Fantasy Friday: We're drooling awesomesauce and coming like a boss

[H3R3T1C]

Why would one want an Octa-Core phone in the first place? It still won't make me coffee and take over the world...

[Wesley]

I don't think you'll get very far to taking over the world with anything. Not even Brain can do it!

[FreakKing]

I don't think you'll get very far to taking over the world with anything. Not even Brain can do it!

And he even tried it every evening! O_O

[H3R3T1C]

I don't think you'll get very far to taking over the world with anything. Not even Brain can do it!

He had access to a Pinky as well...:-P

[CrashHelmut]

Interestingly, another reputable source puts the Galaxy S4 processor running its Cortex-A15 cores at 1.2GHz:

Big.LITTLE pairs two distinct CPU cores, one larger and faster (in this case, a Cortex-A15 running at 1.2GHz) and one that is smaller and more power-efficient (a Cortex-A7 running at 1.6GHz). These two cores support the same instruction sets and can execute all of the same code, so speed and power consumption are the main differences between them. Lighter tasks like Web browsing and e-mail checking will be executed on the power-saving Cortex-A7 cores, while more computationally intensive tasks like gaming will be sent over to the Cortex-A15s

(source)

It still seems a bit odd though, but if this is the case, it would mean the quad-core North American version of the S4 (4 x Krait 300 cores running at 1.89GHz) may actually be a bit faster (although, less power efficient).

[Wesley]

Fantasy Friday: Raspberry Pi

I never really understood the attraction of the Raspberry Pi when I first heard about it. I mean, how successful can a little ARM-based computer that's fully programmable be that next big thing that every geek wants? Over time though, I've seen some rather cool stuff done with the Pi and I think it's time it earned its place in the Fantasy Friday column.

Linky

[KalMaverick]

Still want to get me one of those just to see what it's all about.