After months of rumors, leaks, as good as speculation, Windows 8 is eventually central upon ARM as good as x86 platforms. Terrific. Now Qualcomm has jumped upon Microsoft’s coattails with sum about a silicon a association will suggest to await Microsoft’s subsequent era OS. First upon a list is Qualcomm’s dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon with integrated 3G/LTE modem able of speeds up to 2.5GHz, followed in early 2012 by a quad-core Snapdragon APQ8064. Of course, ARM licensees Texas Instruments as good as NVIDIA will be stuff oneself during a Windows 8 list as well, as will Intel as good as AMD. But we’re inspired for specifics now, as good as usually Qualcomm is charity up any detail. Show full PR textQualcomm Collaborates With Microsoft upon Next Version of Windows
- Snapdragon Family of Processors Will Support Next Evolution of Mobile Computing -
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jun 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) voiced currently which a arriving award-winning Snapdragon™ family of intelligent mobile processors, together with a MSM8960™ with integrated 3G/LTE modem, is written to energy inclination regulating a subsequent chronicle of Windows. The companies’ partnership continues to residence a concentration as good as fast-changing mobile computing landscape, as good as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon family of dual-core as good as quad-core processors will capacitate optimal computing performance, lengthened battery hold up as good as connectivity, as good as top-notch graphics as good as multimedia in devices.
“Qualcomm as good as Microsoft have a prolonged as good as prolific story of partnership focused upon pushing creation forward, as good as you have been gratified to be between a leaders of a subsequent expansion of mobile computing,” pronounced Luis Pineda, comparison clamp boss of product management, computing as good as consumer products during Qualcomm. “Our arriving family of Snapdragon processors is cleverly integrated, optimized for mobile as good as built smarter, creation it a preferred processor to residence consumers’ flourishing final for new, innovative practice as good as use scenarios which you hold will be delivered by a subsequent chronicle of Windows.”
The initial processor in a Snapdragon family to energy inclination regulating a subsequent chronicle of Windows will be a MSM8960, which is sampling this month, followed by a quad-core Snapdragon APQ8064™, which is expected to representation in early 2012. Qualcomm has built a Snapdragon family of mobile processors from a belligerent up to broach extended energy potency for inclination regulating a subsequent chronicle of Windows. The MSM8960 from a Snapdragon family of mobile processors provides a initial dual-core resolution with an integrated multi-mode 3G/LTE modem as good as is written to encounter a multi-tasking mandate of a subsequent chronicle of Windows. The Snapdragon family of mobile processors will embody twin as good as quad asynchronous CPU cores which can be exclusively tranquil to broach limit opening during limit efficiency.
“Windows 8 will capacitate business to have a flexibility, connectivity as good as energy which they design from Windows currently with new, touch-only inclination similar to tablets. This will need high-performing, low-power processors similar to those from Qualcomm, with facilities similar to 3G as good as 4G wireless far-reaching area network (WWAN) connectivity,” pronounced Mike Angiulo, corporate clamp boss of Windows planning, hardware as good as Personal Computer ecosystem. “We combine with Qualcomm since Snapdragon-powered inclination will assistance Windows 8 consumers knowledge some-more out of their Windows device as good as capacitate hardware manufacturers to try sparkling ultimate Personal Computer designs.”
Qualcomm will be showcasing a ultimate Snapdragon-powered tablets as good as smartphones during COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011. For some-more report upon Snapdragon processors, greatfully revisit www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon.
