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Apple and Intel. Once rivals, now the bestest of friends – or at least it appears that they’ve gotten all chummy. And, it looks like the partnership has grown even stronger. Apple has reportedly committed to using Intel’s 45nm Silverthorne mobile chipset in Apple’s next-gen device for 2008. We’ve heard that Apple was looking to Intel to power their next iPhone, and this latest news lines up perfectly with that speculation.
The Silverthorne processor is claimed to have the power of a second-gen Intel Pentium M processor with the power consumption of a mobile phone processor. And, with Intel’s push into the mobile space, Apple is expected to work with Intel’s Menlow Mobile Internet Device platform.
Could that mean we’ll see Apple defect from the Samsung’s processor stable and give Intel a chance to power the next-gen, 3G iPhone? Perhaps an Intel-powered Apple Newton? We know Intel’s Silverthorne and Mobile Internet Device platform are more than capable of handling a full-fledged UMPC device, we’ll just have to wait and see.
[Via: Apple Insider]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
