Good morning and i apologize if i am re-posting something already answered, i'm a first time c++ user and started a college class on the basics of it using Visual studios 2010. My question is instead of lugging my 17 inch laptop around to class every day, i was actually looking to purchase the ACER Iconia A500 or ASUS EEE Transformer tablet. Knowing that these run android i wasn't for sure if i could use a program similar to Visual studios on the tablet to Program for windows and just upload my work as needed to my pc at home or school to print. Is this possible at all since android is java based and not C++ or am i better of lugging my laptop around with me for this class.
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Not sure if this is the correct forum to post this. I have searched the web and this forum and only found partial answers so please excuse me if this has been discussed. If so a reply with the link would be very helpful.
With AMD and Intel both producing low powered x86 chips, especially AMDs C-50 which incorporates the Radeon HD graphics processor on the same chip, I was wondering if there are any limitations for hardware manufacturers to use these kind of chips on Tablets running Android.
I know currently Google does not have an x86 port of their own, but are there any particular reasons that would stop them if the chips were comparable in power usage and have faster performance? What would be some drawbacks? Would all the apps run fine on the x86 architecture or would each app need to be recompiled to run on these devices?
I guess what I'm really asking is with your expertise do you see x86 processors as a future of Android tablet computing?
Thanks in advance for all the input.
In theory, they'd just have to re-write the bytecode interpreter on the Dalvik-VM (Assuming it works like Sun's Java VM) Everything you run on your android is on a virtual machine, meaning it has the capability of being cross platform. So yes. It's very possible.
http://www.androidx86.org have you checked this site out??
1st ICS build for virtual machines
Just check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19824180
Given the choice with all other things being equal, I'd take a modern ARM over an X86 chip, unless I'm going to run Windows ware. I've used x86 for like almost 20 out of nearly 23.5 years, and wouldn't trust an X86 Android tablet, now that I've dug into my TF .
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Spidey01 said:
Given the choice with all other things being equal, I'd take a modern ARM over an X86 chip, unless I'm going to run Windows ware. I've used x86 for like almost 20 out of nearly 23.5 years, and wouldn't trust an X86 Android tablet, now that I've dug into my TF .
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Wouldnt trust it for what reason?
Windows 8 will be released with an x86 and ARM version.
The Android OS itself runs very smoothly on x86, I have been using a small hp thinclient t5565 as a debug machine instead of my phone or a virtual machine for 2 weeks now and it performs admirably. Granted I cant play HD games on it, but thats what I have the Enjoy 7 tablet for. android-x86 is just brilliant, in many cases the generic froyo and gingerbread builds breathe new life into old rusty machines, making them very useful once more. The only thing missing, is better generic hardware support for ethernet and various 3D display devices. I am currently looking at an option of using android-x86 as a swop and go solution, since my test machine runs the installed system completely from a USB thumb drive. Which means if it breaks, pull the stick out, pop in another machine and you are back to work. Perfect solution for a POS terminal, library internet access machine or even something to keep the kids out of your hair.
ashmem in Android x86
I developed a simple shared memory IPC in Linux already and I would also like to do it in Android x86.
Does anyone knows on how to do this(shared memory or should I call it "ashmem"?) ?
I really need your help. I'm still a beginner in Android x86, so I hope you can give a step-by-step guide.
Hello all
Well it might seem stupid, but wanting a port of Android on a compatible device
is something that Android was created for.
The Kindle 3, for example is not too far from a phone.
It has all what is needed to make calls;
3G modem
Speakers
3.5mm port
Microphone
1750mAh battery for 10 days use with wireless connection
And it fits in a pocket(mine at least)
Now, I'm not a developer, nor a Linux expert.
But the device runs Debian and there is Ubuntu with Xorg for the kindle,
the step from Ubuntu to Android is just the next reasonable thing.
gadgets.boingboing(.)net/2009/09/02/photo-and-descriptio.html
Its got a MX353 cpu, 256 ram, atheros wifi and Epson ISIS (S1D13522) display controller.
www(.)freescale(.)com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=i.MX353
I'm sure it has been asked before, but definitely not on XDA.
