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Intel Confirms That Android 3.0 Is Coming To x86 Tablets

Posted by samzenpus on from the coming-to-a-tablet-near-you dept.

timothy writes "Considering that x86 and ARM have been playing leapfrog in at least their future *promised* efficiencies, and that there are a ton of x86 tablets in the works, it's good to see cross-platform OS choices. The most popular Linux distro (Ubuntu) as well as several other conventional Linux options, Windows (even if so far confined to tech demos), and Android — interesting mix."

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  1. Re:What about Meego? by Microlith · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think you mean, an OS developed under the banner of the Linux Foundation with support from SuSE and Intel that can't be arbitrarily taken and held closed on a whim. Nokia is mostly peripheral, though they were decent up until the point that MS "bought" them.

    Please, make stupid statements elsewhere.

  2. Re:What about Meego? by Microlith · · Score: 3, Informative

    Intel still builds ARM processors. Their entire line of "IO Processors" are basically dual-core ARM chips used for RAID cards. Adaptec and Highpoint both use these chips, for example.

  3. Re:What about Meego? by 0123456 · · Score: 3, Informative

    In fact it wouldn't be a stretch to say that Linux/BSD/et al just isn't suitable for phones.

    Doesn't the iPhone run on a modified BSD kernel? If so, it would seem odd that pretty much every smart phone runs on an operating system that isn't suitable for phones.