While dual-boot Windows 8 and Android tablets are nothing new, dual OS smartphones are. When Windows Phone 8.1 was announced it was said that the phone OS could run on existing Android hardware, however, in order to do so, you'll have to wipe Android first and install Windows 8.1 on top. The idea of a dual OS smartphone was a pipe dream.
However if The Times of India is correct, that dream is becoming a reality. Indian OEM, Karbonn has apparently signed a licensing agreement to start creating smartphones with both Windows 8.1 and Android on-board. With the company planning to launch windows Phone 8.1 carrying phones in the next few months, it will be later this year that we'll see dual OS devices, at least, before the year's over.
We're not sure who would want a dual-boot smartphone but Karbonn is targeting office-going professionals who are also techies. While this is the first that we're hearing of a company going the dual OS route in a smartphone, it may be the first of many to do so.
source: The Times of India
via: pocketnow
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