bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/2/2009
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The Linux Foundation will now steward the Moblin Linux project, which is aimed making software for a wide variety of computing systems.
pcworld.com - 4/3/2009
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pcworld.com —
An Apple online store is set to take
preorders of new Xserve servers carrying Intel's new Xeon...
chips, hinting at launch of the devices in the near future. A notice on Apple's Hong Kong online store is offering to take preorders of the Xserve based on ...
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computerworld.com - 4/1/2009
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computerworld.com —
March 31, 2009 (Computerworld) Hewlett-Packard Co. may build
netbook PCs running Google Inc.'s Linux-based Android operating system,...
the Wall Street Journal reported today. The Journal cited unnamed sources in its report. Satjiv Chahil, a vice ...
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Report: HP may build Android netbooks
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“This is a departure for Intel. This is a company that has the resources and internal staff to create innovative technology on their own. They obviously see Moblin as a strategic platform. … It’s so hard to figure out when the next big thing will happen. By opening it up to many people as possible, you increase your odds of participating in whatever turns out to be big.” Jim Zemlin , executive director of the Linux Foundation, to which Intel is bequeathing the further development of ...
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This is a departure for Intel This is a company that has the resources and internal staff to create innovative technology on their own. They obviously see Moblin as a strategic platform. It’s so hard to figure out when the next big thing will happen. By opening it up to many people as possible, you increase your odds of participating in whatever turns out to be big.
– Jim Zemlin, the executive director of the Linux Foundation, on plans to take over the Moblin project from Intel
Intel Passes the Keys to Moblin Over to the Linux Foundation
OStatic blogs —
... is one of the most advanced -- and open -- mobile platforms. It's rooted firmly in Linux, and can be configured to run in many iterations on a wide variety of mobile devices, ranging from netbooks to in-car information and entertainment systems. So why is Intel turning over the reins to the Linux Foundation? As the Linux Foundation's Executive Director, Jim Zemlin, tells the New York Times, Moblin is working out to be a strategic platform as much as it is a mobile one. ...
Intel Passes the Keys to Moblin Over to the Linux Foundation [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... is one of the most advanced -- and open -- mobile platforms. It's rooted firmly in Linux, and can be configured to run in many iterations on a wide variety of mobile devices, ranging from netbooks to in-car information and entertainment systems. So why is Intel turning over the reins to the Linux Foundation? As the Linux Foundation's Executive Director, Jim Zemlin, tells the New York Times, Moblin is working out to be a strategic platform as much as it is a mobile one. ...
Intel pass Moblin reins to Linux Foundation
SlashGear —
... . Moblin, the open-source Linux OS that Intel have been developing for the past two years, will now be accessible to a larger number of programmers, and Intel’s stated purpose for the transition is to take the OS “to the next level“. At the same time, the chip-maker is obviously hoping that greater adoption of Moblin would drive interest in their own Atom processors. ...
The Linux Foundation takes over Moblin development
Liliputing —
... Moblin is a custom Linux distribution designed for netbooks and other low power portable devices. For the past few years Intel has been developing the platform. And it’s come a long way recently. While there’s still a lot of work to do, the latest Alpha version of the operating system works quite well on a number of current generation netboks including the Acer Aspire One, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, MSI Wind, and Asus Eee PC lineup.
Now Intel has turned over leadership of the Moblin project to the non-profit Linux Foundation.
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Intel turns Moblin over to the Linux Foundation
Engadget —
... If you love something, set it free -- and if it truly loves you back, it will return as market's dominant MID and netbook OS. We're pretty certain that's what our mom said to us when we were kids -- it's a fairly hazy memory -- and it sounds like Intel's heeding that ...
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Intel releases Linux-based Moblin 2 Alpha for Netbooks
arstechnica.com 1/30/2009 —
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 ...
Intel Atom Z550 2GHz & Z515 launched; Moorestown gets first demo
slashgear.com 4/8/2009 — Intel have officially announced two new Atom processors, the Z550 and the Z515. First tipped back in March, the processors - which Intel expect to find homes in MIDs - run at 2GHz and 1.2GHz respectively, with Hyperthreading supported on the faster chip. The company also demonstrated their ...
Hands-on: Intel brings rich UI to Moblin Linux platform
arstechnica.com 5/20/2009 —
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 ...
Wind River, Intel tag-team "infotainment" Linux
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software.intel.com 3/25/2009 — Archives Posts from Dirk Hohndel (Intel) RSS Moblin at OSCON By Dirk Hohndel (Intel) (21 posts) on July 24, 2008 at 9:59 am Comments (0) I gave a keynote at OSCON yesterday. Always fun - especially if you have about 48 hours of warning that you'll be ...
Intel, GE team with personal health devices —
SFGate: Technology 4/2/2009
Intel Corp. and General Electric Co. are jointly investing $250 million over the next five years to develop personalized home health care devices. The companies envision products that will cut health care costs and help aging Baby Boomers and people ...