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Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X shakes up the $600 laptop market
By Daniel Rubino published
Silicon Qualcomm has entered the affordable $600 laptop market with its new 8-core Snapdragon X processor, which should shake up the budget-class Windows laptop space.

Copilot+ PCs made a dramatic entrance in 2024, and then their sales fell flat. But are they doomed?
By Sean Endicott published
PC Copilot+ PCs had a disastrous launch and did not meet sales expectations, but are they a bust?

Qualcomm scores BIG win against Arm, can continue to sell Snapdragon X chips for PCs
By Daniel Rubino last updated
Hardware Qualcomm had properly licensed its central processor chips from Arm, though the jury delivered a mistrial.

Qualcomm CEO brazenly thought Nuvia chip deal could save $1.4 billion in fees to Arm
By Sean Endicott published
During the Arm vs. Qualcomm court case, Qualcomm's CEO shared how the decision to purchase Nuvia for $1.4 billion was justified to the board.

Qualcomm denies Intel claim of high return rates for Arm PCs
By Sean Endicott published
Computing Qualcomm claims that its "device return rates are within industry norm" despite what Intel's co-CEO stated recently.

Qualcomm's potential purchase of Intel may be over already
By Sean Endicott published
Cooling down Qualcomm was reportedly interested in purchasing Intel in what would have been one of the largest tech deals ever. But now, Qualcomm's Intel is said to be cooling.

Google Drive is finally available for those with Qualcomm Windows 11 ARM laptops
By Daniel Rubino published
Arm ready Google has announced that Drive for Desktop beta support is available for Windows 11 ARM64 devices, including those using new Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors.

Arm vs. Qualcomm legal battle threatens the future of Copilot+ PCs as Microsoft pays CEO astronomical amount and Salesforce CEO calls Copilot a "flop"
By Sean Endicott published
Heating up Tech giants continue to battle, and everyday consumers may be the ones to suffer.

Arm plans to cancel the license that allowed Qualcomm to make chips like the Snapdragon X Elite powering Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs (Update: Qualcomm, Arm respond)
By Jez Corden last updated
Disarmed Qualcomm's massive Snapdragon chip empire could be under threat with Arm Holdings PLC killing their partnership with the firm.

Qualcomm teases what performance we might expect from its 2nd Gen Snapdragon X Elite, and it looks like we're in for a treat
By Richard Devine published
More power Qualcomm has made some early claims about the performance of its next Snapdragon X Elite for Windows laptops, and it's looking pretty incredible.
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