Intel's 'Clover Trail' Atom CPUs to Support Android and
Linux.
Intel has clarified by stating its support for Linux and Android
for its forthcoming 'Clover Trail' Atom CPUs. This new series of
Atom CPUs will exclusively support Windows 8 at their launch.
Support for Linux and Android operating systems will come later, in
the form of a separate hardware release.
The Nano SIM is here but where is the iPhone 5
Maxis has just announced that they are currently the first telco
in Malaysia to offer the new Nano SIM card which will fit nicely in
the newly announced iPhone 5.
Designed to be 30% smaller and 15% thinner than the existing
Micro SIM specification, this smaller SIM card will free up space
in a phone for other more critical components including additional
memory or larger batteries.
Motorola Announces Intel-powered RAZR i phone.
Motorola and Intel today unveiled the first smart phone to run
on a 2.0GHz processor, the RAZR i.
The Motorola RAZR i will be available in black beginning in
October in select European and Latin American markets including the
U.K, France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico with more to be
announced. A white version will also be coming to select markets.
Pricing will vary by country.
In an earlier statement made at this year's IDF, Intel said that
its new Atom CPUs will not officially support the Linux operating
system, presumably Android as well. With that stated stance, it has
made the new Clover Trail series of Atom processors tailored
exclusively for powering tablets operating on Windows 8 and Windows
RT. The Clover Trail Atom CPU is essentially a 32nm duo-core
Medfield processor and it supports more powerful graphics
processing than the Medfield.
The competition between Samsung and Apple just got hotter.
Numerous reports have pointed to a possible MWC February 2013
launch and a global release in March for its next flagship phone,
the Galaxy S IV/4 based on the claims of executives at Samsung. f
the above rumor is to be true, this will place the Android GALAXY
S4 in the same "phablet" category as its recently announced cousin,
the 5.5-inch GALAXY Note II.
AMD's Hondo APU Will Only Support Windows 8
AMD's new Hondo APU will only support Windows 8 at launch,
according to The Inquirer who spoke to Mr. Steve Belt, corporate VP
of ultra-low power products. AMD is forgoing support for the
Android OS for the time being; however, it is possible to install
Linux on devices powered by this new APU.
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