News - Intel's Medfield gains its first client... LG

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Firm confirms plans to release Medfield powered Android smartphone.

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After CES, we'll await eagerly to see exactly how ARM licensees respond to this new Intel threat.

With LG making the reference device, I doubt they'll be quaking in their boots! The stock O2X setup drains the battery in less than 24 hours, so I can't see an Atom based version lasting too long without a huge and bulky battery.

That said, it didn't take long for the O2X to come down in price quite significantly, so this could be end up being a cheap way to get a full Windows 8 (with legacy apps support) smartphone ... could be interesting after all