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•    Global leaders Intel Corporation and Nokia merge Moblin and Maemo to create MeeGo*, a Linux-based software platform that will support multiple hardware architectures across the broadest

ABI Research is projecting that in 2009 Linux will represent 32 percent of netbook sales, far higher than the seven percent figure claimed by Microsoft, says a report. ABI also estimates that Linux will overtake Windows on netbooks by 2013, largely due to sales in less-developed countries, says the

Taipei, Taiwan, 2009 –Advantech, the global leading ePlatform service provider, has announced their decision to support the Moblin™ Operating System. The open-source Linux-based OS will help Advantech offer complete software solutions and new OS options to meet customer demands. As an important

Product Based on New Version of Moblin Technology Offers Robust Netbook Experiences

Paris, France, September 22, 2009 – Today, Mandriva, Europe’s leading Linux editor,

released a new version of Mandriva Mini, a product based on Moblin™ version 2 technology, an

optimized open source

Product Based on New Version of Moblin™ Technology Offers Robust Netbook Experiences

Beijing，P. R. China, September 22, 2009 – Today, Turbolinux officially released Turbolinux Mobile System (TMS), a consumer Linux product based on Moblin™ v2 technology, an optimized open source Linux

On Sept. 23, chipmaker Intel announced it will launch, in 2010, its own store peddling applications for mobile devices. The app store is expected to cater to devices ranging from netbooks to cars to handsets, and to look similar to the popular Apple App Store. Clearly, Intel as a company is

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Linpus’ Moblin V2 Enhanced Version Offers Improved Social Networking Applications and Power Management

San Francisco, California, September 22, 2009 – Today, Linpus Technologies, Inc. released their Moblin V2 Enhanced product, an optimized open source Linux operating system

DeviceVM Reaffirms Commitment to Moblin and Joins Linux Foundation

DeviceVM's Moblin™ technology-based Splashtop™ instant-on platform powers netbooks from the leading

Canonical, Dell and Intel Team up to deliver Moblin Ubuntu Remix Developer Edition on Inspiron Mini 10v

Sep 23 Intel Developer Forum, San Francisco: Canonical and Dell have collaborated to bring the latest developer edition of the Moblin™ v2 user experience to the developer market. Called 'Ubuntu

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Microsoft General Manager Ian Ellison-Taylor and Intel General Manager Renee James show attendees Silverlight 3 running on an Atom-based Moblin device. The new software will run on mobile Linux Netbooks, phone as early as 2010.

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Want Linux on your Dell? Dell and Canonical have combined resources to bring Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition to the Inspiron Mini 10v. Moblin is an open source project, created by Intel and hosted by the Linux Foundation. The aim of the project is to build a Linux-based platform that’s

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about netbooks via IdeaStorm and through @Dell_Mini on Twitter since we asked you to join us last week. Since then, we've received lots of ideas and have over 150 followers on Twitter. We look forward to your continued feedback.

Today, it's all about the continuum of converged devices that meets a spectrum of end-user needs. Intel Developer Forum 2009 (IDF09) was really good for this geek to make a strong link between silicon and micro-transistor technologies to the resulting end devices like Netbooks, mobile Internet

Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor Developer Program for Mobile Devices to Spur New Wave of Applications
Seoul (Korea Newswire) September 23, 2009 08:30 AM -- To encourage the creation of innovative applications for Intel? Atom™ processor-based products, Intel Corporation today launched the Intel?

This week, the Intel Developer Conference (IDF) is going on in San Francisco, and there are some interesting new technologies on display there that could have a big impact in and out of the sphere of open source. 

Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts:

SAN FRANCISCO--In what was a cool demonstration during Intel CEO Paul Otellini's keynote today at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), a prototype MID (mobile Internet device) was shown that could also work as a phone.

Intel wouldn't let anyone touch it -- or even close the browser out to the home screen -- but we just got a quick glimpse of the new phone-oriented Moblin 2.1 running on an unnamed Compal MID and an Acer netbook.

