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Dual-Core Processor Could Be Among Next iPhone’s Improvements

Written on June 16, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 5 people have commented

A number of different tidbits of information are pointing towards Apple shifting its chip design in-house, including the acquisition of P.A. Semi and the hiring of Mark Papermaster, but ARM clearly wants to give it every reason not to try to go it completely alone. It’s responsible for the Cortex A8 processor powering the much [...]

ARM-Optimized Flash: Adobe Serious About iPhone

Written on November 17, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 28 people have commented

The ongoing back-and-forth between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPhone is well-documented. First it was, then wasn’t, then was, then probably wasn’t again a possibility. If we take Apple CEO Steve Jobs at his word, then the problem lies with Flash being too heavy and Flash Lite being too insubstantial. And as it [...]