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NVIDIA and Microsoft jointly unveiled RTX Spark on June 1, 2026, at GTC Taipei during Computex, presenting an Arm-based Windows PC platform that combines a Grace CPU, Blackwell RTX GPU, up to 128GB of unified memory, and roughly 1 petaflop of AI performance. This is not just NVIDIA returning to...

Microsoft and Nvidia used Computex 2026 in Taipei to unveil RTX Spark, a Windows-on-Arm PC platform built around a 20-core Arm CPU, Blackwell-class Nvidia graphics, up to 128GB of unified memory, and fall-2026 systems from Microsoft Surface, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Acer, and Gigabyte. The...

Microsoft used Build 2026 in San Francisco to reposition Windows 11 around native apps, Windows on Arm, local AI development, and agent-driven hardware, while announcing developer tools and devices meant to make that strategy practical. The pitch was not merely that Windows will get more AI...

NVIDIA announced RTX Spark at GTC Taipei and Computex 2026 as a Grace Blackwell-based Windows PC superchip for thin laptops and compact desktops, pairing a 20-core Arm CPU, a Blackwell RTX GPU, up to 128GB of unified memory, and 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance. The company is selling it as more...

Computex 2026 ran from June 2 to June 5 in Taipei, Taiwan, with Nvidia, Microsoft, Intel, Asus, MSI, Dell, Gigabyte, Corsair, BenQ, and Alienware using the show to push new PCs, handhelds, components, displays, and AI-first hardware. The most important story was not any single trophy product. It...

Getac launched the ZX80W and ZX80W-EX in early June 2026 as 8-inch, fully rugged Windows 11 on Arm tablets for field workers in logistics, utilities, defence, public safety, and hazardous industrial sites where ordinary laptops and consumer tablets are too fragile. The headline is not that the...

NVIDIA used Computex 2026 to introduce RTX Spark, a Grace Blackwell-based Arm superchip for slim Windows laptops and small desktops, pairing a 20-core Grace CPU with a Blackwell RTX GPU, unified LPDDR5X memory, and NVLink-C2C interconnect. That does not make it a Steam Deck 2 chip, and NVIDIA...

Microsoft’s June 2026 Windows story is no longer about whether AI PCs are real, but whether Windows, Arm silicon, native apps, and local agents can finally converge into a platform shift that users and developers can actually feel. NVIDIA’s RTX Spark push, Qualcomm’s second-generation Snapdragon...

Pocket-lint’s top Computex 2026 picks are Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform, Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra, MSI’s MPG OLED 322URDX36 monitor, and Intel’s Arc G3 handheld processors, all shown or announced around the Taipei trade show this week. The list reads like a...

If you need a Surface Pro for work in June 2026, buy a current model only if your need is immediate and your required apps, drivers, peripherals, and accessories are already validated on Windows on Arm. If you are about to pay full price for a premium 13-inch Arm Surface Pro and you can wait...

NVIDIA announced RTX Spark for Windows laptops and desktops in early June 2026, pairing Arm CPU cores, Blackwell-class RTX graphics, and up to 128GB of unified memory in systems from Microsoft, ASUS, Dell, and other PC makers. The pitch is bigger than another AI PC badge. It is NVIDIA’s attempt...

Getac announced on June 4, 2026, that it will expand its 8-inch ZX80 rugged tablet line in July with the Windows 11-based ZX80W and hazardous-location ZX80W-EX, both using Qualcomm’s ARM-based QCS6490 platform. The launch is small in screen size but large in implication: Windows on ARM is moving...

Getac announced on June 4, 2026, in Taipei that its ZX80 rugged 8-inch tablet family is expanding with the Windows 11-powered ZX80W and hazardous-location ZX80W-EX, both ARM-based, fanless field devices scheduled for availability in July 2026. The important word there is not “rugged,” because...

Getac announced on June 4, 2026, in Taipei that it is adding the ZX80W and ZX80W-EX to its 8-inch rugged tablet line, bringing Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, Qualcomm ARM silicon, fanless operation, and an explosion-safe option to field workers. The announcement is not just another...

Microsoft used Build 2026 in San Francisco to introduce the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact Nvidia-powered Windows 11 developer PC built for local AI workloads and due later this year in the United States. The announcement was not just another Surface reveal. It was Microsoft’s clearest...

Microsoft’s next 13-inch Surface Pro has reportedly leaked ahead of an expected June 16, 2026 reveal, with early specifications pointing to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite processor, an OLED option, up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory, removable SSD storage, and an 80 TOPS neural processor. If accurate...

Getac announced on June 4, 2026, in Taipei that its new ZX80W and ZX80W-EX rugged 8-inch tablets will ship in July with Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, Qualcomm QCS6490 Arm silicon, and on-device AI acceleration for industrial field work. The launch is not simply another spec bump in a hardened...

Microsoft’s next 13-inch Surface Pro is reportedly set for a June 16 reveal with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite, a 13-inch OLED display, 32GB of soldered memory, replaceable PCIe 4.0 storage, and an 80 TOPS neural processor for Copilot+ workloads. The leak matters less because it describes...

At Build 2026, Microsoft’s most consequential Windows announcement was a developer-optimized Windows 11 configuration, shown alongside the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, that strips away distractions, preloads core developer tools, and reframes Windows as a calmer, faster...

Getac announced the ZX80W on June 3, 2026, as an 8-inch fully rugged Windows 11 tablet built on Qualcomm’s ARM-based QCS6490 platform, with July 2026 availability aimed at defense, utilities, transportation, logistics, and other field operations needing compact, fanless Windows devices. The...