What you need to know A new report from Reuters suggests that both NVIDIA and AMD are gearing up their own ARM CPUs to power Windows PCs. Both could be ready to roll come 2025. Intel shares have dropped a chunk after the report was released, while NVIDIA and ARM both saw gains. Qualcomm is […]
Read MoreQualcomm is working on next-generation ARM-based processors for Windows laptops and PCs, and it could launch those processors soon to rival Apple MacBooks and Macs with M-series processors. The company has unveiled the branding for its next-generation laptop and PC processors: Snapdragon X. Snapdragon X-powered Windows laptops coming soon The Snapdragon X branding is a […]
Read MoreQualcomm is brilliant at designing chipsets, not so much at naming them. At the end of 2018 it introduced the Snapdragon 8cx, a chipset meant for Windows on ARM devices. Since then it has launched other “c” devices – the higher performance ones get the “cx” suffix, the mid-range devices get just “c”. Now the […]
Read MoreApple has signed a new deal with British chip design company Arm to license its chip technology that extends beyond 2040, reports Reuters. News of the deal emerged in documents filed on Tuesday for Arm’s initial public offering, which the company has priced at $52 billion. “We have entered into a new long-term agreement with […]
Read MoreSamsung and other big tech firms, such as Apple, AMD, NVIDIA, Intel, and Alphabet, are all set to invest in the British chip design firm ARM’s IPO. The chip design firm is valued at $50-$55 billion. Notably, ARM is owned by SoftBank, which has a 25% stake in the company. According to Reuters, talks are […]
Read MoreChip design company Arm, owned by SoftBank Group, filed for IPO in the United States. Market watchers are expecting the offering to be one of the highest for a tech company in history, and it is expected to reach an overall value of over $70 billion. The move comes after SoftBank acquired the final 25% […]
Read MoreSamsung, Amazon, Apple, Intel, and Nvidia are reportedly lining up to invest in Arm, lining up with earlier reports. Arm is a British firm that designs the blueprint for almost all mobile devices today. Investments from all leading global semiconductor chip giants will result in the long-term financial stability of Arm. Nikkei reports that chip […]
Read MoreWe’re back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and on this week’s episode, Dan and Zac discuss the leak of Microsoft’s StagingTool that unlocks hidden Windows 11 features, the RGB option coming to Windows 11, Windows 11 preview build 23516, Microsoft’s Surface Go 4 getting postponed, everything we know about the Surface […]
Read MoreApple plans to invest in British chip design company Arm when owner Softbank Group floats its shares in an initial public offering on the Nasdaq in September, reports Nikkei Asia. The chip designer’s market capitalization by that time is expected to be more than $60 billion, which would make it the world’s biggest initial public […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know ARM is reportedly negotiating with Intel and NVIDIA to get them as anchor investors ahead of its IPO. The company intends to raise approximately $10 million later this year by publicly listing its shares. NVIDIA previously tried to acquire ARM, but the deal was terminated because of significant regulatory challenges. […]
Read MoreSemiconductor design company Arm and Samsung Electronics might be crossing paths again, as the chip designer is reportedly in talks with ten or more companies and is negotiating for one or more anchor investors to kickstart its IPO (initial public offering). Arm has been the topic of conversation for the past year or so, from […]
Read MoreARM, the company that designs the basic architecture of CPUs used in all modern smartphones, announced its next-generation CPU and GPU cores yesterday. Hot on the heels of that announcement, MediaTek confirmed that it will release its next-generation flagship smartphone processor using ARM’s latest CPU and GPU cores. MediaTek’s next-generation flagship processor, the Dimensity 9300, […]
Read MoreARM’s big.LITTLE CPU configurations have been around for years and the standard practice so far has been to have as many – or more – little cores as there are big cores. This is now changing with the introduction of ARM’s new designs. The high-power Cortex-X4, middle Cortex-A720 and small Cortex-A520 were unveiled today and […]
Read MoreARM, the British firm that designs the basic architecture for processors found inside all smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices, has unveiled its next-generation CPU and GPU cores. The company’s new Cortex-A520, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-X4 CPU cores bring performance and power-efficiency improvements, making future smartphones, including Samsung’s, faster. ARM also unveiled the Immortalis G720 GPU, but […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25375 to the Canary Channel this week. The update adds support for Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and actions on Windows on ARM systems. Canary builds are the least stable Insider builds, so you shouldn’t install this one on your main […]
Read MoreAt the beginning of 2023, Samsung released some of the best Windows 11 ultrabooks Galaxy smartphone users can buy. The Intel-powered Galaxy Book 3 series consists of a budget-oriented laptop, 2-in-1 convertibles, and even an Nvidia RTX-powered model called the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra. Now, one rumor says Samsung may also plan to get in […]
Read MoreProcesseur Arm “maison” signé Microsoft Micosoft recrute actuellement une équipe d’ingénieurs dans le but de concevoir une puce ARM « maison ». Son objectif est d’équiper de futurs appareils Windows 12. L’information est signée par notre confrère Windowslatest. Le géant du logiciel est à l’origine d’une campagne d’embauche. L’objectif est de mettre sur pied une équipe d’ingénieurs […]
Read MoreUne petite indiscrétion de Microsoft sur ses offres d’emploi a révélé un détail particulièrement intéressant sur ce qui nous attend avec Windows 12. En effet, la firme de Redmond cherche visiblement à développer ses propres puces ARM maison. Une stratégie qui n’a rien d’un hasard, tandis qu’Apple fait toujours plus fort sur le marché du PC […]
Read MoreSamsung’s Exynos chips may soon face another competitor. The British semiconductor company Arm is reportedly prototyping its own chipset (or multiple ones), which would compete with Samsung’s Exynos as well as Qualcomm and MediaTek, putting Arm in an awkward position as a chip designer but also in a position to shake the semiconductor industry to […]
Read MoreThe world of Windows is full of news. From apocalyptic titles like Diablo 4 to Surface hardware, news makes it across our desk and onto the front page at a blistering pace. That’s why each weekend we gather the biggest news stories in a convenient roundup. If you prefer to listen to your news, make […]
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