 | When Moblin and Maemo were merged to produce MeeGo, there were high hopes of producing a truly open OS for mobile devices. (Android is not truly open.) However, according to reports from Taiwan-based website DigiTimes, the MeeGo dream could be over soon. The MeeGo project suffered a major set back last year, when Nokia which… |
 | Android may have now become one of the two dominant mobile platforms (iOS being the other), but Nokia has no plan to join the Android bandwagon anytime in the future. This is the first major decision that Nokia’s new CEO Stephen Elop has taken. |
 | Intel and Nokia have announced that they are merging their respective Linux operating environments to power future smart-phones and tablets. This merger will combine Intel’s Moblin platform with Nokia’s Maemo platform to create a new platform called MeeGo. Currently, Intel’s Moblin OS is used in Netbooks while Nokia’s Maemo powers Nokia’s N900. |
