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Apple is working on quad-core IOS devices
FRUIT THEMED GADGET SELLER Apple is working on quad-core IOS devices, according to reports.
According to 9 to 5 Mac, updated processing core management software that supports the dual-core processing enabled by the A5 Iphone and Ipad chip, as well as quad-core processing, is hidden deep inside the latest IOS 5.1 beta.
Apparently the Iphone and Ipad quad-core chip references come through a hidden panel that describes cores supported by IOS device hardware, and the updated core management software includes an option of "/cores/core.3", which represents a fourth available processing core.
Experts say that core references begin at "0", so a single core device would be limited to "/cores/core.0" and a dual-core device would appear as "/cores/core.1".
The first-generation Ipad chip was clocked at 1GHz with the single core A4 processor, and the device was bumped up to dual-core chip with the A5 processor a year later.
Although this hint in Apple's IOS 5.1 beta software doesn't necessarily mean that a quad-core chip will feature in its next generation Iphone and Ipad devices, the cappuccino company would be wise to use one sooner rather than later. µ
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Anyone who writes software for a living should know that you dont write code for 2cores, or 4 cores - you write it for x cores!
You inspect the device for available cores and configure accordingly.
You would expect people who develop OS's to follow well-developed patterns.
How long before Apple start suing other manufacturers for making a hand held device that is thin, rectangular with a touch sensitive screen and 4 cores that can play music, play videos, browse the internet and take photos because they invented it all before anyone else?
If how their company has been operating recently is anything to go by, very soon is my bet.