windows on arm

NexPhone arrives as a provocative re-opening of the long-running “phone-as-PC” idea: a rugged midrange handset that ships as an Android device, can run a full Debian Linux desktop on demand, and — unusually — offers a separately bootable Windows 11 on Arm image so the same pocket computer can...

Fourteen years after the last hopeful flagship from Microsoft faded, a small startup has launched a phone that explicitly seeks to finish the job: ship a pocketable device that behaves like a phone, a Linux workstation and—when required—a full Windows 11 PC. The NexPhone is a rugged, dock-first...

The NexPhone arrives as the most concrete — and commercially available — attempt in years to make the oft-repeated “phone that replaces your laptop” idea real: a rugged Android handset that ships with Android 16, offers a full Debian desktoptop that runs as an app under Android, and can reboot...

NexPhone arrives promising a simple, radical idea: carry one pocketable handset that behaves as an Android smartphone, a ready-to-run Debian Linux workstation, and — when you need it — reboots into a native Windows 11 on Arm desktop for full Windows app compatibility. Background / Overview The...

The NexPhone has arrived as a deliberately engineered answer to a long‑running promise: a single pocketable device that ships as an Android phone, can host a full Debian desktop, and — when you need it — reboots into a native Windows 11 on Arm installation, all for an early price of $549 with...

Microsoft’s January Xbox update quietly reshapes how and where Windows gaming happens: the Xbox PC app now runs on Arm-based Windows 11 machines, a new Game Save Sync Indicator brings real‑time cloud‑save visibility to PC and handheld players, Retro Classics expands, and cloud gaming gains new...

Microsoft’s long-running bet on Windows on Arm reached a conspicuous milestone this week: the Xbox PC app is now available as a native client on Arm-based Windows 11 devices, enabling Game Pass downloads and local play on Snapdragon X-series hardware while keeping Xbox Cloud Gaming as a seamless...

NexPhone is a provocative, niche-first smartphone that ships from the factory able to run Android, a full Debian Linux desktop, and — unusually for any retail handset — a native Windows 11 on Arm installation, with an early price of $549 and refundable reservations requiring a $199 deposit...