Huawei and Google supercharge Android with a new Raspberry Pi-like board
(PCWorld)

Prepare to run Android at blazing fast speeds on a new Raspberry Pi-like computer developed by Huawei.Huawei´s HiKey 960 computer board is priced at $239 but has some of the latest CPU and GPU technologies. Google, ARM, Huawei, Archermind, and LeMaker all played roles in developing the board.The HiKey 960 is meant to be a go-to PC for Android or a tool to develop software and drivers for the OS. The board development was backed by Linaro, an organization that develops software packages for the Android OS and  ARM architecture.Linaro CEO George Grey recently said it was sad that Android developers had to write code on x86 chips. He encouraged the organization´s members to build a superfast computer so developers could build ARM software on ARM architecture. Intel has scaled back Android support on x86 PCs and isn´t making smartphone chips.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here