SAN FRANCISCO - Intel announced operating system (OS) that they have developed a Linux-based, that is Moblin 2.1, can now be downloaded for netbook users.
Moblin 2.1 is intended to be a preview of material to the developers in order to bring the user interface to a variety of improvements, in accordance with the Linux Foundation, which is the manager of the OS developers.
Intel's Moblin 2.1 announced attendance at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, United States, as an upgrade from Moblin 2.0. Through this latest version, Intel hopes the OS were developed and encouraged not only as an OS for netbooks, but also for desktop and handheld devices based on Atom processor.
"Moblin version 2.1 will be in addition to the development of Moblin 2.0 by adding several new features," explained one official Imad Sousou Intel, through its official blog, PC World cited Saturday (26.9.2009).
"To the beginning of this OS is intended only for the netbook, but a version for handheld devices such as mobile Internet devices will soon adjust to the availability and release of the platform on their hardware," he continued.
Moblin 2.1 is the new applications offered by the so-called Moblin Garage and Moblin Application Installer which allows users to download, install, or remove software.
Applications in this OS can increase support 3G mobile broadband data in order to enhance capabilities, and Bluetooth support also provides a better way. This OS also has better language support and the Linux kernel is updated.
Moblin 2.1 also includes support for the platform Pine Trail, which is an Intel platform for a netbook in the future. Pine Trail to integrate graphics processors in the Atom CPU. Netbooks based on Pine Trail will likely appear early next year.
For the developer preview version is usually released to identify and remove bugs. This release is also used to make the release programmers to build software around the OS. Availability of Moblin 2.1 on a wider scale planned attendance at the fourth quarter.
For information, Moblin OS development is aimed at Intel's netbook. Some PC vendors are interested in using this open system OS, of which including Acer Aspire One, Asus Eee PC, and Dell Mini. Earlier this week, Intel officials said that the company has been working with hardware companies to add hardware compatibility for OS.
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