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Qualcomm and ARM to slap 1.5GHz chips in smart phones

Qualcomm and ARM are planning to release powerful processors that may run a new generation of smart phones.  Qualcomm expects to release the 1.2GHz, dual-core 8260 chip in the first half of 2011. A 1.5GHz, dual-core 8672 CPU is expected to emerge in July 2011. Qualcomm is the manufacturer of the 1GHz Snapdragon chip that runs Android devices like the HTC …

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Google adds walking directions to Android

Urban dwellers and tourists exploring a new city now can get improved walking directions thanks to Google Maps for Android. Available on the application’s 4.5 update, Walking Navigation offers many of the standard Google Navigation features, but tailors them to pedestrians. Walking Navigation will use more than city streets to guide you on your way; it also will take into …

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