Intel-powered MID from HTC expected later this year

New_htc_logo_smallDigiTimes notes that HTC will have a MID entry later this year, running on the new Intel Atom platform. Hmm… this doesn’t sound like the refresh of the popular HTC Advantage or the Shift, so it must be something else. The expected device will have handset functionality, so it sounds squarely like an iPhone competitor at this early point. Although the device is x86-based and can therefore run Microsoft Windows, my gut tells me that it won’t. The MID device class is really geared for a smaller device with a lighter and mobile-oriented operating system. HTC clearly has expertise in designing devices that run Windows Mobile, not Linux variants, so could this just be another Windows Mobile unit like the Advantage, only smaller and more phone-friendly? Then again, x86 is overkill for WinMo, so could be it Ubuntu Mobile or other Linux after all?(via Pocketables)

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