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

Posted by samzenpus on from the sometime-down-the-road dept.

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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  1. First Post by Unclenefeesa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post yuuuuppiiii

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    1. Re:First Post by Unclenefeesa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Oh come on. I posted an actual comment right after this. The -1 hurt my karma. I was in such a good mood.
      Either way, thank you for moderating :-)

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