Intel has taken the wraps off its next generation of processors for handhelds and smart phones. These chips, long known by their code name "Bulverde," have been officially named the PXA270 series.
What many high-end handheld users have been hoping for with this new series is higher clock-speeds; the XScale line has topped out at 400 MHz since early 2002. These people won't be disappointed, as the PXA270 series will include chips with clock-speeds of 624 MHz, 520 MHz, 416 MHz, and 312 MHz.
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