast as a 2-year old Mac Mini, and reviews of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 5G tablet (with the same processor)Â suggest that […]
Lilbits: Chrome is ending support for Windows 7 and 8.1, Windows on ARM is still frustrating, Google Pixel “G10” leaked
Windows 11 has been here for more than a year, but Microsoft plans to continue supporting Windows 10 through 2025. But older versions of Windows? Not so much. Extended support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 ends in a few months… and Google is taking a cue out of Microsoft’s playbook and announcing that it […]
Microsoft is selling a $600 mini PC with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, 32GB RAM and 512GB storage
Microsoft’s new Windows Dev Kit 2023 is a compact desktop computer designed as a platform for developers interested in creating apps that run natively on Windows PCs with ARM-based processors. But the $600 mini PC is also one of the most powerful Windows on ARM computers available at the moment. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon […]