Intel Corporation and Google have said they’ll work together to make sure future versions of Android will work on Intel’s low-power Atom processors. It’ll offer manufacturers more choice when designing new devices. The aim is to speed up the development of Intel-powered Android smartphones.
Paul Otellini, President and CEO of Intel, said “By optimizing the Android platform for Intel architecture, we bring a powerful new capability to market that will accelerate more industry adoption and choice, and bring exciting new products to market that harness the combined potential of Intel technology and the Android platform .Together we are accelerating Intel architecture and bringing new levels of innovation to a maturing Android platform.”
The two companies recently announced initiatives to enable Intel architecture on Google’s Chrome OS and Google TV.