It looks like Microsoft and Nvidia are working on something really big.

Simultaneous Twitter posts from Nvidia and Microsoft boast that "a new era of PC" is on the way, kicking speculation into high gear just days ahead of Computex next week. It's unclear what's on the way, but given that both Nvidia and Microsoft use the same wording in their teaser posts, it's more than likely that the announcements are connected in some way.

The fact that the pair of X posts feature longitude and latitude coordinates that align with the Taipei Music Center, where Computex takes place, suggests we'll see something at next week's annual hardware event. Could Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, have a major announcement in store for the chipmaker's June 1st Computex keynote? Probably.

Adding further fuel to the rumor fire, Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri, the tech giant's Windows and Surface lead, also recently posted on X, stating that whatever announcement is coming isn't related to "a new OS version," alongside a cryptic image of what looks like the edge of a device under moody lighting.

Microsoft's next-gen consumer Surface devices will likely feature Nvidia's N1 and N1X chip

We probably won't have to wait long to know for sure

With all of this in mind, what could a new era of PC actually mean? We don't have clear confirmation, but it's possible the announcement could be connected to Nvidia's rumored N1 and N1X chip and a new Surface device or a refresh. Reports surrounding Nvidia's N1X chip have been circulating for several months, with rumors from back in January hinting the Arm-based chip could feature 20 cores and 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, making it very powerful.

Last week, Microsoft revealed a relatively expected, business-focused Panther Lake Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Surface Laptop (8th-gen) and Surface Pro (13th-gen) refresh. It looks like the tech giant could have something far more interesting in store for the consumer side of the Surface line if these rumors prove accurate.