Mobile computing once was a harbor of various diverse processor platforms: some manufacturers used x86 CPUs, others used 68k ones (think Palm), and others decided to deploy ARM processors. However, all of them have since given up on their personal breed, and switched to ARM cores – which means that boys at the company which holds the ARM patents have a lot to say.
CNet’s NanoTech tracked one of them down, and got a very interesting interview. For example, did you know that dual-core boxen are expected by 2010?
“You’ll definitely see handsets shipping with a dual-core A9 in 2010,” James Bruce, wireless segment manager for ARM, said in a phone interview earlier this week, referring to the next-generation Cortex-A9 processor from ARM.
Hit the link below for the full scoop – and ignore the sensationalist headline. Neither Apple nor Palm have said anything about using these CPUs…but as both of them use Linux, well, you get the idea. More here:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10263278-64.html
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