ARM's next-generation CPU cores are here and they are refinement of the Armv9.2 with a big focus on AI, as you'd expect. Aside from the upgrades to the respective big and little cores, much of the new cluster's performance boost comes from optimizations to the new 3nm architecture for both TSMC's FinFET and Samsung's GAA processes. The Cortex-X925 core is the successor to the Cortex-X4 and ushers in a change in nomenclature to keep in sync with the rest of ARM's current lineup. The new core promises a 15% higher IPC performance. The move to a 3nm process and the higher 3.6GHz...

Microsoft will reportedly hold an event in Seattle on May 20 to detail its vision for its "AI PCs". The event will be on the day before Microsoft's Build Developer Conference kicks off. CEO Satya Nadella will discuss the company's "AI vision across hardware and software", TheVerge reports. Citing sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, the report states that Microsoft is confident its new ARM-powered Windows laptops beat Apple's M3-powered MacBook Air in CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks. Microsoft is reportedly banking heavily on Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Elite ARM-based...

Qualcomm is brilliant at designing chipsets, not so much at naming them. At the end of 2018 it introduced the Snapdragon 8cx, a chipset meant for Windows on ARM devices. Since then it has launched other “c” devices – the higher performance ones get the “cx” suffix, the mid-range devices get just “c”. Now the company has rethought the branding and decided to change it to Snapdragon X Series. This comes after “extensive analysis” and feedback from consumers who though that the “c” names were too easy to confuse with the Android-bound Snapdragon chips. Among many advantages of the new...