Windows On Arm
The latest Windows On Arm coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Snapdragon X2 Surface Pro and Laptop Go on Sale in Malaysia July 23, Pre-Orders from July 8
Microsoft is bringing its latest Surface devices to Malaysia later this month. The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, both built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 processor, will go on sale on July...
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 Pairs Snapdragon X2 Elite With 120Hz OLED and All-Day Battery
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 arrives this month as the first 14-inch Windows laptop to combine a Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite processor, a 3K 120Hz OLED panel, and a 70Wh battery that routinely...
Surface Pro 11 Hands-On: Snapdragon X Elite Powers Windows on Arm into the Mainstream
When I first unboxed the 2024 Surface Pro, I half-expected another iterative tablet. But the device running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processor felt different from the first click of the...
Amazon Sets June 2026 Deadline for Legacy Kindle for PC, Points Users to Microsoft Store
Amazon has drawn a line in the sand for the classic Kindle for PC application. Come June 30, 2026, the company will disable the legacy Win32 software, forcing users onto a Microsoft Store replacement...
ASUS Zenbook A16 Crams Snapdragon X2 and 3K OLED into Just 2.6 Pounds
A 16-inch laptop that weighs less than many 13-inch ultrabooks sounds like a design fantasy, but ASUS has made it real with the Zenbook A16. Reviewed by Thurrott.com in June 2026, this Copilot+ PC...
Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Brings NVIDIA Arm Superchip to Windows 11 for Local AI
Microsoft used its Build 2026 developer conference in San Francisco on June 2 to introduce a purpose-built tool for the AI era: the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box. This compact desktop workstation runs...
Microsoft Flags Critical Linux Kernel Bug in FastRPC Driver; Windows on ARM Devices at Risk
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's FastRPC driver has surfaced in Microsoft's security feeds, putting Windows on ARM laptops, tablets, and Azure instances at risk of full...
Getac ships first fanless Windows on Arm rugged tablet in July 2026
Getac, a leader in rugged computing, will ship its first fanless Windows on Arm device in July 2026, the company confirmed on June 3. The ZX80W is an 8-inch tablet built on Qualcomm’s QCS6490...
Snapdragon X2 Launch Won't Make the 12-Inch Surface Pro Obsolete—Here's Why It's Still the Smarter Buy
Microsoft’s 12-inch Surface Pro continues to defy the upgrade cycle. Even with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 set to debut on June 16, the existing 12-inch model—already a Copilot+ PC—holds its...
Microsoft’s $849 Surface Pro and Laptop Ditch AI Label, Launch with 8GB RAM
Microsoft has quietly introduced 8GB RAM versions of its latest Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, cutting the starting price to $849. These new configurations, available now in the United States, pair...
Nvidia and Microsoft Unveil RTX Spark Windows PCs to Power Local AI Agents
TAIPEI — At Computex 2026, Nvidia and Microsoft jointly took the wraps off a new class of Windows PCs designed from the ground up to run autonomous AI agents locally. Dubbed RTX Spark, the platform...
HP OmniBook Ultra 16 and X 14: First NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows PCs Unveiled at Computex 2026
HP used its Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei to pull back the curtain on a pair of Windows laptops that signal a new chapter in AI-accelerated computing. The HP OmniBook Ultra 16 and OmniBook X 14 are...