Intel is the world leader in silicon innovation, develops processor technologies and supports global initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. They have recently announced the release of Moblin V2, an open source Linux based operating system which is optimized for Atom-based computer.
Intel reveals that Moblin V2 will provide a much faster boot time, minimum memory usage and longer battery life. It will also feature a new user interface with a homepage called M-zone. M-zone is completely customizable for OEMS, that means you can expect to see more Moblin computers, especially from wireless carriers.
In addition to that Moblin V2.0 will offer an integrated Twitter and Last.fm widgets along with a new integrated browser based on Mozilla’s engine. Other than that it features
- New Media Player
- Support for UPnP streaming
- USB Devices
- connection Manager with GUI
- Further social networking integration
The Moblin V2 is available totally free of charge but currently it only supports wired networking.
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