Samsung CEO Stephen Woo gives a keynote at 2013 CES.
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Samsung's CEO Stephen Woo unveiled a new super 8-core micro processor during a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
The new Exynos5 Octa is processor that has two sets of four-core processors each. The new processor is made to run intense apps while also conserving energy while handling basic tasks, Woo told the audience. He showed off a few demos of the new processors. The key funciton of the new processor is to allow users to do several things at once while also making sure that the battery is not drained too quickly.
In one demo he showed a search for dinner on a Samsung tablet. The tablet pulls up several sites like Urbanspoon, Google Maps, etc. and it's able to do this without any disruption in the browser, Woo said. He also promised no dropped frames or stutters in HD movie playback. This chip is designed for high-end smartphones and tablets.
Glen Roland, vice president and head of mobile platform for Electornic Arts, came on stage to show a demo of a 3D game. Roland says this chip is about more than the speed of the processor, it's about the multitasking and 3D capabilities.
Electronic Arts VP Glen Roland shows off what the new 8-core processor from Samsung can do at CES 2013.
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