When Microsoft first announced the Surface family, it was available in both x86 and ARM versions. However, it didn't take long for Microsoft to release that the limited app ecosystem and performance ...

If you're willing to live with an ARM-based version of Windows, Microsoft's new Surface Pro X offers some intriguing new features packed into a thin chassis with excellent battery life. Share on ...

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Microsoft’s Surface Pro X is setting a new bar for Microsoft’s most compact 2-in-1, rocking a designer SQ1 chip that just may help you forget the underwhelming ARM-based Surfaces of the past. Those ...

Microsoft’s Surface Pro X, unveiled in New York at its Surface launch event last week and landing in stores on Nov. 5th, is powered by the Microsoft SQ1 system-on-chip (SoC). Its release marked the ...

The day has finally arrived. A high-end design based on Qualcomm’s promising 8CX processor is finally shipping. Two weeks ago, it started shipping in the US, and just a few days ago the first systems ...

ARM chips in laptops can give you battery life, slimness and connectivity, but power? In Windows laptops, that hasn't been the case. Microsoft has promised that will change with the new ARM-powered ...

We've known for some time that Microsoft is working on a Qualcomm-based Surface Pro, and now it's official. It's called the Surface Pro X, and it's powered by a custom Microsoft SQ1 chipset, ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Microsoft has announced the Surface Pro X, a new ARM-based Surface laptop. The Surface Pro X is the ...