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This article was written on July 17, 2007 by CyberNet.

Intel sees a bright future in using Linux as a mobile platform because of the small memory and disk footprint it leaves behind. The project initiated by Intel is called Moblin, and some of the sub-projects will be working with the Ubuntu Mobile & Embedded Edition which should be available in October 2007.

Here are a few of the sub-projects that are already underway:

• Network Profile Manager – Let users connect to WLAN and Bluetooth networks.
• Browser – Screen dimensions for these devices range from 800×480 to 1024×600 pixels, so the opportunity for desktop-like web browsing is a big plus. The browser will be based on Firefox, but it will feature a redesigned interface to make it more acceptable for touchscreen devices. Don’t worry…it will still support the installation of extensions!
• Image Capture – Capture, manage, and share pictures and videos using a built-in camera.
• Chat – It will be built using the Telepathy framework, which supports most popular messaging protocols.
• User Interface – The interface looks pretty sweet. Plug-ins can be created to add things like a quick-launch, calendar, application notifiers, and more. Oh, and there will be themes as well!
  
• Multimedia – You’ll be able to play back your songs and videos, as well as flip through photos. It even has a feature kind of like Cover Flow on iTunes where you can flip through the album covers for your CD’s.
  

The projects are led by the community, but Intel supplies the hardware to the developers. The hardware comes in the form of Mobile Internet Devices (small mobile devices for consumers) and Ultra Mobile PC’s (slightly larger, but offer a full PC experience).

I’m excited to see what the Moblin project can lead to, and after seeing the Eee PC yesterday I believe that Linux has a strong future in the mobile arena.

Mobile Linux Internet Project Homepage [via Linux Devices]
Thanks for the tip Mohan!

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When you’re drowning in a flood of copycat netbooks it’s hard to not to be drawn to one that’s a little different, one like EMTEC’s Gdium, bravely forgoing internal storage in favor of a 16GB thumb drive “G-Key” and willfully ignoring the ubiquitous Atom processor. But, such attraction only gets you past so many inadequacies, and according to Laptop Magazine‘s review this one has plenty. Its customized Linux interface was said to be nice, but that 900MHz MIPS architecture couldn’t even keep up with average netbooks, its touchpad was borderline unusable, and after a few moments placed on a lap the thing turned into a 112-degree oven — just the sort of thing that won’t do your future generations any good at all. Sure, the $349 price is lower than expected, but with Mini 9’s going for $150 less it’s not exactly a bargain.

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EMTEC’s Gdium netbook reviewed: colorful case hides an underwhelming device originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on October 28, 2008 by CyberNet.

CodeWeavers are the people behind the free and open source implementation of the Wine project. Most Linux users are familiar with this project because this is how they can run Windows programs in Linux without needing any kind of virtual machine. Well, the same people behind Wine also develop a more professional-grade product called CrossOver Pro that’s available for both Mac and Linux. One of the largely added benefits of CrossOver vs. Wine is a slightly more extensive list of compatible programs & games.

Good news… you still have a few more hours to grab their software for free (regularly $70 for the Professional version). Their site is currently suffering from the enormous amounts of traffic, but all you have to do is enter in your email address and you’ll receive a serial number over the next few days for the product(s) you’re requesting.

Why are they giving the software away for free? Here’s what they said in their press release:

In July, CodeWeavers – whose software lets Mac OS X and Linux users run Windows programs without having to Microsoft for a Windows OS license – launched the Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge (lameduck.codeweavers.com) to encourage President Bush to make the most of his remaining days in office by accomplishing a major economic or political goal by January 20, 2009.

The goals focused on President Bush making specific positive accomplishments in areas such as the economy, home values, the stock market, the war on terror and other key issues. Specifically, one goal called for President Bush to help down bring average gasoline prices in the Twin Cities to $2.79 a gallon.

On Monday, Oct. 14, gas prices in Minneapolis and St. Paul did just that.

“That morning, I was filling my tank at Big Steve’s Gas Palace in St. Paul,” said Jeremy White, president and CEO of CodeWeavers. “I had just finished my morning corn dog and 64-ounce Dr. Pepper when I looked at the pump and noticed gas was at $2.79. I screamed ‘Woohoo,’ then I yelled ‘Oh, crap!’ as I realized every American can now have my software for free.

What other goals are on the list? If any of these goals are met by January 20, 2009 they will once again offer their software for free:

• Return the stock market to it’s 2008 high
• Reduce the average price of a gallon of milk to $3.50
• Create at least one net job in the U.S. this calendar year
• Return the median home price to its Jan. 1, 2008 level
• Bring Osama Bin-Laden to justice

Thanks CodeWeavers for living up to your word!
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Man, the difference a few years decades makes. In the 90s, Silicon Graphics helped create silver screen mega-hits like Jurassic Park and Terminator 2, and in 1997, its fiscal year sales totaled $3.66 billion. Today, the company’s mired in its second bankruptcy, which has occurred just three years after the first. In order to just terminate the dream before it gets any more nightmarish, SGI has announced plans to sell itself to Fremont-based Rackable Systems for a mere $25 million — and some analysts are even concerned that the suitor here could be sinking its teeth into a sour deal. The agreement still has to be approved by a bankruptcy judge, and of course, there’s still a few more inches of red tape to cut through, but we’ll be sure to let you know when the fantasy ends and the wake begins.

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SGI to sell itself for just $25m, throw huge sadness party originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, that was fast — just a month after Microsoft set the open-source world on fire by claiming that TomTom’s use of Linux violated its FAT filesystem patents, the two companies have settled, with TomTom paying the always-popular “undisclosed amount” and letting MS license four of its navigation patents for free. What’s more, TomTom has also agreed to remove certain functionality from its PNDs within two years. That’s huge — not only did TomTom’s attorneys calculate that the total cost of this settlement was less than the cost of a trial and a potential loss, the overwhelmingly one-way nature of the deal implies they felt they were holding a bad position. Since we don’t know if that was more to do with the navigation patents or the FAT patents, we can’t really say what’s going to happen next, but Microsoft’s made no bones about the fact that it thinks Linux violates all sorts of its IP, and cruising to an easy settlement in a month like this just might encourage its legal department to go digging for gold in troubled economic times. We’ll see.

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Microsoft and TomTom settle Linux patent suit, Linux not necessarily in the clear originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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