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ST-Ericsson will demo its new chip, the NovaThor L8580, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new solution integrates smartphone platform with a 3Ghz eQuad application processor and a multimode LTE Advanced modem supporting Carrier Aggregation. According to the chip maker, this is the world’s fastest smartphone processor that includes STMicroelectronics’ 28nm FD-SOI process technology to deliver “speeds normally reserved for the PC market to mobile devices.” In addition, the NovaThor L8580 consumes 35% less power than rival architectures at comparable high frequencies.
The initial commercial version of the NovaThor L8580 integrates an eQuad 2.5GHz processor based on ARM Cortex-A9′s, PowerVR SGX544 GPU running at 600Mhz and an advanced multimode LTE modem supporting Carrier Aggregation on a single 28nm FD-SOI die. The complete platform also pre-integrates connectivity with support for Bluetooth, GNSS (GPS+ GLONASS), FM, WLAN, WiFi Direct, Miracast and NFC…
Additional details, in case you need ‘em, can be found at ST-Ericsson’s press release and at their website.
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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.
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