According to the WSJ, LG will begin using Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processors in upcoming smartphones, marking just the second time a company has agreed to use the chips in their mobile devices.
Currently, smartphones from Samsung, Motorola and others use processors from Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.
Microsoft's now-defunct Kin smartphones used the Tegra chips, but poor branding ... [ read the full article ]
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"It is unclear what operating system will be paired with LG smartphones using the Tegra chips, but most tend to agree it will be Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's upcoming mobile OS."
The Tegra must be cursed...first it goes into the Kin (Possibly Microsoft's biggest failure ever), now it is going into WinMo7 (After all the investments and higher hardware costs, this actually might be a bigger loss than Kin).
I don't know what the idiots over at nVidia are thinking; if this is actually a good chip, then ship a few over to HTC and Motorola, and they will build awesome Android phones around them. If it is not a good chip, then I guess they are on the right path (only selling the chips to companies that won't make any sales anyway).
Originally posted by KillerBug: "It is unclear what operating system will be paired with LG smartphones using the Tegra chips, but most tend to agree it will be Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's upcoming mobile OS."
The Tegra must be cursed...first it goes into the Kin (Possibly Microsoft's biggest failure ever), now it is going into WinMo7 (After all the investments and higher hardware costs, this actually might be a bigger loss than Kin).
I don't know what the idiots over at nVidia are thinking; if this is actually a good chip, then ship a few over to HTC and Motorola, and they will build awesome Android phones around them. If it is not a good chip, then I guess they are on the right path (only selling the chips to companies that won't make any sales anyway).
I have a Zune HD and it works fine. I am very happy with it. Not an apple fan, and not looking to start flame war, but I think this may make for a permanent replacement for my zune and BB.
...But that is a Zune...it is nothing but a media player...no internet, no flash, no calling. It does not really need much performance to do such minimal tasks...it would work just as well (possibly better) with one of the many ARM variants found in smart phones.
