14 DAY TRIAL // Those wondering who would first demonstrate a quad-core ARM platform with support for the Windows 8 operating system need ask no longer, as NVIDIA might just be the one.
That NVIDIA would deliver a new Tegra series SoC (system-on-chip) device is something that was made more than clear months ago.
The first one to succeed Tegra 2 is a solution known as Kal El, featuring four ARM cores.
There has already been a fair amount of talk about it on the Internet, and outside of it.
Apparently, this chip is again making the news, courtesy of what one might name a triumvirate, even if two out of three companies are collaborating more closely with each other than with the third.
More specifically, with a Microsoft Build developers' conference coming up, Samsung and NVIDIA decided to work together on a quad-core tablet.
Provided rumors are true, this will be the first time a company actually demonstrating a four-core ARM chip with support for Windows 8.
With this to give NVIDIA all the prestige it needs to add on top of its considerable Tegra 2 success, Samsung will also show that it is ready for the new operating system.
As for Microsoft, even though the tablet will only be a proof-of-concept (since Windows 8 is still months away), the company will be able to boast about its software now supporting 'untraditional' hardware.
The tablet device will no doubt support the Google Android OS as well, even if this won't be among the highlights of the demo at Build.
Unfortunately, as was expected, neither of the three companies involved in this alleged project commented on the reports.
Users that want to get better acquainted with the Kal El can drop by this article, which says that it will be about five times as strong as the Tegra 2.