Anil (Test@gmail.com) on 1/26/12 wrote:
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>Check this out.
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>http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2016635
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>Intel exec's demo its ability to run some ARM legacy apps on its Medfield phone
>at its CES keynote. The binary translation technology presented in the above paper
>appears to have long been developed by Intel quietly. I am wondering what other surprises might come up in this phone.
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>Anil
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>David Kanter (dkanter@realworldtech.com) on 1/23/12 wrote:
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>>For 4 years, Intel has struggled to move into the market for mobile devices. Conventional
>>wisdom holds that x86 is too inefficient for smart phones. The recently announced
>>32nm Medfield proves that x86 is a viable option and that Intel can design smart
>>phone products. We explore the Medfield SoC and analyze the impact on Intel’s mobile strategy.
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>>http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012312135041
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>>As always, we encourage posting questions and comments. I tried to clarify several
>>of the more confusing aspects of what has already been presented about Medfield.
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>>David
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Intel jobs page has been advertising for positions based on binary translation technology for several years now. I could never figure out why they needed this expertise back then...