How Microsoft's Newest PC Could Pave the Way for the Future of Computers

The world of computer chips just got a wake-up call. In a recent jam-packed tech keynote, Microsoft unveiled the next generation of its popular Surface Pro line of PCs. The dual announcement was odd. But even odder is what's powering the Surface Pro X: the Microsoft SQ1, a central processing unit that's an entirely different species of computer chip than the typical power-hungry Intel processor found in the vast majority of Windows machines today. This is the first Surface Pro that packs a chip optimized for mobile devices, which Microsoft spent three years designing with smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm.