Microsoft and Google are working on a version of Chrome for arm-based PCs

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Microsoft and Google are teaming up to bring Google Chrome to ARM-based Windows PCs. ARM seems to be the hottest new thing in the PC space. Chrome, as the most popular browser with a convenient interface and reliable extensions such as https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/free-vpn-for-chrome-vpn-p/majdfhpaihoncoakbjgbdhglocklcgno, will be necessary for users regardless of the device. First, it was Apple and its "iPad PC replacement" talk, then  Microsoft and Qualcomm with their ever-connected computing fields. 

 

ARM-based Windows 10 machines, like Qualcomm-powered Always-On PCs, offer incredible battery life and the power of the Windows desktop operating system. It is a combination of features that is very attractive to certain types of users. One thing the world still lacked was Google Chrome, which is now an important part of everyone's life.  According to the report, Microsoft and Google are working together to fix this bug. Previously, Microsoft required all browsers to use the Microsoft Edge rendering engine. Since Google uses its own, supposedly more advanced rendering engine, this was a problem. It seems that both companies have found some sort of compromise in this regard. 

 

ARM refers to a family of processors based on  RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing). Desktop and laptop processors are usually based on CISC (Complex Instruction Computing) and are manufactured by Intel and AMD.  

 

RISC processors are more efficient and less flexible than CISC processors, making them ideal for use in scenarios where power consumption and battery life are priorities. This makes ARM processors an ideal choice for mobile devices. For laptops and desktops where power consumption is secondary, CISC processors such as Intel are preferred due to their performance advantages. 

 

In earlier years, the performance difference between RISC and CISC was so great that device manufacturers had a clear choice: you couldn't use an ARM-based processor in a laptop, and an Intel/AMD processor was useless in a mobile phone.  Today, however, things are different. While Intel/AMD's CISC-based processors are still not powerful enough to be used in mobile phones, RISC-based ARM processors are now powerful enough to be considered a reasonable alternative for low-power computers. 

 

For example, Apple's latest iPad Pro, while not as flexible as a real laptop, can export  4K video faster than most Windows PCs or Macs. In the Windows world, ARM-powered Windows 10 devices offer an unprecedented 20 hours of battery life. Such computing devices force us to question the very nature of the computer.

 

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