New PowerVR Chip Means iPhone HD Getting Closer?
We've made no bones about it, TiPb wants us some iPhone HD this June! Looks like the stars are aligning closer and closer to give it to us as well, what with faster 802.11n mobile WiFi chips, and rumors of quad-core cpu's for iPhone 3.0. Now that OpenCL supporting PowerVR graphics core boost might be on the way as well. Says Apple Insider:
Imagination Technologies has quietly slipped out word this week of a new mobile chip known as the PowerVR SGX543. [...] In practice, the technology is powerful enough to push 35 million polygons per second and 1 billion pixels per second and can thus easily drive HD resolution video output, including when 3D is involved.
HD aside, any gamers looking forward to that kind of quad-core, super graphical powered fun?
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HA! Do that blackberry/palm/android :)
Hi Rene,
Looks like we both agree on this one. We ran a similiar story today.
Regards,
-Billhttp://www.MyiPhonePlace.com
See you in june for the next model !
But not sure for quad core...
come on.........do you reallllllllly need HD on a screen that fits in your hand?
quad core by June:o I'd have to see to believe it..
You'll have to look through a magnifying glass to see a significant difference with HD on such a small screen. The naked eye has it's limits.
Not saying they won't do it... but it's pointless. :roll:
I hope this is just a rumor. I think iPhone users would like cut and paste and some other essentials before having the need to drop $400 on a new phone.
Do you think AT&T will allow people tknipgrade to the new phone like they did when the 3g one came out
This is Apple's strategy to take back the desktop market. They will do it by putting the PC into your pocket.
They need a few things first:
Just imagine not having a desktop PC. I just sit down in my chair and the display, keyboard, mouse all communicate with the phone. And I can play HD movies, games, etc. with performance better than today's PCs.
Apple is making two business plays here. (read the book The Innovator's Dilemma)
So I say put more PC features into the handhelds!
@Charles Malby:
Yeah... The entire population will just test games and review movies for a living. That makes sense. :roll:
@steve: LOL
@charles: i think i'll keep my desktop / laptop for now
I Want!
I just got my iPhone 3G and now there may be a newer one? :( Hopefully it's just a rumor and isn't true.
@Raul G: its technologys its always getting better which means new products have to come out especially with apple they are always updating there products just like the original ipohne they came oit with the 3 g a year later so expect a new ipohne to come out every year
I also don't see the point of HD (but man, this website pushes it!). However, the advantages for gaming are obvious.
Idthink apple will throw out a new iPhone ANY time soon. Probably in '10 of something but definately not right now.
They have taken G-tunes off of the Android Market and what's left there in its place has really lousy reviews. Download at your own risk!