Meet Snapdragon X2 Plus, Qualcomm’s push to make AI laptops affordable

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Plus fills the same role as its predecessor: bringing Windows on Arm to sub-$1,000 notebooks with ...
CNET

Qualcomm Brings Its Cheaper Snapdragon X2 PC Chips to CES

The Snapdragon X2 Plus offers much of what's in the higher-end X2 Elite, but the Plus versions are destined for more ...
PCMag on MSN

Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon X2 Plus Chips for Mainstream Laptops: Here Are the First Test Numbers

At CES 2026, the big maker of mobile chips teased details—and some benchmarks—for its new mainstream Snapdragon processor ...

Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon X2 Plus chip with eyes on low-cost AI laptops

Based on the 3nm process, this one lifs t 80 TOPS NPU, nearly doubling its predecessor's AI performance and enabling over 50 ...

CES 2026: Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon X2 Plus Chipset for Copilot+ PCs

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Plus chipset for Copilot+ PCs on Monday, right before the start of the Consumer ...
PCMag on MSN

Intel's 'Panther Lake' Core Ultra Laptop Chips Are Ready for Prime Time: All the Details We Know So Far

At CES, Intel details its launch lineup for the new Core Ultra Series 3 processors (based on its 2nm 18A architecture) that ...

Manufacturing PMI® at 47.9%; December 2025 ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 10th consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's ...