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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) suggest that […]

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ECS EH20QT is a Windows laptop with Snapdragon 7c for the education market

Taiwanese PC maker ECS showcased a bunch of new products designed for the education market during last week’s Consumer Electronics show, including several new laptops with low-power Intel Jasper Lake processors, and one with a 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake-U chip and 4G LTE support. The company also introduces the ECS EH20QT 11.6 inch convertible Windows […]

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Snapdragon Dev Kit is a small Windows PC with a Qualcomm processor (for developers)

Chip maker Qualcomm is one of the dominant players in the smartphone space, but the company wants in on the PC space as well. A handful of Windows laptops and tablets with Qualcomm processors have shipped over the past few years, and Qualcomm-powered Chromebooks are just starting to hit the streets. Now Qualcomm has unveiled […]

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Lenovo launches new Windows on Snapdragon notebooks with 4G and 5G support in China

Earlier this year Lenovo announced it was developing a new Yoga 5G thin and light laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 processor and 5G connectivity. Now the company has revealed that the Lenovo Yoga 5G 2021 goes up for pre-order in China on April 30 for 9999 CNY (about $1540). But if that price seems too […]

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Pipo W12 is a Windows 10 tablet with a Snapdragon 850 chip and 4G LTE for under $500

It’s been more than a year since Chinese PC maker Pipo introduced a Windows 10 tablet with a 12.3 inch display, a detachable keyboard, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor with built-in support for 4G LTE. I’m not sure if the tablet ever went on sale in China, but to the best of my knowledge […]

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Emperion Nebulus claims to be a Windows on ARM smartphone

Microsoft may have given up on the idea of Windows phones and switched to Android for its upcoming Surface Duo. But a UK company called Emperion claims to be working on a smartphone (or phone-like device) that will ship with Windows 10 on ARM software. It’s called the Emperion Nebulus, and Emperion has been posting […]

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Microsoft introduces two new ARM-powered, 4G-enabled laptops for education (starting at $299)

Microsoft is making a number of education-related announcements ahead of next week’s BETT education show in the UK. But one of the most surprising is the introduction of two new “Connected PCs” with Qualcom processors, built-in support for cellular networks, and prices that start as low as $299. That will make these the cheapest Windows […]

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First look: Lenovo Yoga C630 convertible laptop with Snapdragon 850

The second generation of Windows 10 computers with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors is almost here — although only one has been announced to date. Lenovo introduced the Yoga C630 WOS convertible laptop with a Snapdragon 850 processor a few weeks ago, and the company says it’ll be available in November for $850 and up. I got […]

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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 […]