Intel Open Source Technology Centre Imad Sousou says that vendors will begin announcing netbooks running Moblin 2.0 within the next week or two. The news came out of an interview with ZDNet UK, where Sousou discussed the current state of Moblin Linux. The operating system is optimized for use on netbooks, particularly those with low power processors like the Intel…

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Just a few weeks after releasing Moblin 2.0 beta, the team behind the netbook-centric operating system have released an updated, or “refreshed” version. The refresh fixes a number of bugs, and also adds some features, although it’s not clear at the moment what those new features are. There is a list of known issues, including slower boot times and lack…

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Xandros and Canonical are the latest Linux distributions to announce plans to develop versions of their operating systems based on Moblin. The Moblin Linux distribution, which is backed by Intel and managed by the Linux Foundation is a custom version of Linux optimized for Intel Atom powered mini-laptops. It boots quickly, takes advantage of the chip’s power saving features, and…

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Foxconn is demonstrating its new SZ901 netbook, which looks a lot like most other netbooks when it comes to hardware. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 10.1 inch display. But what makes this laptop special is that it’s the first machine I’ve seen that runs the latest version of…

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Moblin 2.0 is a custom Linux distribution designed specifically for netbooks. The last few times I’ve checked in on the operating system, it was in the early Alpha stages, and while it was capable of booting quickly, supporting most Intel Atom netbook hardware, and running a few apps, there was little to set it apart from other Linux distributions. But…

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