Intel has just announced a new version of the Moblin user interface, 2.1, showcased at IDF 2009. The UI runs on an Atom-based device and it has been redesigned for handhelds, so you’ll see a lot of widget action and social networking features.

As you can see, panels-based navigation is included,

Intel's been dabbling in its Moblin (get it? Mobile + Linux = Moblin?) operating system for a couple of years now. Aimed at netbooks and mobile internet devices running Intel's Atom processors, Moblin's already gone through a couple of versions.

Rather than sticking with Microsoft Windows XP or the updated Windows 7, there are a variety of reasons for checking out alternative operating systems for your netbook

Intel has demoed its Moblin 2.1 user interface for mobiles at a developer conference in San Francisco

Beyond the technology agreements, the companies will need to hone in on two or three form factors or risk market confusion, analysts suggest.

In announcing a mobile-computing partnership with Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has gotten a big boost into a market the chipmaker has been unable to

Laptops are evolving—and forcing the rest of the computer industry to change

Proving many techno-pundits wrong, Apple did not present a “tablet”—a pared-down computer in both size and abilities, with a touch screen. Had it done so, it might have helped settle a question that has

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 4, 2009 – Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wind River Systems Inc, under which Intel will acquire all outstanding Wind River common stock for $11.50 per share in cash, or approximately $884 million in the aggregate. Wind River is a

Ubuntu(R) sponsor confirms intention to deliver an Ubuntu Moblin remix 

Computex, Taipei, June 2, 2009 – Today, Canonical announced support of Moblin, an optimized open source Linux software stack and application framework, by committing to the development of a product based on the recently

Commits to Developing Product Based on New Version of Moblin

Beijing , China , June 2, 2009 – Today, CS2C announced support of Moblin, an optimized open source  Linux software stack and application framework, by committing to the development of a product based on the recently released Moblin

Good OS Commits to Developing gOS Based on New Version of Moblin

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 – Today, Good OS announced support of Moblin, an optimized open source Linux software stack and application framework, by committing to the development of a product based on the recently released Moblin

Optimizing GyPSii for Latest Release of Moblin Version 2

The Netherlands. GeoSentric Oyj’s (NASDAQ OMX: GEO1V), GyPSii business unit, developers of the award-winning GyPSii mobile social networking application today announced its continued support of Moblin, an optimized open source Linux software

Discretix’ DRM Solution Supports Secure Access to Premium Multimedia Content

Discretix, the leading global provider of embedded security solutions, today announced a robust, flexible Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution for Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) at Computex ’09 in

LONDON — Annual shipments of mobile internet devices (MIDs) and ultramobile personal computers (UMPCs) will reach 19 million units in 2013, according to market analysis firm In-Stat (Scottsdale, Ariz.). The broader category of ultramobile devices (UMDs), which also includes portable entertainment

Move Networks, a leading provider of Internet television services, today announced its plans to support Intel’s next generation Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform, codenamed Moorestown. The Move Media Player plug-in will allow consumers to access the highest-quality Internet television

What’s the best OS for a netbook? Windows 7? XP? Presto or some other Linux variant? The answer may just be, “none of the above.” Intel-backed Moblin is an operating system built expressly for netbooks, and from what I’ve seen so far, it’s a winner.

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Intel has released the second version of its Moblin operating system for mobile devices. It hopes the system could steal some of Microsoft’s share of the growing market for netbooks.

A strong netbook push would not only be the first time Intel has seriously competed in a software market with ... ...

I don't know why Intel is no longer that fond of the idea of 'Wintel,' but Intel hasn't just released a new version of Moblin. No, Intel has been shipping review copies of Moblin on Acer Aspire ONE netbooks, which have the 1.6 GHz Atom N270 in the engine room. Microsoft's Windows 7 crew must be ... ...

Intel has announced the availability of the first Moblin 2 beta release. This version introduces the platform's innovative new user interface. Although there are still some rough edges, it delivers impressive usability and aesthetic sophistication. I tested the beta on my Dell Mini 9 netbook so ... ...

