Posts by derekmorr

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  Even if you accept those numbers (which I am very skeptical of), that's well under 1% of iPhones - hardly a very impressive number. Considering that the jailbreak has only been...

Quote:Originally Posted by Quadra 610 For Joe Average, "customization", "boot loaders", ROMS, and all that other nonsense is completely trumped by ease of use, and breadth and depth of the Apple ecosystem. Given *choice*, *ability*...

Actually, wouldn't it depend on the algorithm in question? Not all tasks can be parallelized. Amdahl's law bites.

A very interesting rumor. I can see why Google (and several of their users) would love to see Chrome on iOS. But given Apple's limitations for third-party apps, I wonder how crippled it would be. A few questions: * Could Chrome...

There's a little more information on their new Atom SoCs here: http://semiaccurate.com/2012/05/11/intel-outs-merrifield-and-6331/

Intel has teased some specs for the next Atom SoC, the Z2580. It's supposed to be dual-core at 1.3 GHz (bursting to 1.8 GHz), with an SGX 544MP2 GPU at 533 MHz. It'll still be on the 32nm process, though. Anandtech did a writeup a few...

Quote:  I've yet to find a website for Android (or ANY of the individual companies that make Android devices) that carries the same tone as AppleInsider, et. al.   Yes, and that's a good thing. Too often, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by hill60    So if you have a Galaxy whatever or other Android device and want to use Amazon's repository you have no choice BUT to allow other sources, conversely if you have an...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro    Google locks Android users into their proprietary digital multimedia content service, Google Play.  While content may be available from alternative...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta   they can install a different, unsupported, malware infested UI if they wish. Do you have any evidence that third-party launchers in the Play Store are malware? Or is...