Author: Olivier Blanchard

Qualcomm Launches New Elite Snapdragon Automotive Platforms Powered by Custom Oryon CPU
October 24, 2024

Qualcomm Launches New Elite Snapdragon Automotive Platforms Powered by Custom Oryon CPU

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite flagship tier automotive SOCs, including gen-over-gen performance improvements, the...
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite: Android’s Smartest Flagship Tier Mobile SOC
October 24, 2024

Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite: Android’s Smartest Flagship Tier Mobile SOC

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship tier mobile SOC, including gen-over-gen performance improvements, the role that Qualcomm’s new...
Ford's Broadened EV Strategy with Focus on Profitability and New Models
October 7, 2024

Ford’s Broadened EV Strategy with Focus on Profitability and New Models

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Ford's expanding electrification strategy, focusing on profitability and sustainability with new commercial vans, pickup trucks, and hybrid SUVs, as...
Intel and Lenovo’s “Aura Edition” partnership brings usefully differentiated features to AI PCs
September 20, 2024

Intel and Lenovo’s “Aura Edition” Partnership Brings Usefully Differentiated Features to AI PCs

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, highlights how “Aura Edition” laptops, the result of a partnership between Lenovo and Intel, may give us a glimpse into how PC...
Microsoft Expands Commercial Copilot+ Roster with 5G-Capable Surface Laptops
September 17, 2024

Microsoft Expands Commercial Copilot+ Roster with 5G-Capable Surface Laptops

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Microsoft’s latest Surface Copilot+ PC announcements aimed at the commercial PC segments, and why 5G integration makes more...
New Snapdragon X Plus 8-core AI PC Processor Punches Above Its Weight
September 17, 2024

New Snapdragon X Plus 8-core AI PC Processor Punches Above Its Weight

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, discusses why Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Plus 8-core AI PC processor, unveiled at IFA Berlin, could be the scale and adoption accelerator...
Lenovo Picks Up Copilot+ Momentum with New Consumer PC Releases
September 17, 2024

Lenovo Picks Up Copilot+ Momentum with New Consumer PC Releases

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, highlights Lenovo’s new consumer Copilot+ AI PC launches at the IFA show in Berlin, which for the first time includes processors from...
New Professional Copilot+ PCs Launch at Lenovo Innovation World 2024
September 13, 2024

New Professional Copilot+ PCs Launch at Lenovo Innovation World 2024

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, highlights Lenovo’s new commercial Copilot+ AI PC launch at the IFA show in Berlin, which for the first time include processors from...
Does Intel Entering the Copilot+ PC Ecosystem Late Really Matter
September 10, 2024

Does Intel Entering the Copilot+ PC Ecosystem Late Really Matter?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares his insights on whether or not Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra processors entering the Windows 11 Copilot+ AI PC market a...
Intel Sticks the Lunar Lake Core Ultra Landing as the AI PC Race Heats Up
September 5, 2024

Intel Sticks the Lunar Lake Core Ultra Landing as the AI PC Race Heats Up

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, digs into Intel’s Lunar Lake Core Ultra announcement just ahead of IFA in Berlin, and explains the importance for Intel to get...
Dell Q2 FY 2025 Earnings Deliver Record Server and Networking Revenues
September 3, 2024

Dell Q2 FY 2025 Earnings Deliver Record Server and Networking Revenues

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, digs into Dell’s Q2 FY2025 earnings. In focus: How growing demand for AI solutions and Dell’s partnership with NVIDIA are already producing...
HP’s FY 2024 Q3 Results The AI PC Supercycle Starts Now
September 3, 2024

HP’s FY 2024 Q3 Results: The AI PC Supercycle Starts Now

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, digs into HP’s FY 2024 Q3 earnings report: 1) Understanding where HP’s Personal Systems segment is on the AI PC supercycle’s timeline...

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