Qualcomm has confirmed that two dual-core Snapdragon CPUs will be hitting devices next year, boasting clock speeds as high as 1.5GHz.
The 1.2GHz dual-core 8260 will go into volume production during the first half of next year, and the more powerful 1.5GHz dual core 8672 processor will being hitting devices in the Q3.
Initially, CEO Paul Jacobs had said that the 8672 would ship during the first six months of the year, also, but the company later delayed the chip.
Additionally, Qualcomm will begin to ship its 800MHz 7X30 and 1GHz 8X65 chips, which boost performance from previous chips at the same clock speeds.
The current 1GHz chips have become standard in recent Android devices, and likely for upcoming Windows 7 devices, as well.
Result for: volume production
If a slip from a Chinese wholesaler is accurate, then the highly anticipated Palm Pre is already in mass production and the device could be available at the rumored May 17th release date.
Ludle International says the smartphone is already in volume production and the company provided an “example unit” and a packaging slip.
A few of the early impressions of the phone are that it “feels smaller than an iPhone, the design’s screen is less scratch-proof but is compensated for by a tougher (though fingerprint-prone) back.”
We will keep you updated.
Result for: volume production
According to a report by the DigiTimes, it seems that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has now officially granted licenses to 11 Chinese manufacturers, meaning the consumer should see a larger selection of standalone Blu-ray players soon, and hopefully with cheaper price points.
Masayuki Kozuka, general manager for Matsushita Electric Industrial’s storage device business, and a member of the BDA board, made the announcement during a recent technology trade fair in China.
The 11 “Format and Logo Licence Agreements” which were granted will allow “licensees to use specifications solely to develop, manufacture and sell BD products.” It also gives rights to the actual Blu-ray logo.
It is not known whom has been granted these licenses but it is expected that at least that China Hualu Panasonic AVC Networks, “a joint venture between Panasonic and the China-based Hualu Group” has received one of the grants. The licenses should cover Blu-ray research and development as well as production of discs, players and computer drives. Because of the licenses, volume production should begin in early 2009 from these Chinese manufacturers.
