Intel has ported Android to x86

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited April 2010 in Science & Tech
Intel has ported Android to x86

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  • MiracleManSMiracleManS Chambersburg, PA Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    I think this is excellent news for the smart phone world. I'm very pleased with the atom chip in my netbook and am extremely interested in what this little chip will do in a smart phone with a good operating system (Android).
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    I think the real news here is Intel making Atom based smartphones, not Android running on x86. Acer accomplished that last year and released an Atom based netbook that dual boots XP and Android. (source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/13/acers-android-netbook-shows-up-on-amazon/)
  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    So where's my VM/installation image?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited April 2010
    Ditto on the VM.
  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Actually, though it's not Intel's version, there appears to be a whole community out there similar to the OSX86 project.

    androidx86.org has some pretty good information, as well as downloadable live/installer CDs. They're currently under 1.6 (donut).

    It works pretty well from what I can see. I'd have to try it on a touch-screen enabled device to really say one way or the other, since it's really basic stuff without it.
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