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Intel Atom based smartphones to go on sale starting tomorrow

18 April, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
Intel Atom based smartphones to go on sale starting tomorrow - read the full textIntel CEO Paul Otellini announced during a financial earnings call that the company's first Atom based smartphone will go on sale "later this week". This is not really a surprise because the Indian company Lava, with whom Intel partnered to make Atom based Android phones, has already announced...

 

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forget Android, I want my Windows XP running on this baby. Maybe even better let's have Sun's VM (now Oracle) and have real Windows apps inside Android. I tremble when I think about all the classic games (Win95/98/XP) that can run on it. This will be the "Hacker Phone"...

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  • 2012-04-18 11:45
  • 3I{g

> In reply to mr floppy @ 2012-04-18 09:56 from M3s@ - click to readjust because its made in India doesn't mean its of poor quality! ignorant fool

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  • 2012-04-18 11:41
  • fXuM

better to buy htc one v......17500

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  • 2012-04-18 11:18
  • tY@y

Now, we've a real processor manufacture to play with too much core and overclock :D

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  • 2012-04-18 11:12
  • PS6t

"...based on Intel's x86 architecture that differs from the one that ARM..., which means application compatibility is going to be an issue initially."

cool you lose Android app compatibility, but get PC one :)

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  • 2012-04-18 10:46
  • 9xHH

This is the best mobile in it's range,
Priced nearly Rs.20000 i think so...
But have to check out the battery power & expandable memory is available or not.....

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  • 2012-04-18 10:14
  • vGk%

well intel has entered the mobile game... and i am sure they will make the best processors... this atom would be faster than any dual core or quadcore i am sure... pretty soon we will have core i7 mobile systems:D:D

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  • 2012-04-18 10:07
  • u1v}

> In reply to charu m @ 2012-04-18 09:51 from srYF - click to readProof or it didn't happen.

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  • 2012-04-18 10:04
  • U}}5

wow nice to see indian companies make globally competent products.

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  • 2012-04-18 10:03
  • t1$E

If its made in indis then no doubt it wont work or itll fall to pieces.Ill give it a wide birth thanks

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  • 2012-04-18 09:56
  • M3s@

awesome!!! lava is gr8 Indian mobile company!!!
better than samsung!!! proud to be INDIAN!!!! BEST PONE EVER!!! SUPERB SPECS!!

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  • 2012-04-18 09:51
  • srYF

so would one be able til install Windows on such a device?

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  • 2012-04-18 09:50
  • Sc5d

About $ 260 now what u say?

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  • 2012-04-18 09:28
  • t}AX

yay intel ftw

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  • 2012-04-18 09:26
  • thgh
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