Opera Mobile on Android x86 at IDF 2011 (video)

We discovered this little gem hidden deep within the recesses of the show floor at IDF 2011 . It’s none other than Opera Mobile running on a Honeycomb tablet — not just any tablet, mind you, but Intel’s Oak Trail -powered (Atom Z670) Green Ridge device . That’s right, you’re looking at Opera’s web browser, compiled using the latest Android NDK and running natively on top of Android x86. First impressions? It’s fast , even without hardware acceleration — scrolling and zooming are smooth as butter, with no signs of checkerboarding anywhere. According to Phillip Gr

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