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The Decay of the Atom Processor->

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Phopojijo
Phopojijo writes "It is easy to pass judgment on the netbook form factor but the problem was always its processing ability — the form factor just inherited the blame by association. Low-voltage adaptations of mainstream architectures will soon collide against ARM and leave low-power x86 architectures with no legitimate room to exist: “Intel is likely to continue on with Atom in computers, but only because it will be easy to offer the fruits of its smartphone endeavors in desktop and laptop PCs. There’s no particular reason for Intel to kill it but – in regards to laptops and desktops – there’s no reason for Intel to make it better.”"
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Comment: Re:Still behind iOS and Android (Score 1) 151

by Emetophobe (#39775953) Attached to: Skype Finally Arrives On Microsoft Phones

Unlike your Android phone (leap of faith there), Windows Phones do not yet need a dual core processor

I stopped reading right here. Dual core processors are *NOT* a requirement for Android phones. My 1.5 year old Nexus S has a single core 1Ghz processor with 512MB ram, and it's still extremely fast and responsive. I also recently upgraded from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3 and it's even faster than before. Dual cores are a luxury, not a requirement.

Android

RIM says Android app ecosystem is a "cesspool"->

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MrSeb
MrSeb writes "The former king of smartphones, RIM, has been having trouble getting its fledgling PlayBook OS off the ground, even going so far as to build a system for running Android apps on the platform. This effort hasn’t exactly turned things around for RIM, which is still seeing the PlayBook falter in the market. In fact, the high rate of Android app piracy on its platform has resulted in a large volume of complaints from developers. The solution, according to RIM VP Alec Saunders is to remove sideloading of third-party apps, which RIM is going to do in an upcoming software update. According to Saunders, RIM is making this move to avoid creating a “chaotic cesspool” like the Google Play Store. If it’s true for RIM, are Android developers suffering from excessive piracy because of sideloading on Android as well? Could Google disable sideloading and see a new renaissance for apps?"
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Technology

Android beats Apple in China mobile platform race: report->

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fishmike
fishmike writes "Google Inc's Android mobile operating system (OS) was the top smartphone platform in China last year, growing its market share by about 35 percent in the world's largest market for mobile phones, a Chinese technology research firm said.

At the end of 2011, Android had 68.4 percent of the smartphone OS market by the number of smartphones sold, up from 33.6 percent at the end of the first quarter of last year, Beijing-based research firm Analysys International said in a report on Tuesday."
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Canada

Canada to Retire the Penny->

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butilikethecookie writes "Canada's 2012 federal budget will eliminate production of the penny starting this fall in order to save costs. The budget claims that the coin is a "burden to the economy," as it it costs the Canadian government 1.6 cents to produce each penny — and Canada estimates that it will save about $11 million a year with its elimination. Canada joins a growing number of countries in sacking the penny, including Sweden, New Zealand, Mexico, Australia, Israel, Brazil, and others, and the penny debate is currently ongoing in the US. Looks like I'm done collecting Canadian Pennies. *sad face*"
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