Santa Clara (ip-192.com): Intel has released version 2.1 of its Linux derivate called Moblin. The improved OS focuses on increased functionality for netbooks using the Intel Atom processor. The update comes with a lot of bugs fixed, along with new features and customer requested improvements. Among them are:
- 3G Support: Currently it supports 3G connections only with the Ericsson MBM 3G modems.
- New Internet Browser: Moblin 2.1 comes with a new browser that supports plug-ins and add-ons. Intel says that version 2.1 is also much faster and more reliable.
- Clutter 1.0: The OS now comes with the all-new Clutter 1.0, a Moblin animation framework.
- Bluetooth Device support: Version 2.1 is able to discover and pair with Bluetooth devices through a toolbar panel.
- Connection Manager: It now supports 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max and Ethernet and has improved reliability and performance notifications.
- Nettop support: Moblin 2.1 supports a wide range of nettops, due to the UI scaling.
- Instant Messaging: Support has been slightly improved and integrated with the Connection Manager. It supports transparent connections to local network computers.
Moblin is an open source project focused on building a Linux-based platform optimized for mobile devices including netbooks, Internet devices, and in-vehicle infotainment systems. Moblin 2.1 comes with Linux kernel 2.6.31, Intel Linux graphics driver 2.9, X server 1.6.4, and Mesa 7.6. Moblin is currently available in English, Spanish, French, Swedish, German, Finnish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Moblin 2.1 is available to download as a 790MB image suitable for burning to DVD or copying to a USB stick and can either be installed from those media or run as a LiveCD/USB. Instructions for using the Moblin live image and release notes are also available.
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