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ninjagamesAug 13, 2010
really glad to hear about this. Pretty excited to see the capabilites of them now with the dual-core
mxm111Aug 13, 2010
like 1080p movies on the phone? That would be super-retina display, I guess, so that you won't be able to see pixels even using a lens.
philbertAug 13, 2010
Why would you want 1080p movies on a phone? Although, with phones like the Droid X that have HDMI out it's not entirely implausible.
tedwardkAug 13, 2010
@philbert
Why did you ask then answer your own question? And -1 for you for your double negative.
renanrrinaldiAug 13, 2010
I can't see the pixels! I don't know if it is fake!!
flbotavaraAug 14, 2010
"Retina display" is a marketing term for a super sharp display. Super-retina, what's that?
reposadoAug 13, 2010
I suspect the diggers who digg you down are the ones who cant afford a smart phone and its data plan.
This is overall great news.
schmichAug 14, 2010
Capabilities of a dual-core?
Drain the battery even faster!
It's just a shame how software isn't taking the full potential of current chips. Whether it's gaming or productivity software. One can easily see a dual core phone be used as a mobile desktop that you just plug in to a screen/keyboard/mouse.
phr34kyAug 13, 2010
Before dual-core, they need multitasking (*cough* iPhone *cough*).
matzahmanAug 13, 2010
It does have multitasking. Buried.
mweatherAug 13, 2010
It has very limited multitasking. Only certain things will run in the background, like background audio, task completion, VOIP, etc.
It's not true multitasking, but it covers some common gripes users had.
jsmithersAug 13, 2010
> It does have multitasking. Buried.
NO. It doesn't. It has very limited task switching. There is no way it is even close to multitasking.
spazattack5000Aug 13, 2010
Get with the times bro!
kanockAug 13, 2010
On a phone, most people won't be actively using two applications concurrently. They might want them both in memory for quick access, or have one running background tasks, but the likelihood is that only one will be using a significant amount of processing power. Basically people want their app to run really fast rather than having two at normal speed. I forsee the same 'stalled' period as happened with desktop software, where most machines were multi-cored, but almost no apps were multithreaded. People will have designed their mobile apps as single threaded, perhaps even in a single class in order to save memory and improve performance, and it's not easy to change it.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
robdazombaAug 13, 2010
/facepalm.
At this point, Android needs to catch up with Apple. Apple actually created an implementation of MT that's suited for a mobile device instead of just throwing in a modified desktop-style MT and calling it good. That kills the battery.
And yes, unlike most arguing here on Digg, I own an iPhone *and* an Android phone and I see it with my own eyes. Android's MT implementation sucks compared to Apple's. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
tiakAug 13, 2010
You may own both, but you don't seem very familiar with the OS internals of both. Android multitasking really isn't very much like the Desktop equivalent at all. Battery life is a factor of specific manufacturer hardware, the immaturity of dalvik, and how people (are allowed) to code individual apps people use frequently.
ichigosamaAug 13, 2010
Do you know anything about how the Dalvik VM in Android actually works?
" just throwing in a modified desktop-style MT "
First of all... Dalvik is not a java VM, it runs DEX bytecode, not java bytecode, so it does things differently than you might think, such as the 'states' of Activities. If the foreground process is in need of additional resources, everything other than the current 'Activity' (Android term) can be killed to meet the needs of the current Activity. This would most likely be done to free up RAM, less to do about CPU, if the program is in the (not to get technical with Android's new terms, but ...) "Active, but no being used now,but can easily go back to it" state(s) then it is not "running" in the traditional desktop/server meaning of the term, in that they are not using CPU, but have their code/data/etc in RAM for quick Multi-Tasking, if the user wishes to go-back to the Activity. Think of it in terms of caching in the 'last-used' way. Keeping information in the memory to speed up multi-tasking (because people often go back-and-forth between the applications they are using (Android keeps active on the heap the 6 last used Apps) (not counting services, or content-providers{which are start-killed on a as-needed basis})
Secondly, The security that Dalvik puts in place is leaps and bounds ahead of what we have on the desktop OSs (in ways, but there is still room for improvement), and this is my personal area of research, so I know the most about this aspect of Android vs "pretty much everything else... and still learning more"
Thirdly, you not using mutli-tasking, because you saw a battery drain, is likely due to the applications you were running. I'm guessing you were running 2~6 applications that were all running background threads, (which you couldn't even THINK of doing on iControlYourChoicesOS (sorry had to put a 'little' bit of apple hate in here)), but that is not Android's fault, it is the applications you were running. Many applications I would want this behavior, some others not, music streaming,will use a lot of power, but is nice, an alarm is also nice, but doesn't need to run its own thread, but should tie into the cron-like abilities of Android etc. So its Android's fault for giving you an ability which YOU use, and then it has some influence on something else (in this case battery).
