Ever so shortly after hearing that next-generation cellphones could boast some
pretty powerful onboard graphics processing, Symbian has just announced that these same phones could support the ARM Symmetric Multi-processor (SMP) architecture. The firm has inked a deal with ARM that will enable future versions of the Symbian OS to support ARM SMP multicore technology, which is said to offer "exceptional multicore performance for media-rich applications along with the power efficiency required to continue to deliver industry leading battery life." Apparently, the two are looking to stuff the newly unveiled ARM Cortex A9 multicore processor into Symbian-based smartphones by 2010, so unfortunately, we've got a few years left to wait before this goes commercial.
posted Oct 4th 2007 10:51AM
Symbian keeps on rocking :) in yer face, winmo and castrated osx :))
I'm waiting for the open source community to pick up on this.. I'd love a device like the HTC touch but with Linux and compiz fusion.. and who wouldn't? :D
Whats the point of having multi-core when Symbians multi-tasking sucks?
Hehe and you have used Symbian right?
Oh waith i know what your gonna say you got N95 and E90 right?
Compared to what? Symbian is a pretty good OS , its a bit heavy on 'doing it there way'
Surely having multicore will only improve its multitasking performance.
I don't think "stuff" and "Cortex" should be used together in a sentence. It's too disturbing.
Symbian doesn't suck, it's the horrible UI software stacked on top of it by SE and Nokia that does. I'd much rather have a WM device without a touchscreen than a Nokia usability abortion. Apple's device doesn't have to be that good to be better than everything else. The bar is really that low.
isn't a symbian those things that girls sit on?