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Edward Kirk
July 28th, 2009, 05:00 PM
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Samsung introduced a new mobile processor core similar to the one in the iPhone 3GS. Nicknamed <i>'<a href="http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/newsView.do?news_id=1030" target="_blank">Hummingbird</a>'</i>, the chip runs at 1GHz, compared to the 6Mhz chip in the iPhone. Theoretically, such a chip could potentially be used in future iPhone models with only minor changes. <!--break-->

<blockquote>"Samsung could drop Hummingbird into the existing S5PC100 design with few or no changes," Halfhill said in response to an e-mail query, referring to the S5PC100 processor now used in the iPhone 3GS. "Bingo! A next-gen iPhone that could run at speeds up to 1.0GHz," he said.</blockquote>

[via <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10296754-64.html" target="_blank">CNET</a>]</div>

NetMage
July 28th, 2009, 05:54 PM
I assume that was 600MHz?

iPhown
July 28th, 2009, 06:14 PM
I assume that was 600MHz?

Okay Mr. Technical. :P

foamysking
July 28th, 2009, 08:35 PM
well i guess the awesome new feature for the iphone 4g will be that you can cook eggs on it

Flip
July 29th, 2009, 12:29 PM
well i guess the awesome new feature for the iphone 4g will be that you can cook eggs on it

iSelfDestruct - new 4g app initiates catastrophic CPU meltdown with resulting lithium battery explosion. :p