So you favor a OS which doesn't give you that choice ( I don't consider iOS's multi-tasking, which is VERY recent addition, not 2 years old like the G1 & Android, to be 'real' multi-tasking, because you can not create services), as far as I know, haven't looked into it b/c of it's overall lack of development choices available... WHY would I need to own a OSX Mac device to develop for a PHONE... I don't get that one, and don't invest my money into companies/products which force their choices on you.
robdazombaAug 14, 2010
You're right. I didn't know that many specifics about the implementation of Android's MT, but here's what I do know. It drains battery life much faster and much more randomly than an iPhone does. And I'm a computer geek so I sort of get what's going on. Imagine how the non-geeks out there view that. All they know is that Android seems to drain batteries and iOS doesn't. And from their perspective, they both multitask, regardless of the specifics. My wife has an Android phone and she gets annoyed when she looks down to see that her battery has mysteriously drained while idle. My explanations about why that happens don't do much good.
And I'm a little confused by your argument. You try to differentiate Android MT from desktop MT, but then make the case that it's better than iOS because it allows services like on a desktop. That's sort of my point. Apple created an MT scheme that caters to the needs of a mobile platform, doesn't try to shoehorn in a bunch of concepts from the desktop model. I'm not entirely convinced that a services-like mechanism is necessary for a mobile phone.
jsmithersAug 13, 2010
MAN, some folk here need to get a clue. The iPhone DOES NOT multitask. "Period".
Symbian (by a LOOOONG way the world's leading smartphone OS - sorry fanboys) multitasks perfectly to the extent that it has been shown running 80+ apps simultaneously (yes, no one needs to, but it proves the point powerfully). And battery life on Symbian phones is renowned for outlasting everything else on the market.
Explain THAT, Apple/Android fans. (or if you can't, just digg me down in frustration eh?)
sabinAug 13, 2010
Symbian, the BeOS of the smartphone world.
robdazombaAug 14, 2010
>MAN, some folk here need to get a clue.
The irony--that's what keeps me coming back to Digg.
dibbkdAug 13, 2010
Your mom knows how to multi *cough* task.
spacem00seAug 13, 2010
Hope they dont generate too much heat.
spazattack5000Aug 13, 2010
Crotches will be burned.
friendlyuncle69Aug 13, 2010
I agree. There has to be some kind of limitation to performance. Otherwise we will have to start putting cooling equipment in the phone! They already have terrible battery life as they are now. I can't imagine adding more power and equipment will help this cause...Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
spacemanspiff22Aug 14, 2010
More performance does not necessarily mean worse battery life and more heat. If all you do is take an existing architecture and die size and increase the speed and/or voltage, then yes, that is what will happen. But if you shrink the die and lower the power output, design a more efficient chip, then you can get more performance out of the same heat and power usage, which is what we really need.
trevorpaceAug 13, 2010
Heat will always be an issue with electronics, the advantage with cellphones though is they don't operate heavily unless they are in use for things like applications, and a tiny dual core ARM processor doesn't generate heat anywhere near what a dual core x86 does.
wussAug 13, 2010
It's a feature. Apple will release dual core iPhones a year after everyone else, give it a shnazzy name like "iPhone Pro with Duality Drive Processing", wow the audience with how it heat a frying pan via bluetooth for cooking applications, and sell millions on launch day.
tenoqAug 14, 2010
It's funny because it's true?
Don't get me wrong, I love my iPhones. No doubt Apple WILL release it much later than everyone else, but still do it in a unique way that makes it accessible to average Joe.
I'm keen. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
explodingzebrasAug 14, 2010
iFry?
mabakerbrakerAug 13, 2010
Just right in time for the power hungry and oh so efficient Android 3.0 that will cut 75% of the current android phones off.
Google is not going for the money big time, oh no. Doing their usual good stuff.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
invictus125Aug 13, 2010
Before you take this guy seriously, take a look at his comment history...
spazattack5000Aug 13, 2010
Let's interrogate him and find out who's payroll he is on.
leftamiAug 13, 2010
Can't really as he doesn't make sense.
