The newly announced Samsung-Intrinsity "Hummingbird" processor ramps the ARM Cortex A8 archtecture to 1GHz. Could an updated Apple iPhone model with improved performance be right around the corner?

"Samsung could drop Hummingbird into the existing S5PC100 design with few or no changes," Halfhill said in response to an e-mail query, referring to the S5PC100 processor now used in the iPhone 3GS. "Bingo! A next-gen iPhone that could run at speeds up to 1.0GHz," he said.

Source: CNET News