February 2010
2 posts
Intel and Nokia Merge Software Platforms for... →
MeeGo* enables an open ecosystem for rapid development of exciting new user experiences NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: • Global leaders Intel Corporation and Nokia merge Moblin and Maemo to create MeeGo*, a…
Intel and Nokia Merge Software Platforms for... →
January 2010
4 posts
CES WrapUp: Platform for Major Moblin™... →
Intel’s Atom™ processor and the Moblin™ Project were in the spotlight at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where more than 2,500 technology companies introduced more than…
Moblin Technology Powers PCS for Vietnamese... →
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has embarked on an ambitious project to put a million PCs into the hands of educators and students by 2011.
Meet the Intel Application Debugger: Your Best... →
Oh, to be a software developer in Lake Wobegon. In this fictional Minnesota town, created by Garrison Keeler for his radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, “all the women are strong, all the men…
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December 2009
6 posts
A Whole New Game and Growing →
Mobile gaming is a rapidly growing market and the Moblin project and the Intel Atom processor are right in the middle of it. According to NPD Group, USA, one of the most explosive sectors of the…
Bosch and the Moblin Project →
Bosch automotive technology is adding to its innovative portfolio what it calls a “multimedia reference system.” The system displays the results of months of collaboration between Bosch and the…
Ensure App Compliance with Moblin v2 – Here’s How →
Application compliance is a Big Deal. It may not seem like it – if your application runs on your test boxes, hurray – but if your app isn’t compliant with Moblin v2 specifications, there’s a good…
The Sweet Suite for Building Atom-Based Apps →
In science, the atom is the fundamental unit of matter – the building blocks out of which all the elements are made, from the simplest to the most complex. In software development terms, the …
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Get ready for netbooks with Intel Atom N450... →
We finally have a ship date for Atom N450-based netbooks: Jan. 11, 2010. This is great news for anyone shopping for a netbook — and who is patient enough to wait another month! According to the…
November 2009
36 posts
Moblin 2.1: Buffed, Polished and Future Oriented →
The new Moblin 2.1 release gives a lot of attention to improving the user experience based on feedback from the user, open source and developer community. In fact the changes that users are most…
When Designing for Moblin, Think Like a Mobile... →
Software designers – particularly, those developing the user interfaces – are realizing that Moblin-based netbooks and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) are a horse of a different color than what…
Mobile Device Thieving Soon Won’t Pay →
Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel AT) is turning perfectly good laptops into bricks and will eventually turn perfectly good smartphones into rocks. The company is already teaming up with…
Get Your Moblin Netbook Development and Testing... →
What do you need to build, test and tune Moblin applications? Frankly, you can do everything by using tools from one source: Intel. A couple of examples are the Intel Embedded Software…
Netbooks with 3G broadband - the big new thing... →
I know that I want one — and a lot of my colleagues and friends want netbooks with 3G as well. Always-on Internet without needing a WiFi hotspot, that’s a must-have capability. Earlier this week,…
Interview: Fedora Mini maintainer Peter Robinson →
By now, you’ve probably heard that Fedora 12 came out this morning, with a “Moblin Desktop Environment” option. In this interview, Fedora Mini Maintainer Peter Robinson discusses F12’s Moblin option…
Top 10 reasons to try F12-Moblin →
Fedora 12 shipped about an hour ago. It makes Moblin technology very easy to try. Here are the top 10 reasons to do so.
A real installer, not a cheezy image blaster that leaves you with a…
Trapped in ol' Moblin, again →
ZDNet blogger J.A. Watson is on a mission to bring software shutdown to the Moblin desktop. In a review of Mandriva 2010, Watson makes a convincing case why the feature is missed worse than ever in…
“The other interesting thing about Mandriva 2010 is the alternative desktops that...”
– Mandriva One 2010.0 (including Moblin UI) - ZDNet.co.uk
Another Linux device company acquired →
An up-and-coming networking chip company is buying one of the first companies to commercialize embedded Linux. Cavium has agreed to pay $50M for MontaVista, which has operated independently for ten…
“Intel releases Software Development Kit for creating apps to be distributed...”
