Qualcomm has officially announced that its next Snapdragon X PC chip will be powered not by the next generation of Oryon CPUs, but by the third generation.

It will power up PCs around the $600 price point. During Investor Day, Qualcomm teased an upcoming Snapdragon X chipset aimed at affordable

Qualcomm has officially confirmed that there's an even more affordable Snapdragon X chip in making for budget Windows laptop. Details here.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips have delivered excellent performance and battery to high-end laptops, but is soon to come to "$600" machines.

Qualcomm has its sights set on Apple as it delivers its Snapdragon X chips to the laptop market. Just like Apple’s M-series chips, Qualcomm’s ARM-based processors offer better battery life and thermals compared to traditional Intel and AMD processors. According to a new report, we might see a Snapdragon X chip designed for entry-level laptops.

Before you get excited, it's not the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 (or however Qualcomm decides to determine generations). It's a new, more entry-level tier chip that will sit below th