Qualcomm is hoping to boost the processing speed of more mobile devices after it announced it will be bringing a smartphone and smartbook based on its superfast Snapdragon chip.
The chip will be used in a smartphone manufactured by a Korean company, meaning the finger is quickly going to be pointed at LG or Samsung, and a Taiwanese company picking up the smartbook.
For those that don't know / don't care about the smartbook category, it's a device that bridges the shrinking gap between a smartphone and a netbook, so basically high performance in a smaller package. (And yes, we hate the name too).
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The Snapdragon processor, which will hit European markets with the Acer F1 and the Toshiba TG01 at some point in the future, is the fastest on the mobile phone market at 1GHz processing speed, easily eclipsing the likes of the Samsung Jet with its 800MHz effort.
The new devices will be available around Q4 this year in Korea, although there's currently no word on when / if they will hit the UK (though you'd have to expect something this high end would make it all around the world).
Via Unwired View
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tech89
June 24th
3. I have a vision of a world becoming saturated with smart phones that people will collide into each other in the streets because the whole world is looking down at their phones. I bought a samsung e720 payg for £124 when it was new and the only amount i would get offered would be £10 if i traded it in. It works as a phone and still goes strong. It was a lot of money for me to spend, of my savings.
I'm amazed people can cash out the few hundred pounds for a contract for an iphone. The device will depreciate in value by a lot in 2 years and the contract for minutes/messages i question how many people actually use most of their monthly limit.
They should increase the number lamposts. It might give people the smack of common sense they need when they run into one or a person.
I'll buy and iphone 3GS when my current phone eventually dies on me and the device is on a suitable priced contract that does not rip me off. So i give 2 years for this to happen.
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zero_cool
June 23rd
2. I like the name. Reminds me of Penny's computer in Inspector Gadget...
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anon654
June 23rd
1. "(And yes, we hate the name too)"
If you hate the name, then change it. The media probably has more power on naming new items of technology than any company. If you make up a name that sounds better and suits the item, then any official name should be forgotten.
This is just my opinion and one that even I am not sure of, but you should at least make some attempt, because if you succeed it would be cool for reasons I can't think of or put into words.
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