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Qualcomm testing its answer to Apple’s M-series chips

Qualcomm has been desperate to bring an ARM-based chip for Windows PCs to compete with Apple’s M-series chips. The chipmaker announced a new brand, “Oryon,” a lineup of new CPUs meant for more powerful devices, made by Nuvia, a team of ex-Apple chip designers Qualcomm acquired last year, who happened to work on the M-series chip.