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Intel's Medfield & Atom Z2460 Arrive - Intel's move into the smartphon
Intel's been aiming at a x86 CPU to compete with ARM chips (which dominate the smartphone market) for a while now, and it looks like they may have finally got there.
Interesting time coming, considering that Windows 8 will have both ARM and x86 support.

Whilst their Atom series CPUs have been around for a while, they've typically had ~2W power draws, compared to sub-watt power typically seen in ARM chips, but this release apparently is more competitive in terms of power.

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(Intel avoids putting in names for some reason, apparently they represent: HTC Sensation, Motorola Droid 3, iPhone 4S, LG Optimus 2X and Samsung Galaxy S 2)


Browser benchmarks aren't bad either:
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Article: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5365/intel...martphones

x86 on a phone may have some interesting prospects, such as native compatibility with desktop applications, however I really do wonder whether people want to be running desktop applications on their phone.  I guess it may help developers with applications which have highly optimised x86 ASM run on phones.
Wonder if AMD will do anything with its Bobcat platform...
10/01/2012 11:07 PM
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Its all just baby steps towards handheld supercomputers and the singularity.

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11/01/2012 12:17 AM
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Impressive. Looking forward to seeing who makes phones with it.
11/01/2012 02:12 AM
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RE: Intel's Medfield & Atom Z2460 Arrive - Intel's move into the smart
Next up: x64

Why? Cause SUPERFLUOUS POWER

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RE: Intel's Medfield & Atom Z2460 Arrive - Intel's move into the smart
(11/01/2012 12:15 PM)ProperBritish Wrote:  Next up: x64

Why? Cause SUPERFLUOUS POWER
Speaking of which, I believe current Intel Atoms are 64-bit capable?  Dunno whether this new one will be, but I wouldn't rule it out.
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