Broadcom to make new processor

Broadcam, a semiconductor company, has recently come up with some new processor, the BCM2763 Videocore IV, that can do some pretty amazing things. For example, it can allow a camera phone to take full 1080p HD video footage with up to 20 Megapixels. It can also do multiple shots per second, face and ...

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Broadcom’s New Chip Makes 1080p Cell Phone Cameras Possible

I know, the headline kind of says it all, but it's still rather exciting news all the same.  Cell phone cameras aren't exactly the most powerful tools in the photographer's arsenal.  In fact, they're kind of minimalist.  They have to be; after all, they're sharing not very much space with a whole lot of other ...

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