Qualcomm announces dual- and quad-core Snapdragon processor support for Windows 8

After months of rumors, leaks, and speculation, Windows 8 is finally official on ARM and x86 platforms. Terrific. Now Qualcomm has jumped on Microsoft’s coattails with details about the silicon the company will offer to support Microsoft’s next generation OS. First on the list is Qualcomm’s dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon with integrated 3G/LTE modem capable of speeds up to 2.5GHz, followed in early 2012 by the quad-core Snapdragon APQ8064 . Of course, ARM licensees Texas Instruments and NVIDIA will be feeding at the Windows 8 table as well, as will Intel and AMD. But we’re hungry for specifics now , and only Qualcomm is offering up any detail. Continue reading Qualcomm announces dual- and quad-core Snapdragon processor support for Windows 8 Qualcomm announces dual- and quad-core Snapdragon processor support for Windows 8 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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