Michael Knutson
07-07-2010, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/aava-moorestown-phone-running-meego-hits-the-wilds/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/...hits-the-wilds/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"If you don't understand the significance of what you're looking at then you're probably not paying attention. First off, that Aava slab of WoW slaying smartphone is underpinned by Intel's Moorestown processor. Yes, Intel, not ARM, as Chipzilla gets serious about taking its silicon mobile."</em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1278536820.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Interesting to see an early version of Intel-powered hardware and Nokia software (MeeGo OS) that looks like an amalgamation of WebOS and Android, with UI elements reminiscent of Nokia's N900. Using the Moorestown platform rather than the typical ARM chipset may provide the necessary horsepower to run some serious (PC-based) games, but battery life of an hour limits the fun. Not being a huge gamer, this seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem, what with all the other good-to-great handheld gaming platforms already available.</p>