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Intel confirms, then denies, Atom powered iPhone?

By Truman Kain ⋅ May 19, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Last week, at Munich’s BMW World, Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer revealed that Apple would in fact be using Intel’s Atom processor in an upcoming iPhone. This particular iPhone would be bigger than the current model, but not because of the Atom processor, because of a bigger screen. Now though, only days later, Intel is denying Schwaderer’s statement, saying instead that he was talking about devices “that the Atom might power in the future.” So, what could this all mean? It COULD mean that Intel really did screw up, and Schwaderer really didn’t mean what he said. OR, it could mean that Apple’s trying to keep things on the down-low (which is almost always the case with most Mac Rumors.) I personally think that a 3G iPhone will be introduced on June 9th, and the next iPhone after that will incorporate the Atom processor. With the newfound power (and a bigger screen), this future model may even be able to run intense applications like Photoshop. That’s right: Photoshop on your iPhone. What do you think?
Source: MacRumors

Tags: Atom, Intel, iPhone