Intel says: Android is not ready for multi-core processors

The world's largest maker of microprocessors, Intel has made ​​some very interesting statements about the architecture of recent smartphones and tablet modern.

According to the American giant Android is a great operating system but is not yet ready to embrace processors consist of multiple cores.

The CPU usage with this structure, as well as not to bring tangible benefits , would result in reduced performance and excessive fuel consumption.

These statements were made after extensive testing conducted by Intel engineers, who are approaching a bit of time with Google operating system, seeing that the single-core solutions make this system better from all points of view.

Maybe that's why Intel is starting to market Android smartphone with single core solutions which, in their opinion, would enable significant energy savings for the same performance. Of course, such statements relate to future operating system Android, which, if properly optimized, can benefit from finding real solutions with multiple cores.

"I've taken a look at the multi-core implementations in the market, and frankly, in a thermal and / or power constrained environment - what has-been Implemented - It Is not Obvious to me, you really get the advantage for the size and the cost of What's Going Into that part. The way it's Implemented right now, Android does not make as effective use of multiple cores as it could, and I think - frankly - some of this work done by the vendors Could Be who created the SoC, but They Have not bothered to just do it.-Mike Bell, GM of Intel's Mobile and Communications Group

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Intel may make x86 chips for Windows Phone, but only if the platform will grow!

From the statements of Hermann Eul, president of Intel Mobile Communications Group, released during an interview with IDG News Service during the Computex 2012, we learn that Intel would be interested in making x86 chips to support Windows Phone platform. 

A possible final decision however will be taken only if the Microsoft platform will achieve some success, to allow investments without the risk of loss.

We would be [interested] That When We see this market has a good chance to return our money That we have Invested into this, "Eul said. "Our roadmap has devices support Windows That Can Also on phones. I know we can do that. The hooks for Doing That [are] there.

Intel is already present in the smartphone market with their own processors, albeit for a short time, with architecture compatible with systems based on Linux (Android, Meego, Tizen ..) and therefore would not be obtuse to think that the above statements can avversarsi especially if, as said, with Windows Phone will be business opportunities. Intel, then, could come into direct competition with ARM, and recreate the partnership with Microsoft, living for years now, the desktop PC market also in the smartphone sector.

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Orange San Diego officially introduced in the UK, on sale from June 6th

As previously announced, the British operator Orange has finally lifted the veil of what is actually Intel's first smartphone to arrive in Europe as the Orange San Diego . We see all the technical details of this smartphone.

• Display 4.03-inch 1024 × 600.
• Intel Atom Z2460 1.6 Ghz single core.
• Gingerbread Android System (ICS upgrades planned for the coming months).
• 16GB of internal memory.
• 8 megapixel back camera with video recording fullHD.
• Front camera 1.3-MPXl.
• HSPA +, Bluetooth, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n.
• Dimensions 123x63x9, 99 mm.
• Weight 117 g.

Orange San Diego will be on sale in UK on June 6yh at a price of about £ 200 fully unlocked and without a subscription to the change that we are about € 250. 

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Tizen OS supports Android applications (Video)

Tizen , the open source operating system based on Linux that will focus on a comprehensive support for HTML5  is a work in growth and development although it is far from a definitive form continues thanks to the collaboration of Intel and Samsung with the support of Linux Foundation, the undisputed giants in a position to influence the market, Samsung has already shown that the specific number of devices based on OS Tizen during the recent "Tizen developer conference."

A few months ago was released the development kit SDK 1.0 but the problem princpale is currently focused on making the operating system attractive for developers to create a park applications that can come into competition with the major mobile OS.

To facilitate the growth of the system, the company Open Mobile has developed a solution called ACL (Application compatibility layer) that promises to be able to run Android applications in emulation of OS Tizen, posting a video on this matter where you look at the use of ' Native Facebook app for Android on a tablet called ExoPC , previously seen in the last MWC 2012.

Despite the fluidity of the application is noticeably low, we can see that actually being performed, leaving large openings about the optimization of a system that could prove interesting. ACL will be able, thanks to a modified kernel, to run according to developers, Android applications like a natively compatible device, combining strong performance with HTML5. It remains to be seen how Samsung will push in this direction in a market largely dominated by iPhone OS and Android to avoid the same disappointing Meego results.

Developer device running Tizen OS hands-on treatment (Video)

The new operating system developed by Samsung together with Intel, better known as Tizen,  continues its process of development and after seeing some tests in recent months and the first screenshot a few days ago.Now appeared the first hands-on video of a prototype of Tizen Phone that shows us for the first time the system in motion. 

From the video that we reported below we can notice obvious similarities with the interface TouchWiz although the positioning system of applications is virtually identical to the homescreen of IOS. Even Tizen adopts a top bar displayed by sliding your finger down inside where we find the shortcut keys for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, autorotation, etc...

Top left is always present in every home screen a button that instantly returns to the homescreen.

In the prototype shown by the developer can not fail to note the presence of a single hardware button nestled round the bottom of the chassis, used as a sort of built-in system task manager, but that could change over the next developments in both functionality and As adoption of the hardware buttons.

Although it was not possible to conduct further tests of performance, the browser has the best record for a mobile device in a HTML5 sign optimization that Samsung wanted to put on the Internet navigation.

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Windows Tablet 8 from $ 300? Intel and Microsoft plot to reduce the iPad shares below 50%

Microsoft and Intel are engaged in defining strategies for the market debut of the first tablet with Windows 8, which will take place only in September with the release of version dedicated to models with x86 and the next release RT for ARM devices. The goal is obviously to grab a major slice of the market at the expense of Android and especially Apple. The two multinationals seem to have it placed the target of an increasing market share of filings today for the iPad with the hope that we can drop below 50% within one year.

According to the latest rumors are as many as 32 ​​of the tablet with Windows 8, which will arrive by the end of 2012 , with all the major manufacturers like HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Asus and Toshiba launch involved in the operation of the new OS. In particular, Acer and Lenovo seems eager to produce different models with entry-level devices that will cost only $ 300.

Intel is focusing on the Chinese manufacturer, among the few who has registered strong growth data in 2011 and holds a major market share in the vast basin Asia, the key to why there will be a global success of the Tablet PC.

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Intel Medfield phone benchmarked and its impressive

We have seen the smartphone Orange Santa Clara  at MWC last week and we were certainly impressed by the speed of the new Intel processor. Now comes a new benchmark that shows the performance of Web browsing in Medfield.
The test was carried out with Vellamo offering very very good results that you see in the image.

Equipped with a single core 1.4 Ghz processor and 1GB of RAM, it offers superior results against iPhone 4S,  Nexus Galaxy  and  Galaxy S II. Obviously these values ​​are not indicative of the speed of the device and system optimization, but can show that despite being a single Core, Intel Medfield provides convincing data.

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