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Multi-Core Technology Coming To Smartphones

Oct 3, 2007, 12:36 PM by (staff)

Symbian today announced it will support ARM's symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) technology in future versions of its OS. SMP will allow Symbian based phones to use chips that have more than one processor, the same way that modern computers use multi-core chips. Symbian based phones will only use one of the cores in standby or when running simple tasks to save power, but for more processor hungry multimedia applications or games, the additional core(s) can be activated. The first smartphones with this technology are not expected until 2010.

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dublea

Oct 4, 2007, 12:39 PM

What I would like to see...

is a phone using a multi-core technology where each core takes on a different process's of the hardware. Let me give you and example. You create a 4-6 core CPU for a mobile device where 1-2 cores handle applications, one core acts as the GPU, one core acts as sound/connections/etc. Its very similar to the way the PS3 works but more efficiently. This way you could make the hardware smaller, make the battery larger (so the size kinda stays the same) and devices can now perform like a home PC.

pennyless10

yeah because the playstation 3 is the model of a perfect hardware setup 🙄
instead of people complaining about the poor battery life of thin phones they should buy LARGER PHONES WITH BIGGER BATTERIES!!! for 1 they can fit more battery into a la...
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BigHev

Oct 3, 2007, 4:24 PM

Not new...

...they already had these phones in the movie "2010".
They found the technology on Jupiter...
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

beeferjay

LEAVE DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY ALONE.

its going through a tough time, it has two children. it didnt know its husband was going to be a user.

all it does is give and give and you want more.

It just lost its aunt, its going through a tough time.......
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