Odroid-X the challenge Raspberry Pi using the new quad-core Exynos 4412 and Android (video)

The hardware platforms dedicated to developers and programmers seem to be experiencing a particularly flourishing, after the great success of the Raspberry Pi brought about $ 35 today we present X-Odroid made ​​by Hardkernel, a motherboard for enthusiasts and experts in programming interesting for Android ' adoption of the components that the company has chosen to use.

On board we find the excellent Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core 1.4 Ghz, GPU ARM Mali 400 , 6 USB 2.0 ports, an Ethernet , 1GB of RAM, microSD slot and Android 4.0.4 to move throughout the system. The complete configuration also provides Wi-Fi module, a door to possibly mount a monitor LCD , Bluetooth, HDMI output and camera in this case the modest sum of $ 129 , price still very interesting when you consider that we are dealing with virtually a complete configuration for a HTPC.

Below we show some movies where already several developers have already put to work on this platform and turn it into a desktop configuration, a gaming platform, or in a Linux based workstation.

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The Team AOKP Announces Milestone 6: After coming Jelly Bean

Coinciding with the announcement of CyanogenMod 10 by the Cyanogen team that will not come before the conclusion of work on CM9, there's good news also from Team AOKP. For the next week is expected because the Milestone 6 and Google + read:

 

Milestone 6 is coming!  The release is expected next week. A e have been working in recent weeks trying to find more bugs as possible. This will be our final version of ICS .  After Milestone 6, the group will take a short break in preparation for Jelly Bean .

So good news, even though the team also decided to abandon some devices and in particular:

• HTC Incredible (inc)
• HTC Desire (good)
• HTC Evo 4G (supersonic)
• Amazon Kindle Fire (otter)

Despite this, the wait for Milestone 6 is very high and we finally release a stable and complete for many smartphone also recently released. When it becomes available we will inform you.

At this time, according  http://stats.aokp.co  , there are nearly 50,000 devices running the rom AOKP and nearly 120,000 devices that use some kind Rom based AOKP (aka a KANG).  Keep in mind that This system has been implemented only statistics starting with build 39.

Platform Developers Kit (PDK): the solution to eliminate the fragmentation Android

For Android there was no effect of "butter" the softness of the UI and texture of mature and stable ecosystem. Jelly Bean With all this seems to have arrived. For Android lacked the assistant voice and advanced voice features. With all Android 4.1 has arrived even if only in English. What is still missing in Android? An update system that allows all producers to shorten development time significantly. In this regard, during the Google I / O was presented the  Platform Development Kit (PDK) , a system that will enable OEMs to have the new distribution system 3 months before the announcement.

 

This is basically the equivalent SDK for developers but for manufacturers who can thus begin compatibility testing up to three months before the release of the new distribution and thus shorten the time for the propagation of the update and certification of updates.

An important step in reducing the fragmentation in the short term and a system that appears to be effective. Unfortunately, we know how the manufacturer uses months to update the device to the latest versions and ICS is an example because at 7 months of the submission is about 7% of the devices that have seen the update (and among these we find also the Nexus).

The  Platform Developers Kit (PDK)  is therefore proposed as the "solution" to fragmentation. Of course alone will not be effective and the houses will have to commit themselves to test and updates in a timely fashion.

When all this will be a reality?

The PDK Jelly Bean was sent to OEMs only 1 month before the official presentation of Jelly Bean and thus do not have particular benefits with this distribution. Obviously, for producers who have already released the ICS will be easier to move to JB but the commitment and the necessary work will still be high.

The  Platform Developers Kit (PDK) , therefore could "come up" the next version of Android, a hypothetical 5.0, which could come in 2013. In this case the producers might receive KDP 3 months before the announcement and begin work on the development and porting of their interfaces and drivers to make it compatible with your hardware renewed their device. 3 months, however, will not be sufficient to release any update, but waiting 2/3 months of the announcement official, so bring your development time in 6 months, could be a longer than acceptable to users.

We hope that this will mean an end to the fragmentation of Android.