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Intel Confirms That Android 3.0 Is Coming To x86 Tablets

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @05:55AM 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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Re:What about Meego? by Microlith · 2011-04-20 06:47 · 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.
Re:What about Meego? by 0123456 · 2011-04-20 08:12 · 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.