|  10-27-2016, 08:26 PM | #1 | 
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				Qualcomm to Buy NXP
			 
			
			Today announcement of Qualcomm to Buy NXP  explains why i.MX 7 is so delayed. Hopefully it is going to move forward in couple of years. Good luck everybody on epaper train. | 
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|  10-28-2016, 06:03 AM | #2 | 
| eBook Enthusiast            Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6 | 
			
			What "mind blowing reader based on i.MX 7" is it that you're referring to?
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|  10-28-2016, 06:49 AM | #3 | 
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			The topic is seriously misleading. It needs to be changed.
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|  10-28-2016, 06:56 AM | #4 | |
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|  10-28-2016, 07:08 AM | #5 | 
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|  10-28-2016, 07:30 AM | #6 | 
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|  10-28-2016, 09:19 AM | #7 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA, | 
			
			That might have some interest if it suggested further work on "Mirasol" displays. (The discussion of the demands on the company, might suggest the opposite.)  Luck; Ken | 
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|  10-28-2016, 04:53 PM | #8 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4 | 
			
			I think the big news here is more about scale than anything else.  With things like this and AT&T buying Time Warner companies are getting larger than they have in the past and there will be fewer and fewer of them.  There are scary aspects to this. It's nothing really new but at the moment there seems to be a lot of it and as there are more and more super-giant companies they'll accumulate more and more power. This is a good time to be 75 years old. It's more likely to be you young guy's problem.  Barry | 
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|  10-28-2016, 05:02 PM | #9 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,224 Karma: 3804496 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus, Lenovo Tab M9 | 
			
			I had been hoping the latest Kobos (Aura One and Aura Edition 2) would be based on the i.Mx-7. Oh well. Next time, maybe!
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|  10-31-2016, 10:29 PM | #10 | 
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			OK. I didn't expect such a question here. The electrophoretic displays (eReaders) are driven by i.MX processors which were developed by Freescale which was acquired by NXP which was recently acquired by Qualcomm. Your Onyx device with pathetic performance and ancient Android 4 (compared to phones and tablets) would make giant step with new generation i.MX chip. | 
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|  10-31-2016, 10:39 PM | #11 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 3,065 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633 | 
			
			What kind of giant step?  I use my devices for reading, and they are easily good enough for that already.  I'm sure it would be nice if the page turns were even faster, but they are already faster than the time it takes me to turn a page in a physical book.  Are you thinking about other types of applications (browsers, for example)?
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|  11-01-2016, 07:31 AM | #12 | |
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|  11-01-2016, 09:30 AM | #13 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA, | 
			
			It is somewhat off-topic for us Septuagenarians to be lamenting the world we have created - in the NEWS Forum.  Luck; Ken | 
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