Virtualization to supercharge new tablets, smartphones | Mobilize – InfoWorld.

Multicore chips and faster processors could bring powerful cloud applications and multiple OSes to mobile devicesBy Agam Shah| IDG News Service

Next-generation smartphones and tablets will run multiple operating systems and powerful cloud applications like high-definition gaming thanks to the growing use of virtualization on mobile devices, experts said this week.

A new generation of mobile devices containing faster processors could help applications run faster, while virtualization could help consolidate applications without wasting resources, said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst at Linley Group, during the Linley Tech Processor conference in San Jose, California.

Virtualization has already been widely adopted in data centers, where the technology has helped consolidate servers and cut energy costs. The technology is now having an impact on handheld devices such as smartphones, helping run critical tasks in real-time and securing disparate software environments.

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