Hackers Get Android Running on Real Hardware

January 09th, 2008 | Category: Tech Talk

nerdyH writes “Google’s Android stack for Linux phones has been successfully hacked onto several actual hardware devices, including Linux-based Sharp Zaurus PDAs and a high-end development board. Google’s preview release of Android last fall included a software emulator based on Qemu, but you can’t beat real target hardware when writing applications for devices,

considering emulators may not accurately reflect real-world performance. Plus, it appears that Android’s contemporary UI could really breathe some new life into lots of Linux-friendly hardware with ARMv5TE or better cores.”

Read more of that story at Slashdot.

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