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Paul Briden 31/05/2017 - 4:02pm Qualcomm hardware will be powering Windows 10 laptops in the near future According to a report from Ars Technica, Qualcomm and Microsoft are in cahoots to leverage the former's latest Snapdragon 835 mobile processor inside Windows-based PCs. The move is in step with Microsoft's new Windows 10 build for ARM-based processors. " Qualcomm is now pitching the chips as components of a new PC platform that brings together the best of the PC and the smartphone," says the report. We can only assume this means some kind of portable and/or convertible and/or hybrid device of the tablet/phablet/laptop variety rather than your conventional desktop PC. Qualcomm has showcased what's called the Snapdragon Mobile PC Platform, which incorporates the Snapdragon 835 SoC with the firm's latest X16 LTE modem on a motherboard that is just slightly over 50cm square; almost half the size of an x86 motherboard. " Qualcomm claims that using the Snapdragon platform will offer a combination of the PC form factor and breadth of software, with features that are standard in smartphones: on-the-go connectivity, light weight, silent operation, long battery life, and no fan," the report says. The firm is also claiming that PCs built using this hardware will see a performance uplift on X86 systems; to the tune of a 50% increase in battery life, and standby times that are 4-5x longer. " They'll take the Connected Standby capability a ...
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