I can imagine Microsoft adopting Atom as one possible SoC for Windows Phone 8 (or whatever version). Motorola seems to like the idea of an x86 phone (a Motorola 68k phone would be interesting, though). I can see other Android vendors who don't happen to have a SoC division gladly moving to Atom if it's cheap enough and tangibly better.
Razer i, which has an Atom processor, beats A6, the best performer in the ARM field, most of the time in non-GPU tasks (one area it is lacking is GPU power), while power consumption is average for a phone. Android adds additional overhead not present in iOS, too.
If anyone can work miracles and cram x86 into a phone, it's Intel. As ARM designs have to start dealing with greater complexity, Intel can apply their immense experience with x86 and improve performance without dramatically increasing power consumption.
With some more work, I can see Atom beating the hell out of any ARM design in the same power envelope. I'll give it one or two generations.
The trick is to gather a bunch of bureaucrats, pay them well, and ship them off to a central location where they can think of ways of pushing paperwork and legal requirements to businesses.
To avoid excessive paperwork, just get rid of the old requirements and use the ones developed by said group of bureaucrats.
Companies now have to deal with lots of regulation, which mostly protects consumers, and it becomes cheaper to treat your customers well than to ignore the problems.
Of course. Thermodynamics 101. There is no creating energy, only conversion is possible. As there are no systems with 100% efficiency, there are always losses.
Not a problem with modern engines and catalytic converters.
Pure hydrocarbons without all the crap would also be better than burning oil with countless things in it (sulfur, as a somewhat outdated example, comes to mind).
If you're talking about synthetic diamonds, don't forget they have near 0 value because they're not rare. They're used in all kinds of industrial applications because they're relatively cheap for the benefit.
We're talking billions in up-front investment. You can't keep that kind of debt for long (see countless states, and here you wouldn't have the protections afforded to some states). An extra supply reduces prices, making it even more difficult to break even.
It's a wonder so few people actually realize that introducing a massive supply of *insert rare thing here* makes that thing non-rare, bringing down cost.
If it's on a phone (passive devices that work like RFID tags are a different story), it should obviously only transmit dataif you tell it "I wanna use credit card x" and authenticate yourself.
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Because Windows will never have developer support. /s
Since when is subtracting 1 every iteration higher math?
I'd buy a "2013's the year of the Linux desktop" t-shirt, but I think I'll hack my 2010 and 2003 shirts together.
Someone should tell the year of the Linux desktop that it's not polite to not show up at one's own party.
I'm not sure Cisco has the general benefit of society in mind when doing *insert evil thing here*.
19th century design that has never been successfully built.
Have you looked at the thing? It was for a long time considered impossible to build. Not "too difficult to be worth it", impossible.
Power numbers follow in page 13.
Razr i has average to above average battery life and has an average battery, if I recall correctly
I can imagine Microsoft adopting Atom as one possible SoC for Windows Phone 8 (or whatever version). Motorola seems to like the idea of an x86 phone (a Motorola 68k phone would be interesting, though). I can see other Android vendors who don't happen to have a SoC division gladly moving to Atom if it's cheap enough and tangibly better.
It's been pretty much proven that the "x86 legacy baggage" or however you want to put it does not seriously affect Intel's Atom for phones.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6330/the-iphone-5-review/10
Razer i, which has an Atom processor, beats A6, the best performer in the ARM field, most of the time in non-GPU tasks (one area it is lacking is GPU power), while power consumption is average for a phone. Android adds additional overhead not present in iOS, too.
If anyone can work miracles and cram x86 into a phone, it's Intel. As ARM designs have to start dealing with greater complexity, Intel can apply their immense experience with x86 and improve performance without dramatically increasing power consumption.
With some more work, I can see Atom beating the hell out of any ARM design in the same power envelope. I'll give it one or two generations.
Why is it silly if it can potentially replace a laptop in many cases? Just attach the keyboard when using as a laptop.
I must ask that you refrain from creating paradoxes. You might trap a defenceless AI that happened to be reading these comments.
Have a heart and help those who can't defend themselves.
Inflation might have had some effect on the pricing of halloween candy as well...
The trick is to gather a bunch of bureaucrats, pay them well, and ship them off to a central location where they can think of ways of pushing paperwork and legal requirements to businesses.
To avoid excessive paperwork, just get rid of the old requirements and use the ones developed by said group of bureaucrats.
Companies now have to deal with lots of regulation, which mostly protects consumers, and it becomes cheaper to treat your customers well than to ignore the problems.
EU in a nutshell.
Sure you can, as long as they're signed.
Guess where the water goes?
Hint: It doesn't disappear.
Hint: It's a gas.
Hint: It will eventually condense and turn liquid.
Hint: It'll rain back.
These days, most engine noise comes from the fan, not the engine's core.
Kinda like turboprops are insanely loud.
BMW uses it. There might be others, though. Keeps batteries charged up despite the start-stop thingy, most of the time.
Of course. Thermodynamics 101. There is no creating energy, only conversion is possible. As there are no systems with 100% efficiency, there are always losses.
Not a problem with modern engines and catalytic converters.
Pure hydrocarbons without all the crap would also be better than burning oil with countless things in it (sulfur, as a somewhat outdated example, comes to mind).
If you're talking about synthetic diamonds, don't forget they have near 0 value because they're not rare. They're used in all kinds of industrial applications because they're relatively cheap for the benefit.
We're talking billions in up-front investment. You can't keep that kind of debt for long (see countless states, and here you wouldn't have the protections afforded to some states). An extra supply reduces prices, making it even more difficult to break even.
It's a wonder so few people actually realize that introducing a massive supply of *insert rare thing here* makes that thing non-rare, bringing down cost.
That's exactly my point, they can if they're allowed to control lethal military androids! *Insert Android running Android pun here*
Good luck using a phone's magnotemeter to identify something that wasn't designed to be unique, especially with real world noise around.
Just be sure to treat them right, or else they might start planning a robot apocalypse.
On a related note, I feel we should not use phones to control deadly military androids.
If it's on a phone (passive devices that work like RFID tags are a different story), it should obviously only transmit dataif you tell it "I wanna use credit card x" and authenticate yourself.