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ARM Unveils Next-Gen Processor, Claims 5x Speedup
unts writes "UK chip designer ARM [Note: check out this short history of ARM chips in mobile devices contributed by an anonymous reader] today released the first details of its latest project, codenamed 'Eagle.' It has branded the new design Cortex-A15, which ARM reckons demonstrates the jump in performance from its predecessors, the A8 and A9. ARM's new chip design can scale to 16 cores, clock up to 2.5GHz, and, the company claims, deliver a 5x performance increase over the A8: 'It's like taking a desktop and putting it in your pocket,' said [VP of processor marketing — Eric Schorn], and it was clear that he considers this new design to be a pretty major shot across the bows of Intel and AMD. In case we were in any doubt, he turned the knife further: 'The exciting place for software developer graduates to go and hunt for work is no longer the desktop.'"
"It's like taking a desktop and putting it in your pocket," said Schorn.
That's gotta be one of the most uncomfortable marketing images ever.
"Is that an ARM in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?"
No kidding, isn't that like $1000?
For large sets, this will be our guide even unto death, for the LORD will work for each type of data it is applied to...
ARM is everywhere. It's in your iPhone [...] in tablets, in NAS boxes, in DVD players... countless applications.
Sorry, I wasn't listening. I was looking at the woman in the red dress.
Brain surgery - it's not rocket science!
I know many CS graduates who have thought that the most interesting stuff to play with is in the pocket.
AMD's 64-bit extensions, called amd64 internally by the Windows tools...
There's no need to insult Microsoft's programmers by calling them 'tools'. They have enough vitriol hurled at them already from all the users that experience BSODs and viruses.
Tiller's Rule: Never use a word in written form that you've only heard and never read. You will end up looking foolish.