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http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4781761268.html Intel and Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced they will jointly establish an "enabling center" for Moblin. The center will work on application software for netbooks, nettops, and MIDs. (Oct. 29, 2008) USI demonstrated a super-thin, Linux-based MID that offers GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, and either HSPA or WiMAX. The Intel Atom-equipped USI MID-160 sports a 5-inch 800x480 touchscreen, but lacks a keyboard, helping it keep a 0.6-inch profile. (Oct. 21, 2008) The Moblin.org project continues to gain support, with Good OS (GoS), Mandriva, and Turbolinux announcing they will contribute to the project. Ericsson, meanwhile, announces it is working on HSPA chipsets for next-generation Moorestown-based MIDs that run the Linux-based Moblin stack. (Oct. 22, 2008) BenQ and Italian mobile carrier TIM announced the availability of a MID with both WiFi and HSDPA mobile networking. The BenQ S6 Mobile Internet Device (MID) runs Linux and is equipped with an 800MHz Intel Atom processor and 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen. (Oct. 06, 2008) Aigo has started shipping the Aigo P8860D, which appears to be the first MID based on the Intel Atom. Meanwhile Gigabyte is prepping an almost identical "M528" MID, which like the Aigo model, is based on the Compal JAX10 MID design. (Sep. 30, 2008) Linux stacks such as Moblin and Maemo will dominate the MID market, says a report by ABI Research. The firm expects Moblin to take 42 percent of the market in 2013, when it expects 86 million Linux-enabled MIDs to ship. (Sep. 24, 2008) "Poky Linux" and Matchbox developer OpenedHand announced that it has been acquired by Intel Corp. The U.K.-based embedded Linux services team will join the Intel Open Source Technology Center, and will focus on Moblin development. (Aug. 28, 2008) GeoSentric announced a version of its geo-location social networking application optimized for MIDs incorporating the Moblin stack. (Aug. 25, 2008) FST announced a software development kit (SDK) for its lightweight graphics stack optimized for MIDs. The FancyPants SDK for MIDs combines an API for the lightweight GUI with an embedded runtime, and is designed to work with the Moblin stack. (Aug. 25, 2008) McAfee has promised to help protect MIDs running Moblin Linux from the dangers of the "open Internet." (Aug. 20, 2008) RealNetworks says its RealPlayer is available for licensing by OEMs building "netbooks and nettops" that run Linux on Intel's Atom processor. Like the company's earlier release for MIDs, RealPlayer for Intel Atom is integrated with Intel's Moblin. (Aug. 19, 2008) Linux will outperform Windows Mobile and other rival operating systems (OSes) in the MID market, says ABI Research. Led by Moblin, followed by LiMo and Maemo, the Linux MID market should hit 50 million shipments a year by 2013, says the research group. (Aug. 04, 2008) Intel's Dirk Hohndel, director of Linux and open-source strategy, will formally unveil Moblin 2.0 at the Intel Developer Forum, set for Aug. 19-21 in San Francisco. (Jul. 30, 2008) Intel has switched from Ubuntu to Fedora Linux for release 2.0 of its MID-targeted Moblin open source stack, which is due to be unveiled on August 19th, say multiple sources. Meanwhile Intel's Dirk Hohndel, director of Linux and open-source strategy, was quoted as saying that Moblin 1.0 had "failed to generate much interest." (Jul. 28, 2008) Canonical announced a developers release of "Ubuntu MID Edition," which was developed in cooperation with the Moblin project. Ubuntu MID Edition is based on Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron"), as well as the the Canonical-sponsored Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) community project. (Jun. 25, 2008) Belgian wireless firm Option has ported its network connection management utility to Linux, with the aim of targeting MIDs. GlobeTrotter Connect for Linux aims to help users of Atom-based MIDs running Moblin Linux manage their 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, and eventually, WiMAX connectivity. (Jun. 05, 2008) Wind River is readying a vertical-market Linux distribution for Intel-Atom-based MIDs. Developed in collaboration with Intel, Wind River Linux Platform for Mobile Internet Devices, leverages software and tools developed by the Moblin project. (Jun. 05, 2008) Linpus Technologies announced it will join the Moblin project. The Linux distributor says its "Linux Lite" distribution runs 20 percent longer under batteries when using software developed by the Moblin project. (Jun. 03, 2008) Wind River will collaborate with Intel on an open source automotive infotainment stack for Intel's Atom processor, it announced. The open source community version of Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment is being contributed to the Moblin project. (May 20, 2008) Accompanied by two dozen partners with prototype designs of devices based on its new chips, Intel today announced five models in its new "Centrino Atom" line of mobile and embedded processors. The event for the first time showcased MIDs, the central platform for Moblin. (Apr. 02, 2008) Intel has unveiled an ambitious project aimed at developing open source software for mobile devices. The Moblin project comprises a Linux kernel, UI framework, browser, multimedia framework, and embedded Linux image creation tools, along with developer resources such as documentation, mailing lists, and an IRC channel. (Jul. 16, 2007) Intel unveiled a new post-PC computing form-factor based on embedded Linux this week, at its Developer Conference in Beijing. The chip giant projects a global market of 180 million units annually by 2010 for "Mobile Internet Devices" (MIDs). (Apr. 16, 2007) |
