Microsoft partners Qualcomm to bring mobile data to PCs

News IT Global 8 DEC 2016
Microsoft partners Qualcomm to bring mobile data to PCs
Microsoft has announced plans to make Windows PCs more like mobile phones, using eSIMs to offer connectivity from any computer. Customers will be able to buy data directly from the Windows Store.

To make the new devices possible, Microsoft is opening up Windows 10 to ARM architecture for the first time, through a partnership with Qualcomm. Hardware partners will be able to build a range of new Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 PCs that run x86 Win32 and universal Windows apps, including Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office and Windows games. The new devices are expected to be in market as early as next year.

The new venture was announced at Microsoft's hardware conference in Shenzen, where it also outlined plans with Intel for the next generation of Windows computers, called 'Project Evo'. Planned features include far-field speech controls, so users can ask Cortana a question from across the room, advances in biometric authentication with Windows Hello, more affordable PCs and headsets to support virtual reality, and support for 4K, HDR, WCG and spatial audio in gaming.

Microsoft also announced plans to bring its HoloLens to China in the first half of next year, pending government approval. In addition, it's partnered with Chinese developer 3Glasses to bring the Windows 10 experience to their S1 VR headset in the first half of 2017. 3Glasses already has more than 5 million monthly active customers in China.

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IT,  Mobile

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