– Intel gears up for Atom app store
Intel ships Reader with Moblin(tm) technology →
Intel today launched a portable device aimed at helping vision-impaired and dyslexic people read. The “Intel(r) Reader” uses an Atom(tm) processor and Moblin technology, and is available now from…
Ready, Set, Read: Intel(R) Reader Transforms... →
Intel ships Reader with Moblin technology →
Intel today launched a portable device aimed at helping vision-impaired and dyslexic people read. The “Intel Reader” uses an Intel(r) Atom(tm) processor and Moblin(tm) technology, and is available…
Atom SDK now available from Intel, and a developer... →
This hot news just in from Intel. For more information, contact Ben Samples at BSamples@cmdagency.com. At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel announced an exciting new opportunity for developers…
“Apple apparently stripped support for Intel’s Atom processor from Snow...”
– Apple fixes data deletion bug in Snow Leopard, blocks Atom ‘hackintoshes’
Q3 sees record PC chip shipments →
The largest market research firm has raised its forecast for PC processor unit shipments in 2009, after finding that a record number of PC processors shipped in Q3. IDC remains cautious about 2010,…
Android, Maemo, and Moblin →
Moblin v2.1 goes beta, adds 3G support →
Worldwide PC Microprocessor Unit Shipments Jump 23... →
'Polished' Moblin adds 3G support, plug-ins →
“The story about 3Q09 leads with Atom processors being sold in mini-notebooks...”
– Worldwide PC Microprocessor Unit Shipments Jump 23% in 3Q09 Over Prior Quarter - MarketWatch
Android, Maemo, and Moblin
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The next generation of mobile development has arrived and it appears that the predominant operating system of choice is Linux. [Dr. Dobbs Journal]
Early Moblin v2.1 reviews arrive →
A couple of publications have posted reviews of the new Moblin v2.1 release for netbooks and nettops this week. In a video review at JKontheRun, Kevin Tofel finds the release just about ready for…
Early build of Moblin 2.1 improves connectivity,... →
Mobile Tech Minutes — Hands on with Moblin v2.1 →
Moblin v2 tech ships in first major distro →
Mandriva shipped a new version of its flagship Linux distro today. Mandriva 2010 incorporates Moblin V2 technology, and is available in a “One” version said to include binary drivers for Intel(r)…
Global Netbook Market On-Track for 35 Million... →
“Beyond that, Orr did not mention other Linux netbook trends except to say that...”
– Linux owns 32 percent of netbook market, says study
Latest Moblin Linux polished for netbooks • The... →
The effort putting Linux on Intel’s mobile Atom processor has seen its latest release, with an across-the-board polish for Moblin.
The steering committee of the Moblin Project, the Intel-initiated effort that was spun off to the Linux Foundation earlier this year, proudly announced a raft of capabilities new to version 2.1.
Linux owns 32 percent of netbook market, says... →
Moblin v2.1 for Netbooks and Nettops ships →
The Moblin(tm) project today released Moblin v2.1 for Intel(r) Atom(tm) processor-based netbooks and nettops. The incremental release reportedly adds a much-improved browser, an installer for Moblin…
Millions and Millions of Netbooks - 35 Million! →
According to ABI Research, there will nearly 35 million netbooks shipped by manufacturers in this year. To quote the analyst firm, “74% of 2008 netbook shipments bore the brands of just three…
“The Moblin™ project steering committee today announces the project release of...”
– Join the moblin development community | moblin.org
Clutter-enabled phone ships this month →
Nokia will ship its highly anticipated N900 smartphone this month, according to Reuters. Nokia’s first Linux-based smartphone will use Clutter 3D user interface technology from the Moblin project.
The N900 is heir to Nokia’s line of Linux-based Internet tablets, which included the 770, N800, and N810. With week-long standby times, and 5-8 hour battery life in constant use, these...
Menlow netbook does Quake III →
CNetAsia’s Crave blog reports that Martin Mohring, from the Linux Foundation, demo’d an MSI Wind netbook showing an HD video clip, and running Quake III at 35fps. The secret? It’s a Menlow netbook,…
October 2009
49 posts
Xandros Discusses Moblin Enhancements for the Asus... →
Confirmed: new Asus netbook with Moblin technology →
A key Linux operating system vendor (OSV) has confirmed it supplied Moblin technology to netbook pioneer Asus for a “soon-to-be-released model” of the Eee PC. Xandros described working with Asus on…