If you own a modern smartphone, chances are it runs on an ARM based processor from manufacturers like Qualcomm or Texas Instruments. These processors are low power compared to those inside a computer, and offer less performance. Mobile operating system don’t require all that much power, and the low power usage makes ARM processors ideal for mobile phones…. Read more
Intel has been trying to enter the mobile game for awhile now, and Mobile World Congress might be their grand entrance. A new phone created by non-other than Motorola has just leaked, featuring Intel’s Medfield processor. It gets even better, as the handset will run the latest Ice Cream Sandwich. Instant-on and quick burst features will also be on board,… Read more
Intel is finally making its move into the mobile market, and has just announced with Motorola that they will be entering a multi-year, multi- device deal. What does that mean for us? We should start to see Android-based devices sometime this summer, pending regulatory and carrier certification. Intel’s mobile processors have already proved that they can… Read more
Right now, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there is plenty going on. But, if you’ve been keeping an eye on what Intel has had planned for this event, then today marks a pretty good day. Over at Intel’s booth on the showroom floor, the company has unveiled their smartphone running an Intel chip. To be specific, it’s the Intel Atom 2460. Of… Read more
Intel sent waves through the Android community when they announced that they would be jumping into the SoC game recently. Now, though reference designs were released to manufacturers, we had not heard from any device makers that their new Medfield chip would be incorporated into any new offerings. Well, that changed today. LG Electronics, the South Korean… Read more
ARM has been the dominant force in the mobile industry mainly because most of the phones we’re seeing are based on ARM processors. Well, Intel had something to say about that and it looks like we’ll be hearing a lot more from the processor manufacturer come 2012. The latest word from the computing giant is that their new SoC (Intel Medfield) is the newest… Read more
Rumors are now pointing to the release of Intel processors for Android 4.0 phones, to be announced early next year. Code named “Medfield”, they may be announced as early as the soon approaching CES, and would be the first time Intel steps into the smartphone game. The first manufacturer may be Samsung, and it makes sense. They’ve used processors from just… Read more
Based on a tip from industry sources, DigiTimes has reported today that ASUS is working on using Tegra 3 quad-core CPUs, and Intel chips in future tablet configurations. Exact plans on how ASUS will utilize Android in these tablets is yet to be revealed, but common sense tells you there’s a good chance the OS will play a pivotal roll. At this point… Read more
A long time ago, we ran a post here at DroidDog about how Intel was working on a version of Android that would work on their popular x86 architecture, as opposed to ARM that Android is written for now. This is one of those stories that takes a long time to evolve. When we first talked about Android x86, it mainly revolved around getting Android on… Read more
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