Closed AccountAug 13, 2010
Unfortunately it'll probably result in even shorter battery lifetime as well...
cockofdoodieAug 13, 2010
Honestly. I would hate having to charge my phone every night when i'm hardly every sleeping in one spot. I would be afraid to use all the fancy stuff because then i'd worry if i'd not have enough battery to make it until I found a charger.
wussAug 13, 2010
I don't think engineers are stupid to not consider both overheating and power consumption when it comes to multi-core mobile CPU's. If anything, it'll be the first concern's they address.
There's a lot of ways you could control both battery life and heat. Most rooted Android users who overclock are familiar with the various apps and utilities that do this.
You can scale back the clockspeed, as well as mult-core usage for "on-demand" power based on application and usage. Or you can setup profiles that scale back at a certian temperature threshold, or based on current battery life (ex. if 10% left, scale CPU back 300mhz, turn off 1 core).
If a simple layman like me can theorize solutions, I'm sure well paid , highly educated engineers will find some too.
trazeAug 13, 2010
Problem is, the suits will override them.
Suits, the bane of engineers everywhere.
wussAug 13, 2010
lol.. very true.
bewareofthecowAug 13, 2010
I agree. Battery technology is what really needs to improve here. What's the point in having the most powerful tiny processor when there isn't a battery on the planet that can power it?
bylethAug 14, 2010
Well, for those times when you just happen to have a vat of dry ice, a power outlet, and a desire to watch 1080p on a 4" display.
summerofgeorgeAug 13, 2010
i can't even imagine how much of an upgrade it'll be from my current blackberry 8330
Closed AccountAug 13, 2010
Hear that sound?
That's a combination of Charles Babbage, Ivan Sutherland, and Grace M. Hopper spinning in their graves, their arms flopping against the sides of their coffins.
Who the f**k needs a dual core phone?! Is your code -that- f**king slow? Seriously?
...SERIOUSLY?
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Closed AccountAug 13, 2010
How about outputting 1080P over HDMI?
mweatherAug 13, 2010
They have dedicated chips for that. Even the T-Mobile G1 has a chip for that.
spacemanspiff22Aug 14, 2010
In this case, its simply not worth the negatives in terms of power usage and heat, which you have to deal with all the time to enable a feature you would use a small percentage of the time. We'd be better off waiting for more efficient chips rather than just cranking up the ones we've got.
s1ic3dbr3adAug 13, 2010
Who needs faster than 56k internet? Are your files -that- poorly compressed?
Closed AccountAug 13, 2010
You haven't written a single line of code in your life, have you.
haz3rdAug 13, 2010
Have you?
Closed AccountAug 14, 2010
Yes, actually. I code for a f**king living.
s1ic3dbr3adAug 14, 2010
Actually, while I'm still in high school, I AM in fact on the computer science team. Sooooo.... yeah I have.
p3ngwinAug 13, 2010
these aren't just telephones anymore. haven't been for a long time.
creationismlolAug 13, 2010
You sound like one of those self-righteous assh**es from slashdot, who have nothing better to do than to complain how linux does everything on their 80386.
Because the whole world has nothing better to do than write in Assembly to squeeze out that extra 5 percent.
And please give the java rant a rest, bashing it was only cool until 1999
dolomite808Aug 13, 2010
A funny little quote pertaining to that.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
-Bill Gates
That said, I did laugh at your in-depth description of the grave spinning, so I didn't bury you.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
sandman979Aug 13, 2010
Bill Gates actually never said that. Go fetch for another reference.
dolomite808Aug 13, 2010
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
Well, I stand corrected. In my face!
Apologies.
bumpinvolvoAug 13, 2010
you're obviously not using a big enough hammer if you're still able to post stupid comments on digg.
beatpunchbeefAug 13, 2010
Please continue with the hammering.
arekkusuAug 13, 2010
"WTF are you doing on your phone, calculating the weather for the western hemisphere?"
Yes.
zb757Aug 14, 2010
I guess I was doing it wrong. I calculated the weather for the Eastern hemisphere
tedwardkAug 13, 2010
Well f**k, if you say we dont need it, we must not! Idiot
tiakAug 13, 2010
SERIOUSLY! How hard could it possibly be to fetch 10 million via a radio a mile or so away, and decode it via a nontrivial decompression algorithm into full HD content? Or to generate 1080x 3D scenes on the fly while simultaneously decoding and playing music and downloading apps and ebooks in the background?
