MeeGo 1.1: Powerful OS for Intel Atom Netbooks

Valtteri Halla proudly announced last evening, October 28th, the immediate availability of the MeeGo 1.1 operating system for netbooks, IVI, and handsets.

MeeGo 1.1 is compatible with all Intel Atom and ARMv7 powered devices, and it provides a solid baseline for various developers and device vendors to develop applications.

"Today we are announcing the project release of MeeGo 1.1. It provides a solid baseline for device vendors and developers to start creating software for various device categories on Intel Atom* and ARMv7 architectures." - said Intel in the official release announcement.

Highlights of MeeGo 1.1:

· Linux Kernel 2.6.35;
· XOrg Server 1.9.0;
· Qt 4.7;
· Qt Mobility 1.0.2;
· ConnMan connection manager;
· oFono telephony stack;
· Tracker data indexer;
· Telepathy real-time communications framework;
· Buteo sync framework;
· Lots of bug fixes.

MeeGo 1.1 for IVI

"The 1.1 Core OS provides a complete set of enabling technologies for mobile computing. The MeeGo stack contains Linux Kernel 2.6.35, X.org server 1.9.0, Web Runtime, Qt 4.7, and Qt Mobility 1.0.2, supporting the contacts, location, messaging, multimedia, and sensor and service frameworks."

"Furthermore, with the latest Qt version 4.7 the MeeGo developer experience is now enhanced with the introduction of QML, the easy to use scripting technology for animated touch-enabled GUI apps." - said Valtteri Halla.

About MeeGo

MeeGo is a Linux project that combines Intel's Moblin with Nokia's Maemo operating systems, into a single open source project. MeeGo incorporates the skills and experience of two important development ecosystems, versed in computing technologies and communications. The MeeGo project believes these two pillars form the technical foundations for next generation platforms and usages in the mobile and device platforms space.

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