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Surface Laptop 7 hands-on review: More than meets the eye

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 has arrived, and while it looks the same, it's been supercharged with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips inside. Here's what it feels like to go hands-on with this AI-focused Surface Laptop.

Tom’s Guide

Early Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks seemingly confirm the chip's incredible performance and battery life potential

A third party has finally gotten its hands on a production laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite. Early test results suggest its performance is virtually as good as advertised.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft, just give up on the whole Windows-on-Arm idea — the fixation on Apple and the Qualcomm dalliance could end up harming the very partners that stood by your side for 40 years

12 years after Windows RT, Microsoft wants to push Arm as an x86 replacement

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Qualcomm is actually releasing a Snapdragon X Elite desktop PC on June 18 and dammit I want one

Though the Snapdragon Dev Kit is quite obviously only aimed at developers, it's still sporting the fastest version of Qualcomm's new chips.

PC Gamer

Microsoft's Copilot+ push could be a pivotal moment in the story of the PC

If the new generation of PCs does what's promised, that's great news for Microsoft, Arm, and Qualcomm—and potentially a body blow for Apple and Intel.

Fortune

All the big laptop makers are embracing Qualcomm's Snapdragon X, here are all the 'PC reborn' models available for pre-order now

There's something about you, Snappy.

PC Gamer

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 review: The best Surface in years

The Microsoft Surface Pro 11 isn’t revolutionary but additions like a 13.3-inch OLED display and the powerful Snapdragon X chip make it the best model yet. Though its AI features aren’t fully formed and its peripherals are expensive, the Surface Pro 11 is a marked improvement over previous models.

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Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC just made “AI PCs” obsolete, leaving anyone who bought a 2024 laptop behind

While exciting, Microsoft’s new requirements for PCs that do AI leave out anyone who bought an “AI PC” in recent months wishing that they’d waited.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft announces new Surface lineup with Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips

Microsoft announced a revamp of its Surface lineup of devices complete with new Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips at a special press event at its Redmond headquarters.

TechRadar

Lenovo's new ThinkPad T14s (Gen 6) is a Copilot+ PC built for mobile professionals

With Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite CPU, optional 5G connectivity, and plenty of security measures, the ThinkPad T14s (Gen 6) should prove to be a popular choice for professionals always on the move.

Windows Central

Dell XPS 13 with Snapdragon X Elite could outpace the MacBook Pro M3

Dell will be launching the XPS 13 with a Snapdragon X Elite chipset later this year, and its performance could outpace the MacBook Pro M3.

Laptop

Dell joins the Snapdragon X platform with several new laptops including the Inspiron 14 Plus

Dell is now offering multiple AI PC configurations using the Snapdragon X chipsets on the Latitude 7455, Latitude 5455, Inspiron 14, Inspiron 14 Plus, and XPS 13.

Laptop

Microsoft Build 2024 LIVE — Copilot, Surface Pro 11, Surface Laptop 7 and latest news

After unveiling new Surface hardware, Microsoft Build 2024 is officially here. Follow along for all the latest announcements as they happen!

Tom’s Guide

The Galaxy S25's Exynos chipset could outpace the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in efficiency

A report suggests that Samsung's Exynos 2500 chip will beat the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in power efficiency.

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Microsoft Build 2024 preview — AI laptops, Copilot, Windows 12 and what else we expect

The Microsoft Build developer conference kicks off Monday, and we expect a boatload of new Snapdragon X laptops and new features for Windows, Copilot and more. We may even get a glimpse of the next version of Windows—here's what to expect.

Tom’s Hardware

Qualcomm goes where Apple won't, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite

Qualcomm is working on official Linux support for the Snapdragon X Elite. Baseline support is already available but many of the SoC's features are inaccessible right now, but they're being worked on for future Linux kernel iterations.

Tom’s Hardware

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips in Dell XPS 13 Plus laptops will nearly double battery life over Intel, cost half as much

The upcoming Dell XPS 13 laptops will use a Snapdragon X CPU, which is so much more efficient compared with Intel chips that the computers could enjoy as much as almost twice the battery life.

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Every Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 model could use a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 after all

The Galaxy Z Flip 6 was rumored to use an Exynos chipset in some models, but that's reportedly no longer the case.

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5 Snapdragon X Elite laptops that look set to challenge M3 MacBooks real soon

Let’s take a look at the 5 leaked laptops launching with X Elite, and see how they stack up to the might of Apple M3.

Tom’s Hardware

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Plus – 10-cores is less than X Elite, but the same 45 TOPS from the NPU

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X Plus, a 10-core processor based on its Oryon technologies, with slower clock speeds than the Snapdragon X Elite, but the same 45 TOPS NPU.

Tom’s Guide

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 — these could be the first phones to get Qualcomm’s new chip

Qualcomm is preparing to release the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 later this year, and we know which phones could be the first to get it.

The most powerful Android phone of 2024 could come from an unexpected source

It's time to start thinking about the next-gen as Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 approaches

Windows Central

PSA: It doesn't matter if your computer runs on ARM, all of your apps will work on Windows 11

Windows devices running on Arm processors from Qualcomm and Microsoft can run x86 and x64 apps in Windows 11 with a clever trick that means your productivity isn't negatively affected.

Tom’s Guide

OnePlus Pad 2 just tipped for major performance upgrade

The OnePlus Pad 2 may get a major performance upgrade thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

Laptop

What Lenovo's leaked Snapdragon X Elite laptop tells us about the impending Windows on ARM takeover

Renders of an alleged Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 with the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chipset have leaked onto the internet, indicating a launch may come sooner than expected.

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