Category: Computing

Lenovo’s CES 2025 Lineup Included Two New AI-Powered ThinkPad X9 Prosumer PCs for Hybrid Workers
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how Lenovo’s new Aura Edition ThinkPad X9 prosumer PCs help the company maximize Intel’s new Core Ultra processors to deliver a richer and more differentiated AI feature set on premium tier Copilot+ PCs to hybrid workers.
Lenovo’s New ThinkBook Plus 6 Rollable Isn’t for Everyone, but It Might Not Be as Niche as It Seems at First Glance
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how Lenovo’s new ThinkBook Gen 6 Rollable laptop could make the case for more versatile, hybrid laptop form factors, and turn a niche play into a mainstream feature.
Infleqtion and NVIDIA Demonstrate a Materials Science Computation Using GPUs and Logical Qubits
Bob Sutor, VP and Practice Lead for Emerging Technologies at The Futurum Group, examines Infleqtion’s and NVIDIA’s joint work using classical and quantum computing for a materials science application using CUDA-Q and logical qubits.
In this research brief, AI and Data Infrastructure: A Modern Approach, completed in partnership with Qlik, Futurum explores the critical importance of data quality and the transformative benefits of open architectures in AI development, while also examining Qlik's solutions for modern AI infrastructure.
The Futurum Group’s latest research report, Redefining AI, Hybrid Cloud, and Enterprise Workloads with Cooling Innovations, completed in partnership with HPE, explores the issues companies face as data centers scale to accommodate rapidly expanding compute demands, such as AI workloads, liquid cooling is becoming essential, reducing energy costs, minimizing thermal limitations, and enabling more compact and sustainable infrastructure for the next generation of AI advancements.
An Analytical Look at Lattice’s Q3 FY2024 Earnings, Strategic Cost Reductions, and the Company’s Focus on Long-Term Market Expansion
Bob Sutor, VP and Practice Lead of Emerging Technologies at The Futurum Group analyzes Lattice Semiconductor's Q3 2024 results, examining the company's strategic cost reductions, AI-PC partnerships, and leadership transition to drive long-term growth.
Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead provide insights into the latest tech industry moves, from Google’s antitrust move against Microsoft to HP’s AI innovations, Intel’s benchmarks, and NetApp’s evolution in data infrastructure.
Does Lenovo and Intel’s “Aura Edition” Partnership Give Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Differentiation in the Copilot+ AI PC Ecosystem?
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 OEMs and their silicon partners could drive a new era of differentiation in the nascent Copilot+ AI PC ecosystem.
Microsoft Turns Its Sights to the Commercial PC Segment With a New Set of Surface Copilot+ Laptops and 5G Integration
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 sense in that segment than in the consumer side of the Surface ecosystem.
Qualcomm’s New Mainstream-Tier Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core AI PC Processor May Be the Key to Scale for Copilot+ Windows-On-Arm Adoption
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 MVP that the Copilot+ Windows-on-Arm AI PC segment needs as the PC refresh cycle begins to gather momentum.
Lenovo Announces New Consumer Copilot+ AI PCs Powered by Snapdragon, Ryzen, and Core Ultra Processors at Lenovo Innovation World in Berlin
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 all three Windows PC semiconductor giants: Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Lenovo Announces New Commercial Copilot+ AI PCs Powered by Snapdragon, Ryzen, and Core Ultra Processors at Lenovo Innovation World in Berlin
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 Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.

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