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Mediatek has been on a roll producing some hair raising Soc's last month , the X10 and X20 - both based on the newer Cortex A72 architectures managed get some insane benchmark scores while being affordable to many of its OEM clientele ,like the X10 , the new P10 is said to attract keen manufacturers who search for "premium performance" at a lower cost . The P10 , unlike the  advanced X series , has 8 cores in Big little architecture with 4 Cortex A53 cores and 4 low power A53's , the Soc has 2Ghz clock speed and it comes with Mali -T860 Dual core GPU clocked to 700 mhz The P10 also boasts of Cat 6 data speeds on LTE , which means a theoretical data speed of 300mbps download speed , the chip is also has 110dB SNR and -95dB THD Hifi audio.The P10 is also said to feature MiraVision 2.0 which ensures HD@60fps playback .The Mediatek P10 is said to ship in the third quarter of this year. Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source -  Engadget

“Did you hear the joke about the 128 bit processor?” asked Ian Drew, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP of Business Development at ARM, in a blog post earlier today. This comes as a response to the Korea Herald article claiming that ARM is working on a 128-bit chip for 2015. Mr. Drew firmly discounts any reports that 128-bit chips are in the cards or that ARM execs will in any way reveal what ARM’s partners are doing. “News reports have suggested that ARM is developing 128-bit processor technology: this is not true. 64-bit processors are capable of supporting the needs of the computing industry now and for many years to come. There are absolutely no plans underway for 128 bit ARM-based chips because they simply aren’t needed. Rumors to the contrary are simply incorrect,” says Drew. He goes on to say that the current 32-bit family of ARM chips will be at the core of 10 billion chips this year. ARM is also launching its new ARMv8-A based 64-bit designs, which will soon hit the market....