Android Leftovers
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Android-x86 5.1-RC1 Is Now Out: Mesa OpenGL ES & UEFI Fun
While upstream Android 6.0 is available as "Marshmallow", in the Android-x86 world they just reached their 5.1-RC1 milestone which is also their first release candidate to date based on Android Lollipop.
Android-x86 5.1-rc1 was released today with 64-bit kernel/user-space support while continuing to support 32-bit netbooks/tablets too, is based on the Linux 4.0.9 kernel, now enables OpenGL ES hardware acceleration for Intel / R600/RadeonSI / Nouveau on Mesa, supports booting from UEFI, can install to a number of different file-systems, supports multi-touch, support for foriegn architectures, and various other changes.
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CodeWeavers Promises Windows Apps for Android Mobile Devices via Wine
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Android devices will soon run Windows software thanks to CrossOver and Wine
Android devices will soon be able to run Windows applications thanks to CodeWeavers’ CrossOver for Android, which will debut before the end of 2015.
Wine for Android was first shown off a few years ago, and work has been ongoing since then. You can run Android apps on Windows, and soon the reverse will be true, too!
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Android still struggling in Europe, Windows flat, Samsung's share slips [Ed: reads like an advertisement for Microsoft]
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Microsoft's Lumia 950 XL looks deceivingly like a flagship Android phone [Ed: reads like an advertisement for Microsoft]
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Android adware wields potent root exploits to gain permanent foothold [Ed: users actually had to INSTALL the malware themselves]
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Google Swears Android Auto Isn't Spying On You (That Much)
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Artificial intelligence is the next major wave of computing, Android creator says
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