At the BETT 2021 education-focused event, Microsoft announced 5 low-cost, LTE equipped laptops starting at $185. PC OEM JP .IK announced its second-generation Snapdragon-powered Laptop the Leap 304 (Photos below). Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c enables low-cost always-connected laptops to sell for under $300. A number of new Chromebooks have launched with the Snapdragon 7c for similar […]
Category : ARM based Computers
The first M1-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro was only updated internally as if Apple was strategically keeping the focus on the Apple Silicon platform rather than the hardware. Ming-Chi Kuo has reiterated that the 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pros would see a major design overhaul that will include bringing back popular features lost to the current […]
In the Land of Trillion Dollar Goliaths | Apple blocks sideloading iOS
When Apple launched their three new Macs powered by M1, one of the interesting things to do was sideload iOS and iPadOS apps onto your M1-powered Mac. Unfortunately, Apple made a server-side change that now blocks owners from sideloading iOS apps outside the Mac App Store. Yes, that’s right. Apple is blocking users from installing […]
Microsoft’s Windows 10 on ARM makes the Windows platform more chip architecture agnostic and enables OEM’s to deliver PC’s to nearly every niche on the market. Microsoft launched the platform with 32-bit app emulation and just recently launched a 64-bit app emulation preview, making the platform as compatible as Intel/AMD based PC’s with the majority […]
Dynamic Duo | Xbox Remote Play with Xbox Series X and Surface
It is true that cloud gaming as part of Xbox Game Pass enables access to console level gaming in the cloud. A lesser-known feature is available to those in the Microsoft ecosystem, Xbox Remote Play. This feature enables you to play games on your Xbox console remotely. We will examine the benefits of Xbox Remote […]
Samsung recently detailed their new flagship SOC at a special event that we covered and reported on. While we covered the new Exynos 2100 chip, the biggest question is how does it compare to the Snapdragon 888. Let’s dive into the specs below. Exynos 2100 Snapdragon 888 Cores x1 Exynos-X1 @ 2.9GHz x3 Cortex-A78 @ […]
A build of Windows 10X has leaked and we wanted to show you what it is like. Below you will find a video walk-through of the leaked build of Windows 10X. Windows 10X is meant to be a UWP/Web first OS that will take on iPadOS and Chrome OS. Later this year we will see […]
Microsoft’s initial reaction to the iPad was with Surface. It was thin, light and improved on many limitations the first few iPad models had. Now Apple is copying many of Microsoft’s moves with their iPad line that today look more like PC’s than tablets. Microsoft’s efforts with the original ARM-based Surface PC’s are building to […]
ARMs Race | Qualcomm just acquired Apple’s former chief Silicon architect and
Qualcomm announced a $1.4 Billion acquisition of silicon design startup Nuvia. Nuvia was founded back in 2019 by former Apple chief architect Gerard Williams III with Manu Gulati and John Bruno. Williams is behind several major Apple CPU’s and chipsets from 2010 to 2019. Williams’ LinkedIn profile details that he was worked on Cyclone, Typhoon, […]
ARMs Race | Samsung confirms AMD GPU in 2022 Exynos flagship chip
Samsung announced today at its Exynos On event that it would pack a more powerful GPU from AMD in its 2022 Exynos chip, confirming a rumor we reported on last year. Samsung looks to be set to take the fight to Qualcomm and Apple with their next-gen mobile platforms. In a leaked benchmark Samsung’s new […]