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Microsoft Quietly Tunes On-Device AI with Phi Silica v1.2508.906.0 for Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has slipped a stealth update onto Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica on-device AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, an automatic behind-the-scenes refinement...
Samsung to Supply OLED-on-Silicon Panels for Microsoft’s Gaming-Focused Mixed Reality Headset
Samsung Display has reportedly secured a deal to supply advanced OLED-on-silicon (OLEDoS) microdisplays for a new Microsoft mixed reality device, aiming squarely at gaming and media consumption. The...
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 Windows 10 PCs: The Q4 2017 Launch That Redefined Always-Connected Computing
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf delivered a clear message to investors in April 2017: the first ARM-based Windows 10 PCs would launch in the fourth quarter. The statement, made during the company's Q2...
Microsoft's AI-First Windows Overhaul: Hudson Valley, Annual Updates, and NPU Requirements
Microsoft is preparing a sweeping AI-centric overhaul of Windows that returns the operating system to an annual release cadence, with a new platform codenamed Germanium paving the way for the Hudson...
Fortnite's Easy Anti-Cheat Arrives on Snapdragon X PCs, Solving Windows on Arm’s Biggest Gaming Problem
Epic Games and Qualcomm have jointly announced native support for Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) on Windows 11 Arm devices powered by Snapdragon X processors, a move that directly enables Fortnite and...
Microsoft’s KB5065499 Update Fine-Tunes Image AI on Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs, But What’s Really Changing?
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KB5065503 Brings Silent Phi Silica AI Refinements to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs
In mid-August, Microsoft seeded a low-key but important update for its youngest PC platform. KB5065503 rolled out automatically to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2,...
Microsoft Silently Deploys Phi Silica AI Upgrade to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs via KB5065503
Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted update for its on-device AI model, Phi Silica, to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs. The update, tracked as KB5065503, bumps the Phi Silica component to version...
KB5065500 Delivers Image Processing AI 1.2507.797.0 to Intel Copilot+ PCs, Paving Way for Super Resolution
Microsoft has pushed KB5065500, a targeted component update that advances the Image Processing AI stack to version 1.2507.797.0 on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2. The...
Surface Pro 11 and Laptop 7 Snapdragons Now Get 80% Battery Limit Right in the Surface App
Microsoft quietly dropped a firmware update on August 7, 2025, that gives Snapdragon-powered Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 owners something they’ve been missing: a one-click 80% charge limit...
Microsoft Launches Azure AI Foundry Local to Run OpenAI Models Directly on Windows Devices
Microsoft is making a bold play in the artificial intelligence landscape by unveiling Azure AI Foundry Local, a platform purpose-built to bring OpenAI’s gpt-oss models and other generative AI...
KB5064644 brings AI image processing gains to Windows 11 24H2 on Qualcomm, but users report GPU driver crashes.
Microsoft has begun rolling out a behind‑the‑scenes update that directly improves how Windows 11 handles images on Qualcomm‑powered laptops and tablets. KB5064644 bumps the Image Processing AI...