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AMD is exploring an option to make ARM-based processors, which as you know are used in a majority of modern smartphones and tablets. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the chip maker looks to supplement its current lineup of x86-based desktop, laptop and server processors with these higher efficiency options.
The company says that the main idea is to reduce costs and improve efficiency of data centers, which would require less power and air conditioning due to efficiency gains of ARM-based CPUs. However, we wouldn’t be surprised that once it masters the technology, AMD also launches processors for mobile devices.
It is said that first AMD-made ARM processors will be released by 2014 and we hope to have some additional insight into their plans by that time…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
