Intel tool will convert iPhone apps to run on Intel chips

From InfoWorld: Intel is developing a tool that will make it easier for developers to port iPhone applications to Intel-based smartphones, tablets, and other devices, a company executive said Tuesday.

Most smartphones and tablets today run on Arm-based processors, so developers tend to write mobile applications first for the Arm architecture. By making it easier to port those applications to Intel processors, Intel hopes to create more software -- and thus more demand -- for devices based on its chips.

The tool will identify changes that need to be made in an iPhone application, making it easier to convert the application to run on Intel-based hardware, said Doug Fisher, vice president of Intel's Software and Services group and general manager of its Systems Software division, in an interview on Tuesday.

In the future it could provide a simple way to port applications to Meego, a Linux-based mobile OS developed by Intel and Nokia that was launched earlier this year.

The tool could help increase the number of applications available at Intel's application store, which is called the AppUp Center. The store hosts netbook applications but is expected to offer applications for other mobile devices in the future. Apple has a head start in this area, however. Its App Store hosts around 250,000 applications.

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