A new type "Snapdragon" compatible with Windows 8 has appeared, and a quad core model is also available

Although it is a Snapdragon of Qualcomm that is familiar as a processor of a smartphone, today announced,Microsoft's next OS "Windows 8" incorporating UI assuming touch operationA new model supporting the model was announced.

Since quad-core model will be released in the future, high-performance Windows 8 tablet is expected to appear.

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Qualcomm News and Events - Press Releases Qualcomm Collaborates with Microsoft on Next Version of Windows

According to Qualcomm's press release, the company is to release the new Snapdragon "MSM 8960" and "APQ 8064" compatible with Microsoft's next OS "Windows 8".

The dual-core model "MSM 8960" compatible with 3G and LTE is scheduled to begin sample shipment from June, said that it will realize low power consumption, high processing capacity and high graphic performance. The quad-core model "APQ 8064" with four independent cores is scheduled to ship sample in early 2012.

QUALCOMM has been designed from the ground up to release the Windows 8 compatible Snapdragon processor in order to make the power efficiency even better.