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CES 2009: iPhone may get GPGPU acceleration
Imagination Technologies will announce a new version of its graphics chip IP tomorrow. The PowerVR SGX543 is the firm's first multi-core capable GPU technology which scales to, in theory, an unlimited number of cores and offer support for GPGPU acceleration. While Imagination's technology is ...
Apple: iWork 2009
Apple: iWork 2009
iWork.com — Store Mac iPod + iTunes iPhone Downloads Support Search Meet the next generation of notebooks. The new 13-inch MacBook. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro. Watch the new MacBook video. Hot News Headlines Read the latest news and information from Apple. The ... (more) Apple: iWork 2009
Paper suggests Apple's iPhone nano will ring this spring
appleinsider.com — Rumors that Apple plans to release a more compact version of the iPhone refuse to fade, with new claims out of the Far East suggesting the device is slated to appear sometime this spring. (more) Paper suggests Apple's iPhone nano will ring this spring
CES tempting Apple-related electronics makers from Macworld
appleinsider.com — No matter Apple's plans to attend CES on its own, those accessory builders who once only attended Macworld are being offered a chance to exhibit in a special section of the larger Las Vegas show. (more) CES tempting Apple-related electronics makers from Macworld
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Four core iPhones and firmware 3.0
The Apple Core — ... of the most interesting rumors I’ve been tracking here at Macworld Expo in San Francisco surrounds the mysterious four-core iPhone . While the current iPhone has (roughly) the processing power of the Sony PSP, an upgraded four core iPhone would slaughter pretty much every portable gaming platform on the market. The other part of the story is firmware 3.0, which is said to be required on the iPhone “quad.” Imagination Technologies will announce the PowerVR SGX543 at CES tomorrow ( TGDaily ), it’s the firm’s first multi-core capable GPU technology and Apple could have access to ...

A quad-core iPhone?
VentureBeat — ... Imagination Technologies is set to announce its PowerVR SGX543, a multi-core graphics processing unit (GPU) tomorrow at CES, according to TG Daily. Apple enthusiasts may recognize the company: It was disclosed that ...

iPhone Firmware 3.0 and Future Multi-Core iPhones
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... , Imagination Technologies is announcing a new version of its its graphics chip IP. “The PowerVR SGX543 is the firm’s first multi-core capable GPU technology which scales to, in theory, an unlimited number of cores and offer support for GPGPU acceleration,” tgdaily explains. Apple is an ...

Quad-core Apple iPhones with GPGPU acceleration and firmware 3.0
MacDailyNews — ... top boxes and mobile phones. According to Imagination, one core delivers a performance of 35 million polygons per second and a fill rate of 1 Gigapixel per second at 200 MHz." Gruener reports, "The next iPhone may not get this chip, but rely on the current SGX version (which is a significant step up from the MBX chip.) But two generations out, the 543 could be a stunning platform and the iPhone may run applications you can only run on your PC today." Much more in the full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "James W." for the heads up.] ...

Linkpost | 1.9.2009
TechBlog — ... new SSDs for laptops and netbooks at CES -- $250 for a 120-GB model. • Obama Urges Delay In Digital TV Switch - Basically, the nation isn't ready to give up analog TV, he says. Also Obama Digs In for His BlackBerry • Google Chrome 2.0 Pre-Beta - Chrome 1.0 just left beta, and here's comes the next one. But, um, where's the Mac version? • Four core iPhones and firmware 3.0 - Will the next version of the iPhone be a gaming powerhouse? Also CES 2009: iPhone may get GPGPU acceleration • Photos: LG Watch Phone Is for Real - It looks ...

The iPhone Non-Killer
Digital Daily — ... destined for an upcoming iPhone hardware revision. If this proves true and Apple does release a multi-core GPU iPhone–which is not as much of a stretch as you might think–it would likely support features we’re more accustomed to seeing on the PC. And as, The Apple Core’s Jason O’Grady notes, “it would slaughter pretty much every portable gaming platform on the market.” ...

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