Dual-core processors are the must-have feature in smartphones right now with a number of manufacturers including LG, Toshiba and Motorola putting the new Nvida Tegra 2 dual core processors in their mobiles and tablets e.g. Motorola Xoom and LG Optimus 2X.

Blackberry followed suit by announcing they will be releasing Blackberry "super phones" which will feature dual-core processors.

However, in an interview with PCMag.com Mike Lazaridis, Research In Motion CEO,  said that they won't be releasing dual-core phones in the near future and that they are a long-term goal. 

The reason given for the lack of urgency is that Lazaridis believes that the current dual-core processors don't offer  the right "battery life, size, weight, thickness and cost" to be viable at this time.