PC World takes a quick look at Windows 8 on ARM Processors
Nvidia showed off its quad-core Kal-El platform, due out later this year; Qualcomm demonstrated on a dual-core 1.5-GHz Snapdragon 8960 processor; and Texas Instruments did the same on a dual-core 1.8Ghz OMAP 5 processor.Windows 8 on ARM Processors: Three Working Tablet Demos
What impressed me was that--in the limited demos--the Windows 8 Developers Preview appeared fairly zippy, with no hang-ups or stutters, either as the demonstrator swiped from screen to screen in the Metro interface; or as apps were opened and closed; or while multitasking among multiple open apps. I even saw a high-definition movie clip playing smoothly, while a game app was open simultaneously. They were displayed using Windows 8's new snap-in view, where one app occupies one third of the screen, and another occupies two thirds.
