cellphone-sized X86 PC motherboard potential OpenMoko platform?

Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller hns at computer.org
Sun Jun 10 22:50:06 CEST 2007


> So I still see no reason for having a energy comsuming x86-monster  
> in my phone. :)

If I read all the rumours around iPhone and new UMPC platforms  
correctly, Intel is working heavily on lowest power versions of x86- 
Instruction set compatible CPUs.

And IMHO there is only a very weak relation between a processor's  
instruction set and its power consumption.

Nikolaus Schaller




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