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arstechnica.com - 1/30/2009

Intel releases Linux-based Moblin 2 Alpha for Netbooks

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Intel has announced the availability of the first Moblin 2 alpha release. Moblin is an open source Linux-based platform that Intel is developing for Atom-based mobile devices. The company hopes to attract a community of third-party developers to contribute to the platform and ...

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moblin.org - 1/29/2009

Announcing Moblin V2 Core Alpha Release

— moblin.org — Moblin v2 Core Alpha Release Notes The Moblin Project is happy to make the Moblin Core Alpha... for Netbooks available for testing and taking the bits out for a ride. Moblin is a community open source project, initially targeting Intel(r) Atom(tm) ... (more) Announcing Moblin V2 Core Alpha Release

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news.zdnet.co.uk - 1/29/2009

Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook

— news.zdnet.co.uk — David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk Published: 29 Jan 2009 12:10 GMT Acer has confirmed it plans to release a... Linux version of its 10-inch Aspire One netbook, even though its initial announcement of the upcoming machine said it would be Windows XP-only. Acer ... (more) Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook

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venturebeat.com - 1/31/2009

Source: Intel prepping for mass roll-out of Android netbooks

— venturebeat.com — As netbook sales continue to pick up in a struggling world economy, Intel, which makes the Atom... processor found in many of those netbooks, is looking towards the future of the market. Specifically, it’s stepping up its efforts to provide the ... (more) Source: Intel prepping for mass roll-out of Android netbooks

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Alpha version of Intel's Moblin OS released for brave netbookers
Engadget — ... using its chips, particularly the Atom but Core 2 processors as well. It's based on Fedora and, as of this release, is confirmed to work on Acer's Aspire One and Dell's Mini, though Eee peeps can check it out too -- so long as they don't mind living without WiFi. Mind you, this is still a very early version and there's a ways to go before a final release, so feel free to sit this round out if you're not into the whole bleeding edge thing. [Via Ars Technica] Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops Alpha version of Intel's ...

Intel Shows Off Moblin, Their Own Netbook-Optimized Linux OS [NetBooks]
Gizmodo — We're hearing more and more about specific netbook-optimized operating systems, and Intel is joining in the game with an alpha release of Moblin, their netbook Linux OS optimized for Atom. Moblin is based largely on Fedora, and it's still a work in progress, but its main goal is to optimize performance for Atom and Core 2 processors running on smaller machines. The alpha Intel just released alread has an innovative network connection manager and fast optimized boot times, and it's confirmed to work well with Dell's Mini 9, the Acer Aspire One, and ...

Intel Releases Moblin OS Alpha For Netbook
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... The release may not be something that Joe the plumber would want on his on his netbook yet, but as the user interface for Moblin develops it could become a viable alternative to XP and other Linux distributions, says Ars Technica. ...