Windows ARM Rumor

Is a Windows-powered Nook coming?

Windows on ARM Following Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's joint announcement earlier today that Microsoft would be investing $300 million for a 17.6% stake in a Barnes and Noble spinoff company based around Barnes and Noble's Nook line, speculation is now mounting that future Nook products may be powered by Windows.

Qualcomm hints at Snapdragon-based laptops

Windows on ARM While Intel's Ultrabook spec gains weight, the competition is slimming down with mobile giant Qualcomm announcing plans to produce chips for ultra-slim Windows 8 laptops.

Windows 8 may have under five ARM tablets in October intro

After having touted ARM support, Microsoft is expected to leave it a minority for the fall Windows 8 launch, insiders purportedly disclosed on Monday. There would be "fewer than five" ARM devices, three of which would be tablets, in the understanding of Bloomberg's sources. Over 40 companies were hoping to have Intel-based systems, they said.

Nokia Windows 8 tablet rumored for Q4 2012: 10-inch screen and dual-core Qualcomm chip

DigiTimes reports word from supplier sources that Nokia will enter the Windows on ARMrace with a 10-inch Windows 8 tablet running on a dual-core Qualcomm SoC near the end of this year. More specifically, the suggestion is that Q4 2012 will be "the earliest" that Nokia will be able to offer its own tablet device.

Did Microsoft Castrate Windows 8 For ARM To Protect Windows 8 For x86?

A rather interesting discussion has been stirred up by Jon Honeyball from PC Pro entitled "Has Microsoft blown Windows 8 on ARM". Honeyball, a respected columnist for PC Pro, points to a paragraph in Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for business document (PDF) that clearly says that Windows for ARM will not have the same manageability features compared to the 32-bit/64-bit versions of Windows 8.

EXCLUSIVE: Windows 8 Launch in Fourth Quarter 2012, ARM in Second Quarter 2013?

Even though Microsoft is hosting numerous workshops across the planet to get companies ready for deployment of Windows 8 operating system - the company is not disclosing the timeframe of the launch. We have received very interesting information, which got confirmed from multiple sources close to Microsoft or inside Microsoft: the release schedule for Windows 8.

Office 15 Apps in Windows on ARM Might Not Be Native Apps

One of the most appealing features that Windows on ARM will arrive on shelves with is Office 15 applications, meant to run in the desktop mode that Windows users are so familiar with. - Reports on Microsoft planning the inclusion of Office 15 in Windows 8 emerged ever since last year, and have all been confirmed last week, when Windows President Steven Sinofsky provided more details on Windows on ARM.

Windows on ARM Is Older Than the iPad, Photos Unveil

Windows on ARM is not something new for Microsoft, it seems. In fact, the company has been working on this for the past couple of years, if not for longer. The first ARM devices to run under Windows are expected to arrive on shelves later this year, when the next-generation Windows 8 is made available for purchase.

Will Windows 8 ARM devices offer a limited desktop interface?

Microsoft has been coy about certain details on Windows 8 ARM devices. But a new rumor suggests that some type of desktop interface may join the new Metro UI on such devices. The folks in Redmond could be eyeing a limited or restricted desktop for Windows 8 ARM tablets and other devices, and one that will support only specific apps. At least, that's the scuttlebut from the Verge's Tom Warren, who wrote yesterday "that's exactly what we are hearing the software giant plans to do."