Intel, Google Work on Android 4.1 Port for Atom
According to the source, Intel confirmed they're cooperating with Google to port new Android versions, including Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), to Atom-based smartphones and tablets (the Medfield platform). Actual release dates are yet unknown.
As you might know, Intel-based smartphones occupy only a minor share of the market, still using the old Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). If Intel lingers round the OS updates any longer, they risk losing the entire market segment.
In particular, the list of vendors of Intel-based smartphones with Gingerbread includes Lava International and Orange. Lenovo, in its turn, released a K800 smartphone in China based on Intel Medfield and Android 2.3.7. Motorola is only going to introduce such tablets and smartphones. Perhaps, none other than Motorola, Intel's strategic partner, will have the opportunity to introduce first devices based on Intel Medfield and Android 4.1.
Source: PCWorld
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