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BBC News has a great story on where the development of Mobile device chipsets is going to be going in the coming months – very simply, to a multi-core architecture.
The article features commentary from Advanced Risc Machines (Arm), a UK-based firm who provide about 80% of the processing chips in Mobile devices – the iPhone for example, has a series of Arm 11 cores.
At any rate, the story is partly/mainly about the fact that these Arm 11 processors are being superseded by something called the ‘Cortex A9’ range – which simply are multi-core processors.
The advantage of a multi-core processor, for those of you not in the know, is that you can (a) run each core slower and (b) consume less power (than a faster chip), whilst still getting the same work done. This is especially important in Mobile devices where the battery consumption is an always-important issue.
Rather than replicate the story here, I’d advise you to take a look through at by clicking here.
Certainly, for the multimedia-intensive applications that Mobile devices are being increasingly expected to perform (see here), this sort of processing is going to become more and more important.
If you want to check out Arm’s website, go here.
[Via: BBC News]
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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.
