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ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) have announced that they have shipped their 10 billionth chip – a stat which I find amazing….
These days the chips are providing the processing power for everything from iPod to your Netgear router – but some time ago, the origins of ARM were far more humble.
Anyone in the UK will probably remember the Acorn series of computers, including this veritable bad-boy – the Archimedes (A3010):
Acorns sold pretty well in to Schools back in the day, and I’m sure many of you will remember using them (not to be confused with RM – Research Machines). Well things have come on a bit since then, and now you would find ARM chips in numerous mobile devices – recent examples of which being the LG Viewty, Nokia N95, and Sony Ericsson P1i – oh, and this not very well know device, called an iPhone?!
Crucially though, ARM doesn’t manufacture the chips itself (can you imagine the size of a facility that was shipping 3bn chips per year?) – it licenses it’s technology.
One of those rare instances of a company you may not have heard of, making a massive impact on the world of Mobile devices – chances are you probably own a device (or more than one) with an ARM chip in it – amazing!
[Via: Tech.co.uk]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
