Advances in the world of technology are allowing us to have more and more possibilities in the different operating systems on the market. However, there are still features that are present in only one of the operating systems, making us have to choose between those. Nevertheless, Intel wants to end this. It has already confirmed tablets that integrate both Android and Windows.
And perhaps we think that it is not the first time that something like this has been launched. Indeed, it is not the first time, but it will be something different from what we have seen so far. Asus, for example, has just announced a tablet that is capable of switching between Android and Windows, although this requires allowing 10 seconds to pass. Basically, it is the time it takes to run the operating system and obviously, it is not what we are talking about. What it is to have two operating systems integrated into one is to be able to run Android or Windows applications interchangeably, and that is precisely what Intel has been working on.
Until now, the American company has focused on creating processors that are capable of running both systems at the same time. Actually, it is not something that simple. What we call multitasking is impossible in information. There is no processor capable of executing two actions at the same time. If today it is achieved, it is because there is not a single processor, but two or more, which perform different functions. In fact, that is the reason why the correct name for the processing units of smartphones or computers is SoC, and not, processor, although this last word has become popular to refer to multi-threaded systems.
What was clear is that there was no company in a better position than Intel to be able to develop a system that was capable of working with both Windows and Android simultaneously. For technical purposes, it is not so much of a mystery either, since they are limited to virtualizing Android on Windows, thus being able to run applications from both operating systems without any problem. However, the real difficulty was in being able to carry this out correctly and with a decent enough operation that everything went smoothly. Intel has confirmed at CES 2014 that devices with this technology will begin to arrive, and obviously, they will use their processors. We will have to wait a bit for these to land on the market, but at least, we already have confirmation that they will.
A Pentium 4 is multitasking and single core. It is not true that multitasking is due to having multiple cores.