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Lightning Fast iPods and iPhones Coming Soon - Apple Acquires Obscure Processor Company
Forbes reports that Apple has agreed to purchase chip manufacturer P.A. Semi for $278 million. The company, founded in 2003, focuses on sophisticated, low-power chips that could possibly used in future models of the iPhone.
The decision to center the iPhone design around a chip that Apple could own marks a significant strategic choice by Apple [...]
Latest iPhone 2.0 beta reveals 3G chipset
Hidden away in the latest test firmware for iPhone developers is the mention of the chipset that will power third-generation cellular Internet access in Apple’s next generation of the device.
Discovered by the creators of the popular ZiPhone jailbreak and unlocking utility, a small, nondescript entry in the new firmware used to identify the phone’s chipset [...]