Why can't I have graphics not seen until at least 2008 running on hardware speeds last seen in 2001?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/carmack-blows-minds-with-id-softwares-rage-running-on-iphone-a/
tiakAug 14, 2010
*10 million bits per second.
nick9000Aug 14, 2010
You are absolutely right of course - nobody needs a dual core phone. Very few people actually need a smartphone at all but smartphone companies such as Apple and HTC make (a lot of) money because people tend to act on what they *want* rather than what they *need*. It's the same reason that SUVs sell.
I bet Babbage would be thrilled to have a smartphone and Ada would be making her own Apps.
rudegarAug 14, 2010
efficient code is not really what people want
well written easy to understand and maintain, when the programmer get run over by a cement truck and somebody else have to take over the project, on the other hand is globally well liked.
invictus125Aug 13, 2010
[1 year from now]
Did you love the Droid Incredible? Then you'll love this:
Introducing the brand new, dual-core "Droid WTFBBQ" by HTC.
Features include:
-High-speed multitasking
-Verizon 4G network access
-Unbreakable chassis
-Turns coal into gold
-Cures AIDS
-A whopping 1 hour of battery life! The longest in any dual-core phone!
Pre-order yours today!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
refreshersAug 13, 2010
I'm sold!
spazattack5000Aug 13, 2010
As much as I love to rag on Apple for constantly releasing "new and improved! Way better than that junk you own now!" products, the Android phone developers are getting just as bad.
iuandarAug 13, 2010
I bet if you had AIDS or a ton of coal that 1 hour of battery life would be plenty :)
haz3rdAug 13, 2010
I'm gonna pass on that. I'm waiting for the Droid WTFBBQOMG. It's got a bigger screen. 73 inches.
seltaeb4Aug 13, 2010
And moar geebees
jftitanAug 13, 2010
But its still not better than the iPhone 5B .... (brick colored in gold)
I want one now...
tiakAug 13, 2010
Is it an iPhone?
zb757Aug 14, 2010
Coming soon, the iRock 6H
sprungAug 15, 2010
If it isn't an iPhone, why would I care?
I need an iPhone 4.
Hello.
Hello.
dolomite808Aug 13, 2010
I love my phone now, but I can't wait to see what's available when I'm up for my next upgrade. Mobile technology is progressing at truly breakneck speed, and the consumers are the ones who are winning in the end.
jsmithersAug 13, 2010
JUST TO POINT OUT that phones like the new Nokia N8 don't need dual core, because it's got a separate GPU (rated fastest on the market) to handle all the multimedia tasks (including handling the UI). It also runs the most efficient mobile OS on the planet - Symbian.
Have a nice day! ;-)Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
davidinbostonAug 14, 2010
Computer tech is advancing so quickly every few months. It's truly amazing.
I wonder when the replicators and the transporters will be arriving.
blackhole82Aug 14, 2010
Now if only they could stop raping us with the contracts.
dinglebuttAug 13, 2010
as long as the name would pass for a rapper, people will eat it up
brincatmarkAug 13, 2010
Wow the iphone will become even more magical!
Closed AccountAug 13, 2010
Changes everything again!!
nidstylesAug 14, 2010
Still waiting for my Unicorn's....
zb757Aug 14, 2010
No dragons on there either
shortd00dAug 13, 2010
.....well here goes the old saying......but can it play crysis?
webchimp32Aug 14, 2010
Give it a couple of years and maybe.
maximilenAug 13, 2010
But can they run Crysis?
seltaeb4Aug 13, 2010
Dude, it has *psychic* text input.
5sistersAug 13, 2010
Will these phones come with there own reactor core?,so they last longerthan a single text message.
iuandarAug 13, 2010
"Most smartphones are only capable of 720p video and come with processors touching speeds of around 1GHz"
I can't believe that we're prefacing numbers like that with the word "only." Has it really been about 10 years since the 1GHz mark was broken on desktops?
sageerrantAug 13, 2010
Moore's Law is relentless, if loosely applied.
mweatherAug 13, 2010
If strictly applied, even. Most people just think More's law says something it doesn't.
dolomite808Aug 13, 2010
My desktop at work has a 1.25GHz single core processor. Soon stock phones will be more powerful than my work computer (if overclocked current phones already beat my poor POS).
tacojohn48Aug 13, 2010
1.25GHz is plenty for running a Point of Sale terminal.
stormdancerAug 13, 2010
Pity-digg. :p
sabinAug 13, 2010
High clockspeed != more powerful.
