Release of the most recent version of the port of Android for x86 architecture shows the progress of the parties in this direction - in September, Intel and Google have agreed to jointly develop mobile devices based on this bond. Their release is expected in 2012.
The development team has published the source code of the port platform Android, designed to run on processors with Intel x86 architecture and distributed under license Apache Public License 2. 0. As the basis of the port has been selected version of the Android- 4. 0. 1 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
Android 4. 0. 1 for x86 supports multi-touch screens, graphics hardware acceleration OpenGL ES on the AMD Radeon chipsets and wireless Wi-Fi. At the same time is not yet implemented support for audio, cameras, LAN, and hardware acceleration of graphics chipsets Intel, said the developers.
Release version is far from perfect, says 9to5 Google, however, its yield - an important event for the industry and Intel in particular. According to the official project site (www. android-x86. org), work in this direction is underway for several years. During this time, the ports have been released based on a version of the Android platform. 5, 1. 6, 2. 1, 2. 2, 2. 3 and 3. 2.
The project aims to adapt Android for use on personal computers with Intel processors and AMD. Testing is performed at a number of port devices. In addition to the Asus Eee PC, these include the Viewsonic Tablet and Lenovo, Dell laptops and the ...
Today's announcement is notable for the fact that this is the first release of the port, after Intel and Google have agreed to optimize the code for the x86 platform. The agreement was signed in September. This cooperation is beneficial to both parties, but for Intel it is more important.
Corporation unsuccessfully trying to compete with the dominant market of smartphones and tablets with ARM- processor architecture. Release of the chips was postponed several times. The last time - in May this year, in 2012. According to Gartner, in the III quarter of 2011. share of the global Android smartphone market has doubled to 52.5 % over the same period last year, and the tablets on the market (according to Strategy Analytics) - rose from 2.3 % a year earlier to 26.9 % in the III quarter of the year. Adaptation of Android for the x86 architecture will allow Intel, which occupies about 80% of the world market of processors for desktop systems, along with other market players to enter the era of ...
Previously, Intel has already demonstrated a prototype smartphone platform Medfield, including a 32- nm processor Intel Atom, who worked on Android 2. 3. Speaking about the prospects of such gadgets, representatives of the corporation in the first place note the high-performance architecture and a broad ecosystem of application. The company expects the first commercial device, which will form the basis for a bunch of x86 Android, will be available in the first half of 2012.
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