New ARM Snapdragon X will make Macs look as dated as Stevenson’s rocket

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that while the fruity cargo cult Apple had done a splendid job on its latest Mac, it was going to be outdated by the new windows optimised laptops coming from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung in the next four weeks.

20 systems, big OEMs, and available June 18

Snapdragon X Elite based on Oryon cores and Nuvia acquisition has finally reached its pinnacle moment. Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X platform as a heart of a Copilot+ PC, OEM designs and availability a day before Microsoft Build. To sum it up, there will be seven major OEMs, with twenty systems in the first wave, available for preorder today, and shipping June 18.

Coming in 14- and 16-inch sizes

Since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite platform, we had plenty of leaks from manufacturers ready to hop on that Windows on ARM train with the new SoC, and the latest one comes from Samsung in the form of Galaxy Book4 Edge, which will be available in 14- and 16-inch sizes.

Popping up on the fifth-gen mobile networks

Qualcomm's splashing some cash on artificial intelligence (AI), top-notch antenna tech for sub-6GHz, and 5G-fuelled edge computing.

Asus Vietnam jumps the gun

Asus Vietnam has leaked its own version of the laptop that will be based on Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Elite SoC. Asus decided to go with the Vivobook S 15 OLED design, which puts it in a bit of a premium segment with an OLED screen.

Nothing can really beat Apple

The Fruity Cargo Cult-owned press has started rumours claiming that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, expected to be announced in October, will have “spoiler” specifications and the final products will not be as good as Jobs’ Mob.

Tightens restrictions

Uncle Sam's not letting Huawei get its  mitts on any semiconductors from Qualcomm and Intel and is trying to put a spanner in the works for Huawei's phone and laptop chip supply.

Qualcomm results surprise Wall Street

Qualcomm has reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that exceeded the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street's expectations, accompanied by a robust forecast for the upcoming quarter.

Coming alongside Snapdragon X Elite in mid-2024

As expected, Qualcomm shared a bit more details about its upcoming Snapdragon X Series platform and the Snapdragon X Plus SoC, a 10-core version based on Oryon CPU architecture. The Snapdragon X Plus is expected to come in OEM devices starting mid-2024, alongside Snapdragon X Elite-based devices.

Could be officially unveiled on April 20

Some Lenovo laptops with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X SoC have been spotted online, including the Yoga Slim 7 14 and Thinkpad T14s. According to Qualcomm, these could be unveiled at the Lenovo Tech World '24 keynote on April 20th.