windows on arm

The smartphone that wants to be your laptop is real — and it comes with Android 16, a full Debian Linux desktop and an optional bootable Windows 11 partition, all packaged into a $549 midrange handset that pledges to revive the spirit (if not the entire ecosystem) of Windows Phone. Background /...

Nex Computer’s new NexPhone promises a single pocketable device that can act as an Android smartphone, a Debian Linux workstation and — most unusually — reboot into a full Windows 11 desktop when docked to an external monitor, a bold pitch backed by specific hardware and a clear shipping...

Fourteen years after the original concept first surfaced, a small hardware outfit has released a phone that tries to do something most mainstream vendors have avoided: ship a pocketable Android smartphone that can also boot a full WindWindows 11 desktop and run a real Linux desktop — all from...

Micrunosoft has quietly completed a major compatibility milestone for Windows on Arm: the Xbox app is now available across Arm-based Windows 11 PCs, unlocking native access to the Xbox storefront, Game Pass downloads, and cloud streaming on devices powered by Arm silicon. Background Over the...

NexPhone arrives promising a single-device future — Android at hand, Linux for desk work, and even Windows 11 in your pocket — but the engineering compromises behind that ambition make it a curiosity more than a practical laptop replacement for most users today. Background The team behind...

Nex Computer’s NexPhone is the latest attempt to turn a single handset into a genuine pocket‑sized workstation, promising three distinct operating environments—Android for daily mobile use, a full Debian Linux desktop available as an app, and a separately bootable Windows 11 partition—at a...

Almost a decade after Microsoft quietly exited the smartphone market, a small Hong Kong company has put a provocative idea back on the table: what if a single pocket device could genuinely be a phone, a Linux workstation, and a full Windows 11 PC? Nex Computer’s NexPhone promises exactly that —...

The Xbox app is now officially avariousailable on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs, marking a clear inflection in Microsoft’s long-term effort to make Windows on Arm a viable platform for mainstream PC gaming and not just a streaming-only or niche experiment. Background and overview Microsoft announced...

Nex Computer’s NexPhone promises to collapse the gap between pocket and desktop by letting one handset run Android, a full Debian Linux desktop, and even boot Windows 11 — a bold bid to turn a mid‑range smartphone into a genuine “desktop replacement.” Background: why the phone-as-PC idea keeps...

Microsoft’s move to bring the official Xbox app to Arm-based Windows 11 machines is the clearest sign yet that the company intends to make Windows on Arm a first-class gaming platform — not merely a power-efficient curiosity — but the reality for players will be shaped as much by emulator...

Nex Computer’s NexPhone promises to be the kind of gadget that makes tech enthusiasts grin: a midrange smartphone that’s explicitly engineered to become a full PC — running Android and Linux with desktop modes and, most unusually, able to boot into Windows 11 so it can act as a proper Windows PC...

Arm and Microsoft now say Windows 11 on Arm has reached a tipping point: users are spending the majority of their time in native Arm apps, and the platform’s app story is finally good enough for mainstream productivity use. Background Windows on Arm has been an on-again, off-again story for more...

Microsoft has quietly drawn a line under a long-running promise to Windows on ARM users: x64 emulation will be supported as a general feature only on Windows 11 on ARM, not on Windows 10, a change that reshapes the upgrade, compatibility, and developer calculus for ARM-powered Windows machines...

FluentFlyout’s latest release finally brings native ARM64 support, meaning the polished flyouts that many Windows 11 users now rely on will run natively on Qualcomm Snapdragon X family devices and other ARM64 Windows PCs without emulation. Background FluentFlyout is an open-source utility that...

Snapdragon processors have quietly rewritten the rules for what a Windows laptop can be: built as energy-efficient ARM-based System-on-Chips (SoCs) with integrated 5G, dedicated neural engines, and phone-like instant-on behaviour, they trade raw x86 peak power for dramatically improved battery...

VLC’s long-awaited native Arm64 build for Windows has finally arrived, letting the ubiquitous media player run directly on Snapdragon-powered laptops and tablets without falling back to x86 emulation — and that change matters for performance, battery life, and day‑to‑day usability for Windows on...

Microsoft hasn’t said “Windows 12” out loud, but the clues left in Insider builds, OEM messaging, and partner blogs point to an evolutionary — not revolutionary — next major Windows release that centers on Copilot as the operating-system fabric, on-device AI acceleration (NPUs), improved Windows...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Plus lands not as a footnote but as a strategic wedge between flagship ambition and mainstream reality — a chip aimed squarely at the $799–$1,299 laptop segment that could, for the first time, make high‑throughput on‑device AI and multi‑day battery life ordinary...

Unitech’s new RT112 Windows tablet brings a familiar Windows stack to a rugged, ARM-based platform — a deliberate push to put full Windows 11 IoT Enterprise capability, 5G connectivity and on-device AI into the hands of frontline workers in logistics, retail, manufacturing and field services...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 family has landed with a clear, unapologetic mission: to be the fastest, most AI-capable SoC for Windows laptops yet — and the company’s headline numbers (up to an 18‑core Extreme SKU with burst clocks that can reach 5.0 GHz, an Adreno X2 GPU uplift, and a Hexagon NPU...