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Quote: "48 cores, of course, could open completely opportunities what a smartphone could accomplish."
Wow! I hope it can send sms or even... have an adress book! Or make calls from subway!"
Well, smartphones are designed to do a lot more than that. They're not just for doing tasks as a phone, but are these days meant as a pocket device to replace all other pocket devices. They're more like pocket PCs with the power to make phone calls. The more power you give them, the more you can do with them. I find my smartphone to be really handy, I don't just use it to make phone calls, send messages or use the address book.
I use it for the internet when I'm out and about, I use it to check email, access Microsoft Office if need be (and I have), if I'm sitting around waiting I've got games I can play, I can go out with my headphones in an listen to music. I can even use it to get my bus schedules up, find places near to me, use it as a GPS device, get directions and a lot more, all in the palm of my hand. It's not a necessity (because there's other ways of doing all that), but it's a massive convenience.
I think we should by all means be happy research like this happens and that they're improving technology, it can offer new possibilities and new benefits. It would be interesting to see how the 48-cores will be applied. Once upon a time, anything above a single core 1ghz was considered insanely powerful. Today, it's considered pretty weak, my smart phone has more processing power than that.
