Friday, July 31, 2009

Samsung confirms a Tegra-based smartphone is in the works, all other details shrouded in mystery

NVIDIAs Tegra chip has shown itself to be quite a gem, especially in the field of augmented reality zombie destruction. Looks like Samsung agrees with that sentiment, and has confirmed that its currently developing a smartphone with the powerful processor. Thats not a lot to go on, but knowing the capabilities of the CPU, were excited. Its probably safe to assume an AMOLED touchscreen is a given, as well as a plethora of TouchWiz widgets, but whether or not the phone goes with Windows Mobile or Android is still a mystery. A recent rumor suggested one of the "top five" smartphone makers would be releasing a $199 GSM-based Tegra device by years end -- no indication if these two reports are one in the same, but wed love to see what Sammy has in store sooner rather than later.