Hands-on with the built-for-Windows Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 ARM processor

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Thinner, lighter, better performance, and coming to a mainstream PC near you.
The biggest problems facing mainstream PCs is the balancing act between heat, weight, size, and power. You can make a PC powerful and affordable, but it can't be thin and light. You can make a PC thin, but it can't be too powerful, lest it overheat. Intel has struggled for years to solve this equation, but Qualcomm has come in with its own solution: the Snapdragon 850, the first built-for-Windows ARM processor.

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