Qualcomm has revealed that its Snapdragon processor will be joining Microsoft’s Windows on ARM developer seeding programme.
Qualcomm and Microsoft are currently providing test PCs to select developers to test and optimise applications for releasing Snapdragon-powered Windows on ARM PCs and tablets.
Qualcomm said the programme will involve a pre-release version of Windows on ARM with Snapdragon S4 test PCs.
Microsoft Windows Division director of business planning Stefan Kinnestrand said that Microsoft’s development tools and the Qualcomm Snapdragon test PCs will enable developers to build and test Metro style apps for Windows on ARM PCs.
The test PCs will give developers access to building and testing Windows Metro style apps on Qualcomm’s technology.
The Windows on ARM developer seeding programme will make Windows Metro style apps available in the Windows Store work on all Windows 8-based PCs, including those with Qualcomm’s ARM-compliant Snapdragon processors.
The Snapdragon mobile processor will offer better processing performance, multimedia, GPS, high-performance graphics, wireless connectivity and power efficiency with Windows on ARM, the company stated.
