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Lenovo used CES 2012 to expand beyond its core laptop and desktop PC business when it announced the K800 Android smartphone. Powered by a 32nm Medfield Atom processor, the K800 is just the first of a series of smartphones promised by the two companies.
With sharp angles and a dark skin, the design doesn't break from Android tradition. Intel and Lenovo did not reveal many features at their press event, but we know that the K800 will have 720p video, HDMI-out, near-field communication (NFC), and Intel wireless display technology for steaming video to a compatible HD TV.
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Not seeing an internals shot of this prototype phone working, it really wouldn't surprise me if the actual prototype phone being displayed is running on an ARM Processor. Seems to be a case of Intel attempting to 'rattle the cages', but in all essense if you view past the headlines - its vapourware at present. Yep, an Arm 'Mock-up' for sure.
If I worked for Arm I'd be dropping it on purpose just to check - the publicity for Arm would be immense.
Assuming it makes it to a real phone - it states elsewhere that this has a maximum resolution of 1024x768, so not exactly cutting edge graphics support - so typical Intel.
And then it won't be compatible with most Apps in the marketplace. This sounds like the Intel chip will suffer from the lack of hardware ecosystem, in a similar way MS WP7 suffers from lack of software ecosystem, in terms of gaining market share.
Sounds very like Lightpeak, which became Thunderbolt. I'm still waiting to hear it actually make a rumble in the marketplace. Hasn't really recovered from the downgrade from 'light', hence thunderbolt rather than Lightpeak. Not many peripherals have it.