Samsung Galaxy S5 to Feature 14nm 64-Bit Exynos CPU

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is expected to announce a new flagship Android-based smartphone in January next year, and some more info on it has reportedly emerged online. According to the latest reports on the matter, coming from DDaily, the new device will feature a 14nm Exynos processor from Samsung, with 64-bit support packed inside. Furthermore, as SamMobile notes, the processor will feature ARM’s big.LITTLE octa-core configuration with Cortex-A53/A57 cores, and will need online half the power that Exynos 5420 uses at the moment. Apparently, Samsung is on track to have the first sample units ready for this year, and it will launch Galaxy S5 with the chip inside. However, provided that Galaxy S5 is launched...

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BlackBerry Confirms BBM for iOS, Android Coming “Within Days” [Reuters]

Good news for both Android and iOS fans, as BlackBerry is very close to launching the highly anticipated BlackBerry Messenger application for their favorite platforms. We reported yesterday that the Canadian company was working around the clock to fix the previous issues that had prevented it from completing the rollout of BBM for iOS last month and now we have more information on the matter. It appears that Frank Boulben, BlackBerry's chief marketing officer, told Reuters in an interview that he expected the BBM to launch on both iOS and Android “within days.” BlackBerry's rep claims that his company has already addressed all issues that led to a complete stop of the BBM for iOS deployment back in September. According to Boulben,...

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