Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition v8.04 has achieved its first public release today. Canonical is calling this version a “developers release.” There are two installable images, and one runnable KVM image.
From Canonical’s blog post:
We are delighted to be able to welcome Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition 8.04 to the world as a full developers’ release. It is based on the Ubuntu Desktop Edition, and it is now available for download. The Ubuntu MID Edition 8.04 has been built by the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded community that is sponsored by Canonical and in co-operation with Intel Moblin.org community to take advantage of the Intel(R) Atom Processor, the chipset that is underpinning the Mobile Internet Device (MID) category. Ubuntu MID Edition will always be an Open Source distribution and is freely available.
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A Look at Ubuntu Mobile March 27th, 2008 by Ryan
Ubuntu Mobile is an Ubuntu edition that targets an exciting new class of computers called Mobile Internet Devices. Tthe software is tailored for the Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) expected to launch in spring based on Intel’s Silverthorne technology and is designed to recognize basic iPhone-like gestures such as swiping to scroll through menus and websites.
A scrolling visual front end based on Flash or Clutter replaces the traditional Ubuntu desktop and is designed to be used solely with fingers, including with an on-screen keyboard.
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Intel Shows Off Next-Gen Mobile Platforms September 20th, 2007 by Ryan
At the Intel Developers Forum, Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president of ultra mobility at Intel, showed off the new Menlow and the follow-up Moorestown mobile platforms for pocket Internet devices. Could this be the next-gen competition for the iPhone? Or might the iPhone even incorporate the new technology?
Menlow and Moorestown go in a different, and much more Intel-centric, direction. They’re ultra-low-power x86 chips, using Intel’s own instruction set that developers will be familiar with from desktop machines. While these chips aren’t designed to run Windows Vista, Intel asserts that it’ll be easier for developers to port software from other x86 platforms to the new chips as opposed to recoding for ARM. ARM, meanwhile, touts what they say is even lower power usage than the new Intel chips.
Menlow and Moorestown Mobile Internet Devices (MID) will connect to WiMAX, Wi-Fi (802.11 g/n), and 3G networks for total Internet connectivity (at least where 3G and/or WiMAX is installed).
From Canonical’s blog post:
We are delighted to be able to welcome Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition 8.04 to the world as a full developers’ release. It is based on the Ubuntu Desktop Edition, and it is now available for download. The Ubuntu MID Edition 8.04 has been built by the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded community that is sponsored by Canonical and in co-operation with Intel Moblin.org community to take advantage of the Intel(R) Atom Processor, the chipset that is underpinning the Mobile Internet Device (MID) category. Ubuntu MID Edition will always be an Open Source distribution and is freely available.
Comment » Posted in Intel MID, Mobile Linux, ubuntu
A Look at Ubuntu Mobile March 27th, 2008 by Ryan
Ubuntu Mobile is an Ubuntu edition that targets an exciting new class of computers called Mobile Internet Devices. Tthe software is tailored for the Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) expected to launch in spring based on Intel’s Silverthorne technology and is designed to recognize basic iPhone-like gestures such as swiping to scroll through menus and websites.
A scrolling visual front end based on Flash or Clutter replaces the traditional Ubuntu desktop and is designed to be used solely with fingers, including with an on-screen keyboard.
Read
Comment » Posted in Intel MID, Mobile Linux, ubuntu
Intel Shows Off Next-Gen Mobile Platforms September 20th, 2007 by Ryan
At the Intel Developers Forum, Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president of ultra mobility at Intel, showed off the new Menlow and the follow-up Moorestown mobile platforms for pocket Internet devices. Could this be the next-gen competition for the iPhone? Or might the iPhone even incorporate the new technology?
Menlow and Moorestown go in a different, and much more Intel-centric, direction. They’re ultra-low-power x86 chips, using Intel’s own instruction set that developers will be familiar with from desktop machines. While these chips aren’t designed to run Windows Vista, Intel asserts that it’ll be easier for developers to port software from other x86 platforms to the new chips as opposed to recoding for ARM. ARM, meanwhile, touts what they say is even lower power usage than the new Intel chips.
Menlow and Moorestown Mobile Internet Devices (MID) will connect to WiMAX, Wi-Fi (802.11 g/n), and 3G networks for total Internet connectivity (at least where 3G and/or WiMAX is installed).
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