CNP News – Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich Coming Soon to MIPS Tablets

MIPS Technologies has currently launched world’s very first Ice Cream Sandwich tablet about two weeks ago. The 7-inch tablet expenses only $ 99 (75 EUR) and is delivered from China through Ainol Electronics.

Individuals who are interested in getting an Ice Cream Sandwich as early as doable can give MIPS’ slate a try out, but this is not among the most remarkable tablets available in the market, on the contrary.

MIPS tablet comes with a seven-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz MIPS-primarily based XBurst processor, which is complemented by a Vivante GC860 graphics processing unit, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI and microSD help.

Nonetheless, it appears that MIPS is one of companies that contributed its technological innovation to the official Android supply tree given its relevance for application devs.

This seems to be the major cause that Andy Rubin had a thing to say with regards to the launch of the world’s first ICS tablet.
 
“I’m thrilled to see the entrance of MIPS-Based Android 4. tablets into the industry. Low price, higher functionality tablets are a large win for mobile consumers and a sturdy illustration of how Android’s openness drives innovation and competition for the advantage of buyers close to the planet.”

It has come to our consideration that MIPS announced that Android 4..3, the newest release of Google’s mobile platform, is now obtainable for the MIPS architecture and the code can be downloaded from MIPS developer’s website.

In addition, up coming month MIPS promises to push OTA (over the air) the exact same Android four..three update for all existing MIPS-based mostly Android tablets delivered from Ainol. The update will also be pre-installed on all tablets that will be shipped after the update is released.

“Following our current announcement with our buyer Ingenic about availability of the world’s 1st Android 4. tablet, we are pleased to allow all MIPS licensees to bring the most recent release of Android to their client gadgets such as DTVs, set-top boxes, automotive infotainment and service gateways, as well as MIPS-Based mostly smartphones and tablets,” mentioned Gideon Intrater, vice president of marketing, MIPS Technologies.