Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Imagination Technologies, a British mobile chip maker in which Apple owns a minor stake, introduced the PowerVR SGX543, its latest GPU unit at the Las Vegas show. The new multi-core chip is designed for mobile phones to run HD-quality video and graphics better. The current generations of the iPhone and iPod Touch use an older model of Imagination's graphics chips.

Apple analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray predicts that the company's next big projects are mobile-phone related. If that is the case, it makes sense that Imagination Technologies's SGX chip could make its way into a future generation of iPhones.

Prediction: Apple announces the company will be using a multi-core chip designed by Imagination Technologies in 2009. An announcement from Imagination Technologies that Apple will run its quad-core chip will be sufficient for this prediction to be judged a success.

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Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple

Apple announces a multi-core iPhone in 2009?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:55 -0500

Could Apple be building a four-core iPhone? Rumors began spilling out of CES that Apple is working on a multi-core iPhone to run more powerful and graphics-intensive apps like games and movies.

Image: Apple