For example, it can sync your email while your screen is off so new mail is ready and waiting as soon as you come back. InstantGo maintains network connectivity when your screen is off in standby mode, allowing the system to update things in the background, and keeping it ready to instantly resume.
With the right hardware, whether it’s a Windows powered tablet, or a convertible 2-in-1, it’s always ready for interaction. InstantGo is a great example of what SoC makes possible: network connectivity with very low power consumption and instant resume capabilities. These innovations in hardware go beyond just extending battery life-they actually make new user experiences possible. There are SoC designs with processors from both Intel and ARM running Windows.
These single chips tightly integrate the components for what used to be a complete motherboard, and allow for hardware that is thinner, lighter, and more power efficient.
These days, a lot of modern computing is performed on System on Chip (SoC) designs. What you might not know is how fundamentally different-and better-it is, and why.įirst, let me give you a little background. You may have heard about InstantGo in Windows 8.1 (known as Connected Standby in Windows 8 and Windows RT), and how it has replaced the traditional sleep or standby function in many Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 systems.
