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b. The first things that come into your head when you hear 1GHz ARM are 'epic phones' and 'I want to make a cluster out of those'
c. Imagining the thought of all these in one unit...fap fap fap]]>Sep 22nd 2009 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/
Terrible, terrible user experience.]]>Sep 22nd 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 3:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/
Some highlights from wikipedia:
"PRAM can offer much higher performance in applications where writing quickly is important, both because the memory element can be switched more quickly, and also because single bits may be changed to either 1 or 0 without needing to first erase an entire block of cells."

"PRAM devices also degrade with use, for different reasons than Flash, but degrade much more slowly. A PRAM device may endure around 100 million write cycles" (Flash does 10,000 to 100,000)

"The special gates used in Flash memory "leak" charge (electrons) over time, causing corruption and loss of data. The resistivity of the memory element in PCM is more stable; at the normal working temperature of 85°C, it is projected to retain data for 300 years."

So it's better in many ways but is more easy to damage with temperatures getting outside its range, so don't put it in the dryer after you left it in the wash by accident.
]]>Sep 22nd 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/"The 512Mb PRAM can erase 64 Kilowords (KWs) in 80 milliseconds (ms), which is over 10 times faster than NOR flash memory. In data segments of 5 Megabytes (MBs), PRAM can erase and rewrite data approximately seven times faster than NOR flash. "
"By using PRAM, the battery life of a handset can be extended over 20 percent. "
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Err... last time i looked they were the second biggest handset manufacturer in the world in terms of sales. Not exactly what i would call bombing....Maybe Samsung doesn't like you guys in the US but here in Europe we get some pretty high end stuff from Samsung and the like.]]>Sep 22nd 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/Sep 22nd 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/samsung-randd-goes-bananas-for-mobile-intros-1ghz-processor-5-me/
I'd really like to see mobiles leap forward with graphics and processing.
Once I can run HD Flash video's without any lag, I'll be content!

(MS, please make a Zune HD phone with a REAL browser)]]>Sep 23rd 2009 10:57PM