Intel's Plans For X86 Android, Smartphones, and Tablets

MrSeb writes "'Last week, Intel announced that it had added x86 optimizations to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, but the text of the announcement and included quotes were vague and a bit contradictory given the open nature of Android development. After discussing the topic with Intel we've compiled a laundry list of the company's work in Gingerbread and ICS thus far, and offered a few of our own thoughts on what to expect in 2012 as far as x86-powered smartphones and tablets are concerned.' The main points: Intel isn't just a chip maker (it has oodles of software experience); Android's Native Development Kit now includes support for x86 and MMX/SSE instruction sets and can be used to compile dual x86/ARM, 'fat' binaries; and development tools like Vtune and Intel Graphics Performance Analyzer are on their way to Android."

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Intel's Software Experience...Graphics

[thejynxed]

Google allowed them to mess with the graphics engine? OMFG, we'll end up with tablet devices that run 1990's era graphics tech. One thing that Intel sucks hard at, is their graphics hardware and software. Letting them touch anything related to that in Android and Android devices is a freaking mistake.