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03-12-2014, 04:12 PM
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZm2n_bLrTQWDC.b0r4umg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/apple-a7-chip-1.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/android-oems-likely-cash-apple-64-bit-marketing-195649004.html)A new note from ABI Research reveals that 64-bit mobile processors will dominate the mobile landscape by 2018, when such processors will grab 55% of the market. Criticized when Apple first unveiled it, and deemed to be nothing else than a “marketing gimmick” by Qualcomm – until the company later rescinded those comments – the A7 chip inside the iPhone 5s and iPad Air is only the first of a plethora of 64-bit mobile chips that will power devices off all shapes and sizes in the coming years. According to ABI, four years from now 64-bit processor shipments will exceed 1.12 billion units, with Android accounting for 60% market share followed by Apple with 30% and Windows with 9%. However,



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