Intel Press Release Reveals Future Plans for MeeGo
MeeGo support included in "Oak Trail" platform, Acer committed to MeeGo on upcoming netbooks.
Intel's Computex press release highlighted it's "Canoe Lake" innovation platform, the proliferation and flexibility of the Atom franchise and the mobile dual-core Atom processor with DDR3 support for netbooks and entry-level PCs. But tucked into the press release were a couple of announcements about MeeGo, Nokia and Intel's jointly developed open source operating system.
Starting in 2011, Intel's "Oak Trail" software on chip Atom platform will support MeeGo, in addition to Google's operating systems and Microsoft's Windows 7. "Oak Trail" promises to reduce average power consumption by 50 percent along with HD video support.
The compressed home screen of MeeGo 1.0
In the same press release, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci committed to releasing netbooks with the MeeGo OS factory installed. "MeeGo's open software platform will present our customers with another choice of a friendly, easy-to-use operating system," Lanci said in the press release.
MeeGo 1.0 for netbooks was released last week. The platform is based on the 2.6.33 version of the Linux kernel.
Issue 248/2021
Buy this issue as a PDF
News
-
KDE Plasma 5.22 Released with Better Stability and Usability Across the Board
The KDE Plasma desktop development has kicked into high gear and the latest release reflects newfound popularity and drive behind the open-source environment.
-
Nvidia and Valve Collaborate to Bring DLSS to Linux
Both powerhouses in the gaming industry are trying to make the experience on Linux much improved, by way of DLSS.
-
Kali Linux 2021.2 Official Release Now Available
The latest iteration of security fan-favorite Kali Linux has been released with new tools, themes, and plenty of improvements.
-
Entroware Unleashes a Beast of a Linux Laptop
If you're looking for a portable workhorse, look no further than the Entroware Proteus laptop.
-
System76 Unveils its “Launch” Keyboard
The open-source darling, System76, is about to launch the Launch keyboard and you can pre-order yours now.
-
Armbian 21.05 Now Available
The Armbian developers have released the latest update to the Debian-based Linux distribution geared for ARM and embedded devices.
-
StarLabs has Released Another Linux Laptop
A new 14" Linux laptop has been released by the company that created the 11" Star Lite and can be purchased with your choice of Linux distribution.
-
Ubuntu 21.04 Adds Support for Active Directory and Other Major Changes
In a bid to help make Linux more viable for the business desktop, Canonical adds support for Active Directory and a few other notable changes.
-
GNOME 40 Available on openSUSE
The rolling release edition of openSUSE, Tumbleweed, now offers the latest version of the GNOME desktop.
-
Apple M1 Hardware Support to be Merged into Linux Kernel 5.13
Linux users will be able to install their favorite distribution on Apple’s M1-based hardware.