webchimp32Aug 14, 2010
*joins in the 'my work PC is worse than yours' session'
Combination of 1.4ghz Athlon running front of house software and PII 400mhz (I think) running tills and stock. Both on Win 98se.
gorbacheAug 14, 2010
We got a Pentium II server to process credit cards with a dial up line.
rudegarAug 14, 2010
you do know that an arm 1Ghz based phone cpu is not faster then an x86 1Ghz cpu right?
sprungAug 15, 2010
Arm != x86
bdbrAug 13, 2010
I thought the "only" 720p bit was particularly ridiculous for a smartphone. Most people can't even see the difference on a fairly large TV.
mynameisjoeAug 14, 2010
The screen resolutions aren't even large enough to show full 720p. This would be about plugging the phone into the TV to watch video. I can't see that there would be too much demand for 1040p because how many people plug their phones into their TV's, and even if you do, do you really want to eat up that much extra memory on your phone for a slightly better picture.
honoredmuleAug 14, 2010
1GHz ARM != 1GHz x86
bipolarruledoutAug 14, 2010
If only there was a screen that small with enough pixels for it to matter.
lostngoneAug 13, 2010
Does that mean my battery will only last 4 hours? Sign me up!
animan351Aug 13, 2010
I'd rather them go for bigger batteries and more energy efficient components first. I'm happy with the capabilities coming from a snapdragon processor.
rudegarAug 14, 2010
not bigger ones but more efficient ones?
animan351Aug 14, 2010
If they make the components smaller they will use less energy and leave room for bigger batteries while retaining size,which I'm also good with. I want both.
InfinityComplexAug 13, 2010
I need at least a quad core to make phone calls
warpfieldAug 13, 2010
Conference multiparty call eh? Yeah, me too. When I have my hexacore I'll be able to call six people.
trazeAug 13, 2010
Man, you guys must talk fast! Do the sound waves slow you down much? :)
warpfieldAug 14, 2010
The sound waves do slow me down. That's why my next multicore cellphone will have optical interconnects.
sniperalf22Aug 13, 2010
Soon our phones will BE our computers (bluetooth capable screens, mice and keyboards will be all you need). With the advancing wireless electricity and the capability of playing games from a streaming server why bother with a desktop?
seltaeb4Aug 13, 2010
All you need is love.
nidstylesAug 14, 2010
Nope still won't need it.
warpfieldAug 13, 2010
"Sorry, we can't be friends anymore... all the cool people have at least dualcore cellphones, loser."
mydiggloginAug 13, 2010
What's the big deal? Of course multi-cores are coming. This is the best way to increase performance per watt. That's what Intel has been doing for the last few years. Is it really a surprise now that the phones *are* computers? Your phone probably has many processors as it is - one apps processor a DSP or two to deal with media accelerators and call processing, and a beefed up GPU for 3D acceleration. Then there's probably a few microcontrollers. Hell, a bluetooth chip probably has an ARM 7 in it.
nidstylesAug 14, 2010
You realize all of that stuff is actually on one chip now, right?
mydiggloginAug 14, 2010
No, it's not. A lot of it is in one or two chips, but I have yet to see a fully integrated phone. This is especially true in high-end phones. I have only seen low end phones that were in a single chip.
mydiggloginAug 14, 2010
That is one or two big chips, with some tiny stuff around it (accelerometers, gps, bluetooth, wifi, etc.)
cockslapAug 13, 2010
But will it run Crysis?!
krabagobanjoAug 14, 2010
Someone already beat you to it.
spartexAug 14, 2010
No the real question is, Will it blend?
digghasnoethicsAug 13, 2010
Actually I can see multicore processors being a great match to smartphones. Not only can you pile on heavy duty cores for the few times you need to crunch the numbers, and integrate the GPUs etc. for specific functions; you can also integrate a slow, in-order, VERY low power core for the majority of the time when processing omph isn't an issue.
watchdragonAug 13, 2010
I bet Japan is already working on phones that are better than a PS3, damn US, so far behind in the phone game
reposadoAug 13, 2010
Is that why the iphone 4 lines in Japan were about 1/2 a mile long?
nidstylesAug 14, 2010
New's Flash. Japan has never been ahead of us in any sort of technology. Everything they have we developed first. The US is the front runner on almost all Computer Technology.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
zb757Aug 14, 2010
True. South Korea is where you go for font-running phones
jsmithersAug 13, 2010
JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT that phones like the new Nokia N8 don't need dual core, because it's got a separate GPU (rated fastest on the market) to handle all the multimedia tasks (including handling the UI). It also runs the most efficient mobile OS on the planet - Symbian.
