Its enclosure resembles the silver metallic enclosure of a MacBook Pro, but inside, it has the ARM processor architecture and operating system of the iPhone.
Dell's ability to provide end-to-end technology solutions using ARM processor architecture and the WindowsRT operating system means businesses can be assured that they will be able to manage and secure the XPS 10 on their networks.
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In January of 2011, however, Microsoft announced last year that it is working with Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments to put a version of its Windows operating system on computers powered by the ARM-based processors now used in mobile phones and tables.
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The operating system still has a ways to go in terms of unifying its offline features, but the move to ARM processors has done much to bolster the browser-focused operating system.
Microsoft recently announced that it will be introducing an ARM-compatible version of its Windows operating system.
However, Microsoft recently announced that it would support Arm processors for the next release of its operating system, expected in early 2012.
The leaders are companies like Apple (chips and systems), Samsung (chips and systems), Google (operating system), Qualcomm (chips), ARM (chip designs), TSMC (foundry), and Globalfoundries (foundry).
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There are interesting battles brewing on whether the tablets will be powered by ARM, Intel or AMD processors and whether the operating system will be Apple iOS, Google Android or Microsoft Windows.
Most others using ARM-based chips are customizing different variants of the Linux operating system, said Steve Mollenkopf, president of Qualcomm's chip unit.
The next crop will run the new Windows 8 operating system, but this first, less expensive, line will run the stripped down Windows RT on an ARM chip.
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