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Opera recently transitioned its developer browser to natively support Windows on Arm, collaborating closely with Microsoft’s App Assure team and Qualcomm Technologies to refine this implementation. Now, it has introduced its flagship browser, Opera One, to Arm-based Windows devices. The move promises a substantial performance uplift, boasting a quadruple speed increase in benchmarks.

Opera's initiative to optimize its browser for Arm architecture highlights its commitment to enhancing user experience across various platforms. By integrating with Arm-based processors, like the Snapdragon X Elite from Qualcomm, Opera One aims to deliver a more efficient browsing experience that capitalizes on the low-power consumption and cool operation of Arm's technology.

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Opera has announced the release of an Arm-optimized version of its web browser, supported by Microsoft's App Assure team and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. This new build is designed for Arm-based Windows systems, delivering over twice the speed compared to previous versions. The timing of this release aligns with the anticipated arrival of products powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite Platform.

The Arm-optimized version of Opera is expected to deliver exceptional performance on the fastest machines available, thanks to the efficiency of Arm architecture. Snapdragon-powered devices are known for better battery life, which results from the power-efficient design of these processors. The reduced instruction set (RISC) architecture is optimized for streamlined performance, offering longer battery life and cooler operating temperatures.

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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has officially announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, which is primarily designed for premium Android smartphones. This latest addition to the Snapdragon 8 series is tailored to bring the most coveted capabilities to a broader range of future flagship smartphones, ensuring high quality performance across various aspects, including generative AI, photography, and gaming.

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 platform is designed to deliver an array of premium features, such as support for on-device generative AI, an always-sensing ISP, hyper-realistic mobile gaming, state-of-the-art connectivity, and lossless high-definition sound. It also supports a wide range of AI models, including popular large language models (LLMs) like Baichuan-7B, Llama 2, Gemini Nano, and Zhipu ChatGLM.

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Qualcomm has brought excitement to the stagnant Windows 11 notebook market with today’s announcement of the new ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite platform at the Snapdragon Summit. This new platform, equipped with the custom-designed Qualcomm Oryon CPU, is poised to set a new benchmark in mobile computing by offering up to double the CPU performance of its competitors at a fraction of the power.

At the heart of Snapdragon X Elite is its custom integrated Qualcomm Oryon CPU. The platform not only matches the peak performance of competitors but achieves this feat with just one-third of the power.

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