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This is what Windows RT looks like on a Lumia 640 XL phone

Windows RT may be a dead platform, but it is a desktop version of Microsoft Windows designed to run on computers with ARM-based processors. So it’s not all that surprising that one of the first things people started to do after WP Internals 2.3 made it possible to flash custom ROMs on Lumia smartphones was to try […]

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Hands-on with the Asus NovaGo (and is Windows on ARM even a good idea?)

The Asus NovaGo is a convertible laptop with Windows 10 software, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, and a starting price of $599. It’s expected to ship sometime around May, which is when other new Windows on ARM computers (from HP and Lenovo) will probably hit the streets as well. When Microsoft announced it was bringing […]

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Lenovo Miix 630 Windows tablet with Snapdragon 835 coming this spring for $800

Lenovo is launching its first Windows tablet powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The Miix 630 is a 2-in-1 tablet with a detachable backlit keyboard and pen support, much like the company’s Miix 520 and Miix 510 tablets. But the new model features a Snapdragon 835 processor for long battery life and always-connected 4G LTE […]

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HP introduces Envy x2 2-in-1 with Intel Core Y-series processor (in case you don’t want the Qualcomm Snapdragon model)

When HP unveiled the new Envy x2 2-in-1 tablet with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor last month, what the company didn’t tell you is that there are actually two versions of the Envy x2. One has that Qualcomm chip and runs a version of Windows designed for devices with ARM processors. The other has an […]

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Reports: Samsung and Xiaomi to launch Windows 10 on Snapdragon devices

Asus and HP are the first two companies to unveil upcoming Windows 10 computers powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processors. But we already know that Lenovo is working on its own Snapdragon-powered Windows PC. And now Fudzilla reports two more companies want in on that Windows-on-ARM action. Samsung and Xiaomi are both said to be working […]

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Hands-on with the HP Envy x2 Windows tablet with Snapdragon 835

HP’s first Windows PC powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 is coming next spring, but I got a chance today to spend some time with a pre-release version of the upcoming HP Envy x2. It’s a 2-in-1 tablet with a 12.3 inch display, a detachable keyboard cover, and a digital pen. And honestly, if I hadn’t […]

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HP Envy x2 2-in-1 Windows PC with Snapdragon 835 promises up to 20 hours battery life

HP has been offering Envy x2 tablets with detachable keyboards for a few years, but the company’s new Envy x2 model is the first to use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor rather than an Intel chip. Among other things, that means the new HP Envy x2 will be thinner and lighter than its predecessors. But […]

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Qualcomm introduces “Always Connected PC” platform with Windows 10 + Snapdragon

The first Windows 10 PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips are coming soon. Qualcomm says these new “Always Connected PCs” will be able to run the full Windows experience, but they’ll take advantage of smartphone-like features including lower power consumption which enables long battery life and slim designs as well as always-connected features so that […]