Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia’s new N1X laptop processors
… Nvidia’s entry into Windows on Arm will mean Qualcomm will no longer have an exclusive license for Microsoft’s Windows 11 Arm variant of its operating system. …
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Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
… I wrote yesterday that a partnership between Microsoft and Nvidia on these chips would make a lot of sense, and Microsoft may well be teasing the announcement of Nvidia’s chips and potential Surface hardware to house them in. …
How to watch Nvidia’s Computex keynote
… This rumored “new era of PC” teased by Microsoft, NVIDIA, and ARM on social media likely means that Qualcomm’s exclusive license for Windows 11’s ARM variant has come to an end.
This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark
Once upon a time, Microsoft had to write off $900 million betting an Arm-based Nvidia chip could power its first flagship Windows portable, the original Microsoft Surface. …
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
… Qualcomm and Microsoft laid most of the groundwork for the Arm improvements in Windows 11, allowing Nvidia to return to Windows on Arm after a rocky start with the Surface RT. …
What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?
… I’m expecting Nvidia’s N1 and N1X chips to be tuned for AI workloads. Microsoft has been working hard to make Windows attractive to AI developers, so a Nvidia partnership here would make a lot of sense. …
Microsoft created the mini Surface dev box that Qualcomm couldn’t
… The Dev Kit was supposed to help developers port their apps to Windows on Arm, but Qualcomm faced some complications with hardware quality. While we don’t have full specifications or pricing, the RTX Spark Dev Box will be available later this year in the US from Microsoft’s online store. …
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
… Aevermann says Nvidia’s partners are already working on over 30 laptops and over 10 desktops, with Acer, Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, MSI, and Lenovo all on board. “RTX Spark is going to be a family of products that are going to attack a lot of different price points,” Aevermann promises. “The overall… …
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
… Nadella didn’t address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft’s slick Surface RTX Spark Dev Kit instead, calling it a “dream machine.” Nadella unveiled the new Surface hardware just days after Nvidia officially returned to Windows on Arm wit… …
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
… This is Nvidia, Microsoft, and Windows laptop makers aiming squarely at Apple’s MacBook Pros. …