Most mobile devices have their own operating systems. The iPhone, among others, is a prime example of this. But, one device that many haven’t created a specific OS for is the netbook. Instead of mobile devices they’re being treated as full sized computers packed into smaller containers –

As Microsoft scrambles to get Windows 7 out the door in time for the holiday season, Intel is also working hard on an operating system of its own: Moblin 2.0, a user-friendly, Linux-based OS aimed squarely at Atom netbooks. Intel has now unleashed a public beta version of the software, and the ... ...

Intel is showing off "Pine Trail", its next iteration of the Atom processor that powers the vast majority of netbooks and low-end nettop desktop PCs. Intel also is chatting up "Moblin", its Linux-based desktop interface for Atom-class machines.

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Intel’s Atom platform for netbooks has become fairly ubiquitous at this point, and the company is finally shedding light on the next generation of its Atom platform, codenamed “Pine Trail.”  Today Intel released a few details about the next-generation chipset and the next version of its ... ...

Ion support, Q4 launch date

Intel has confirmed several details about its upcoming Pineview CPU and Pine Trail platform, scheduled to launch at some point in Q4. It has also revealed version 2.0 of its Mobilin OS for netbooks.

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In an effort to counter the growing dominance of Microsoft's Windows OS in netbooks , Intel on Tuesday announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices.

The chip company on Tuesday announced a beta of Moblin 2.0, a stripped-down distribution of ... ...

BEIJING, April 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- IVT, a major global supplier of Bluetooth software, announced it has released the world's first Bluetooth V3.0+HS commercial stack for Intel's Moblin and Google's Android platforms.

IVT has been actively involved in developing the Bluetooth standards on a

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2009 – The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it will host the industry’s most advanced and open Linux-based mobile project, Moblin.

Created in 2007, the Moblin project will be supported by the

CompuLab's fit-PC2 is a tiny, power-efficient PC computer, based on Intel’s Atom Z530 processor and US15W chipset. Fit-PC2's size, only 115 x 101 x 27 mm, can fit in a lot of pockets. It includes a 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 160GB harddisk, all wrapped in an aluminum case. Fit-PC2 runs Windows

The update includes many fixes and enhancements to the Alpha 1 release. It includes:

Updated UI libraries (Clutter, etc.)
Updated Graphics subsystem with KMS early integration.
Updated Moblin system services
Support for the MSI Wind
Updated ConnMan with many improvements and bug fixes
Updated and

In a self-described move to advance "innovation around [its] Atom processor with a goal to target additional market segments," Intel announced four unique versions of processors and two new system controller hub additions to the company’s "embedded" business division product line-up. The new

MontaVista Software, a leader in embedded Linux commercialization, announced support for the Moblin development project. By supporting Moblin and Intel® Atom™ processors, developers of embedded devices can use MontaVista's commercial quality and support to create new products to

Intel Corporation and TSMC announced "a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on addressing technology platform, intellectual property (IP) infrastructure, and System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. Under the MOU, Intel would port its Atom processor CPU cores to the TSMC technology platform

Moblin V2 hasn't been out a month and already industry insiders are taking notice.

Acccording to LinuxDevices.com, "The new Moblin 2 stack provides some snazzy new build tools aimed at helping Linux distributors and integrators create, maintain, and test custom Linux implementations. It also

Location-based services (LBS) software vendor Telmap ported its mobile navigation software to Linux and the Moblin distribution for mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Telmap will demonstrate "Telmap Navigator" running on Intel Atom-based Moblin MIDs at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Telmap

LG Electronics is working with Intel on a new line of mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on Intel's "Moorestown" processor. Slated to ship in 2010, the companies say the device will run a Moblin V2 distribution that will add cellular voice.

Another partner -- Ericsson -- will develop a 3G module

Asus is taking pre-orders for a netbook based on Intel's second-generation netbook platform, the secret-shrouded N280/GN40 chipset. Early product specs confirm that the second wave of netbooks are likely to offer faster graphics and lower power use, along with room for much, much larger batteries.

The Moblin Project happily announced that the Moblin Core Alpha for Netbooks was several weeks ahead of schedule and available for development work now. According the open-source community's website, Moblin.org, the Alpha release is the first chance for the larger community to start multiple-level