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June 11, 2026

Computex 2026: Empowering a billion users with Windows across the ecosystem

Computex has been a significant event for the PC industry, showcasing innovations in hardware, silicon, and user experiences. This year, partners revealed a variety of Windows 11 PCs aimed at diverse user needs. Acer introduced several laptops, including the Aspire X 16 AI for prosumers, the Aspire 18 AI for creative tasks, and the Swift Spin 14 AI, which features both Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and Snapdragon X2 Series processors. ASUS launched its AI PC portfolio with the ProArt P16 and P14 laptops powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark, and the Zenbook 14 for everyday consumers. The ROG Strix SCAR 18 gaming laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. Dell unveiled the XPS 13, which is the thinnest and lightest XPS laptop, offering up to 17 hours of battery life and a 2.5K touchscreen. The XPS 16 Creator Edition is designed for creative tasks with NVIDIA RTX Spark technology. HP plans to integrate RTX Spark into its OmniBook Ultra 16 and OmniBook X 14 laptops and will expand its offerings with a compact desktop for creators and AI enthusiasts. MSI introduced the Prestige N16 Flip AI+, a laptop developed with NVIDIA, featuring a 16-inch UHD+ display and a 2-in-1 design. They also announced the Claw 8 EX AI+, a handheld gaming device powered by Intel Arc G3 Extreme processors. The Surface Laptop Ultra is the most powerful Surface Laptop to date, featuring an NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip and a 15-inch mini-LED touchscreen. Intel introduced the Intel Arc G-Series processors for handheld gaming systems, while NVIDIA unveiled the RTX Spark superchip for personal AI agents on Windows devices. Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C Platform, aimed at providing efficient performance for students and small businesses, with Acer and ASUS already adopting this technology.

Winsage

June 1, 2026

Introducing a powerful new chapter for Windows PCs, accelerated by NVIDIA RTX Spark

At NVIDIA's GTC event, Microsoft and NVIDIA announced a collaboration to launch powerful thin-and-light Windows PCs enhanced by NVIDIA RTX Spark technology, aimed at developers, creators, and power users for AI applications. The new PCs feature RTX Spark with 1 petaflop of AI performance, up to 6144 Blackwell RTX cores, 20 power-efficient Arm architecture cores, and up to 128GB of unified memory. Microsoft implemented workload profile scheduling (WPS) to optimize task distribution across cores and introduced the Microsoft Power and Thermal Framework (MPTF) for improved power efficiency. The Prism emulator has been optimized for these PCs, ensuring smooth operation of x86 applications. Microsoft is also enhancing Windows 11's performance and reliability, with a focus on securely building and running AI agents. A range of RTX Spark-powered devices will be available from manufacturers like Microsoft Surface, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI starting this Fall. The Surface Laptop Ultra is specifically designed for creators, while other models from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI also emphasize AI performance. Additionally, Microsoft and NVIDIA are scaling Windows to NVIDIA DGX Station, which will feature the NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip for advanced AI workloads.

BetaBeacon

May 20, 2024

Acer unveils Swift 14 AI Windows 11 Copilot+ PC powered by Snapdragon

Acer has unveiled the Swift 14 AI laptop, which features the Snapdragon X Series platform with an integrated Neural Processing Unit capable of executing 45 Trillions of Operations Per Second. This laptop offers increased efficiency, all-day battery life, and advanced AI experiences.