One more vote for Android on Kindle-3
Agree with ph3r0c1ty
I am looking to use Offline Browser to cache my web reading.
and all the other good stuff from the Market.
Is it still interesting?
Hello!
I've just came to the same idea. The only phone with e-ink is yotaphone for now. But price is a bit high.
Is it still interesting for anybody? I did not find any references for projects as "Android on Kindle3"...
OnLive is about to release Windows 7 desktop for android devices (already on iPad)
I would try it...what do you think?
http://youtu.be/ql6VayueUjY
loni90 said:
OnLive is about to release Windows 7 desktop for android devices (already on iPad)
I would try it...what do you think?
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Citrix has an Android Receiver app that allows you to connect to a Citrix virtual machine. I have used it to connect to my Citrix hosted Win 7 virtual worstation at work and it's fantastic. Now, I wouldn't say that I'd want to use it all the time. But I'm a system adminstrator and I'm on call 24 hours a day once every four weeks, and in a pinch, and paired with a iGo folding bluetooth keyboard and a 4G tethering phone it allows me to address a crisis at work from practically anywhere.
That OnLive Win 7 desktop is probably going to present a similar experience, and depending on your needs you might find it quite useful.
The way I see it, the concept is exciting and geeky, but not very useful, especially on Flyer.
Ability to connect to your own PC is a lot more useful, but less exciting (been done several years ago).
I downloaded it for my Ipad. I find it utterly craptastic. I could not do anything with it but Office. I already have this from work and my home computers but with much more functionality. It's a little better then RDP on a good connection but nothing to write home about. I should pull my Ipad sim from my laptop and try it with 3G maybe their secret sauce works well over cell networks. At th time, I was just not impressed to go through the effort of getting my laptop and pulling the sim. Its a PITA to put the micro and adapter back in the laptop.
anyone got a copy of this working? i can't get it from the market says it's not compatible with my flyer.. thats a load of crap considering i have the onlive player on my tab already wtf it says htc jetstream is in working devices list .. means we should be able to too! even if we only have one core damnit
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.p5sys.android.jump
Jump desktop is only 99 cents and works brilliantly on the flyer.
In general I find the onlive service gimmicky at best... It's over priced compared to console gaming with interior graphics and while cheaper than PC gaming it offers none of the benefits. I would not bother with anything they release for the most part.. There are better solutions for anything you would want to do. The service works better than I thought it would, which means it isn'ta key logger and it works to some degree... Bit still but worth it.
Morning, i've been looking at the ASUS Prime for a while now and my it looks amazing... however, i do c++ work in some of my programming classes and my ultimate question is will it be able to support windows 8? Many people have mentioned running remote desktop and doing my programming from my table... i'm just trying to find a smaller portable alternative then my 17 inch ASUS laptop.
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Morning, i've been looking at the ASUS Prime for a while now and my it looks amazing... however, i do c++ work in some of my programming classes and my ultimate question is will it be able to support windows 8? Many people have mentioned running remote desktop and doing my programming from my table... i'm just trying to find a smaller portable alternative then my 17 inch ASUS laptop.
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Officially: No, the Transformer Prime will not support Windows 8 because A) it doesn't support the minimum hardware specs, and B) it's unlikely that Asus will work with Microsoft to get official certification for the device.
Unofficially: I'd be rather surprised if the hackers here on XDA don't figure out a way to get it running at some point. No promises on when/if or how well it will work when they do.
Linux C/C++ programming can be done on device by installing the tools (easier in anDebian chroot), but Windows development is limited to cross compiling.
You will not see Win8 on this thing but someday ASUS may release a similar device that has it out of box.
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Thanks for the info
I know that its not cross compatable, but cany you take the code from the document and copy and paste it to visual studios to run a compatable windows build.
I've given up on using my TF201 as an Android tablet, it's simply not good enough in this day and age IMO. But since it has a keyboard and is basically a small laptop, I was hoping that it could run a Linux distro. I did some googleing and found several ways to run it inside Android through VNC, but I was more hoping for a format and install type. Even the Raspbian distro would be awesome as I do have a few RPi projects on the side. I just want to find a purpose for my good old TF201 which is currently collecting dust only.