Have a nice day! ;-)Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
bartledooAug 13, 2010
Are you getting paid to promote Nokia / Symbian or something?
fuzi0ndetAug 13, 2010
Man I was getting ready to upgrade phones and I read this! I was really leaning towards ditching my iphone for an Android phone, but now that Google wants to kill net neutrality I'm even more confused about whose phone I'm going to buy.
wwwoodyAug 13, 2010
Android is still a great platform.
I've got a droid, used to be rooting for google as the underdog, and am now scared of that underdog. Scared that they will go against everything they have represented to me.
fuzi0ndetAug 14, 2010
As much as Apple's policies piss me off, Google is starting to show flashes of that evil color they've tried to down play for years, but this is what happens when a company goes public. They have to answer to their task masters on wall street and all of a sudden your core principles start to become less and less important compared to hitting earnings goals.
As crazy as it sounds I'm thinking the web would be a better place if Microsoft, Yahoo, or some other company could step up and smack Google around a little bit here. I'm pretty certain there isn't a company that Google competes against that they're afraid of.
aehtraAug 13, 2010
Can we get 64 gig first?
buzamanAug 13, 2010
It's not a phone anymore. It's a computer that happens to make voice calls.
danielphermousAug 14, 2010
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bosskeyAug 14, 2010
Already, many people spend much more time on their phones doing everything but voice calls.
spartexAug 14, 2010
I allways imagined when opening an iphone that butterflies and rainbows came out of it. Not that there are computer stuff in there. Thank you for destroying my fantasy.
mandarinAug 13, 2010
Better phones, s**tty batteries
erkokiteAug 13, 2010
Decadent! In my world, you'll get 68k processors in your phones! And YOU'LL LIKE IT!
bipolarruledoutAug 14, 2010
Can you make it charge through the SCSI port?
thahmzAug 13, 2010
I don't know 'bout you guys, but I don't like how technology is going so fast nowadays. My N900 which I bought in June, is now specs wise quite... s**tty. Thank God I still have all my emulators. N64, PSX, SNES, NES, Sega, Pico... All of 'em!
Closed AccountAug 14, 2010
I'm actually surprised that N900 running a 500Mhz processor runs so well. It makes me question why we need 1Ghz processors on Androids and Iphones. Software optimization is the way to go.
thahmzAug 14, 2010
Actually 600Mhz but I got you.
haleonearthAug 13, 2010
And the battery longevity technology to match is going to come from...?
Closed AccountAug 13, 2010
That phone will be great - until the battery dies 15 minutes later.
tiakAug 14, 2010
*10 million bits per second.
gpw11Aug 14, 2010
Yeah, I don't believe that there are any direct licencing fees for Android itself. Google doesn't stand to make much directly from releasing 3.0 and "cutting 75% of the current android phones off".
Closed AccountAug 14, 2010
When can I get the nVidia GeForce Mobile GT400 in my smartphone?
bosskeyAug 14, 2010
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!
Closed AccountAug 14, 2010
I'm actually surprised that N900 having a 500Mhz processor runs so well. It makes me question why we need 1Ghz processors on Androids and Iphones. Software optimization is the way to go. I'd rather see GPU being added to the phones
danielphermousAug 14, 2010
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bipolarruledoutAug 14, 2010
Am I the ONLY on that would rather see a faster, cooler single core CPU? Adding more cores just seems lazy and unnecessary at the point.
Closed AccountAug 14, 2010
My N95 had a dual-core ARM processor.
It isn't a brand new concept.
rudegarAug 14, 2010
but don't it use one of the cores for gsm radio handling and the os only get 1 core ?
davidinbostonAug 14, 2010
I'll just be happy when Verizon finally releases the update for my HTC Incredible, which includes some firmware updates, and Froyo.
Still waiting......
mstachiwAug 14, 2010
I have a G1 phone but waiting for the Android 3 / PSPhone. Sure it seems like the Duke Nukem Forever of hardware but hey if it doesn't come out then I saved in cost of upgrading a generation.
2noameAug 14, 2010
Meh.
I'll be impressed when my phone can suck my dick and bake fresh pies.
danbarkerAug 14, 2010
Well, this is no surprise. Moore’s law says that it would happen anywhere (the speeds increasing, getting cheaper and smaller and then ultimately you can put two or more in).