Next Droid Incredible To Get Global Capability

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Where have you read that? I haven't heard anything about Gingerbread 2.4 being optimized for dual core.

It doesn't. It makes running dual-core Honeycomb apps on a single-core phone a possibility. They never said that it was optimized for dual-core on a phone.

An OS doesn't have to be optimized for dual-core to run on it. Windows XP had support for up to 8 cores per socket, but wasn't optimized for it to the degree that Vista and Windows 7 are. Still, programs routinely eeked out a 30-50% performance boost because the programs themselves were programmed for dual core. The OS being optimized for multi-core really just helps with OS-related tasks and rarely directly affects the program itself. A dual-core optimized OS won't suddenly take a single-core designed app and make it run twice as fast on a dual-core system.

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Sorry for not posting sooner. The following is my speculation based on connecting some dots. Specs will be;

-Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8655 1ghz (same as Thunderbolt) - correct
-no LTE - undetermined
-768MB of RAM - correct
-3.8" screen (like the MyTouch 4G, slightly larger due to absent optical trackpad) - 50/50
-launches with Android 2.2 and non-rotating Sense (same as Thunderbolt). - wrong

And on that note, amazing how we're getting the Thunderbolt for $199 with Android 2.2 and non-rotating Sense, but AT&T is getting the similarly specced Inspire (also based on the Desire HD) with Android 2.2.1 and rotating Sense for $99.

I was correct on the CPU (world version gets 8255, Verizon version will have the 8655, which is the CDMA version, unless they opt for global capability (8255 + separate CDMA radio). Either way, it's the 8x55 SOC as expected. Correct on the RAM. LTE hasn't been announced but I won't call it as me being right until I see the phone released without LTE. I was 50/50 on the screen as the Incredible S is 4" and the Desire S is 3.7" (otherwise, same hardware). It hasn't been announced which is coming to Verizon, but given the huge amount of >4" phones they are getting, the Desire S branded as the Incredible 2 makes more sense for VZW. So we'll see which one we get. I was wrong on the HTC Sense issue though. Incredible S is launching with 2.2.x and rotational Sense, while the Desire S launches with Android 2.4 with rotational Sense. Even the capacitive buttons rotate!