Windows Phone smartphones with Intel x86 chips could soon hit the scene with the next generation of Windows 10 Mobile handsets. So far, all mobile phones running Windows packed ARM-based chips from Qualcomm. This will apparently change soon, as Microsoft is embracing Intel x86 chips. As a new Microsoft webpage reveals , Windows 10 Mobile now supports both x86 and ARM-based SoCs. Windows Phone fans have long been waiting for this to happen, as no version of the OS has ever supported x86 chips. This should enable Microsoft to better compete against rivals. Windows Phone is not nearly as popular as Android, and the available choices could have something to do with it. Supporting both ARM (32-bit) and Intel x86 chips could lead to a wider range of Windows 10 Mobile devices, so users would have more options. Microsoft teamed up with Intel in 2015 in a bid to convince device makers to bring Windows 10 to budget mobile devices running Atom X3 chips. It took a while for...