So quad-core "superphones" are out. Whats next?

[NZed]

Quad-core Tegra 3.... Fujitsu branded

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/fujisu-arrows-tegra-3-prototype-eyes-on/

 

[Kentochan]

Octo-core laptops? Who knows, but mobile computing has gotten a lot more powerful over the last few years!

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Computers that are in a cellphone form factor, that when docked, turn into a fully featured computer.

Expect that come Windows 8, and maybe 10.8 if Apple can fix OS X.

 

[Abstract]

"Guys, I have a revolutionary new product idea that will change the market forever: 8 cores."


"......"

 

[ravenvii]

Computers that are in a cellphone form factor, that when docked, turn into a fully featured computer.

Expect that come Windows 8, and maybe 10.8 if Apple can fix OS X.

The Motorola Atrix does this. While very cool, it wasn't all that successful.

 

[NZed]

The Motorola Atrix does this. While very cool, it wasn't all that successful.

Yea, I almost bought it because of this, but i already have a laptop.

 

[wrinkster22]

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Octo core phones. Duh.

 

[OutThere]

G5 Powerbooks!

 

[thejadedmonkey]

The Motorola Atrix does this. While very cool, it wasn't all that successful.

I'd argue that the only reason it wasn't hugely successful was because it was running Android. Give it a real desktop OS -Windows or OS X- and I think people would have thought more of it. At its current iteration, it's like asking why linux isn't dominant in the workplace (over Windows)

 

[sammich]

The iPhone 5...duh.

 

[acidfast7]

I think that American customers would be more excited by a reasonably-priced non-mandatory data plan (i.e. pre-paid options) rather than higher quality hardware.