Just two days ago, I was talking about the probability of delayed release date of Gphone or known as Google's Android-based handsets; and about Linux problems that might affect its mobile version in the future.
And now another Linux-based platform mobile OS has came out from the horizon, and this time the name itself is very close to Linux we've already familiar with: Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition.
It's Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu who has released the Ubuntu Mobile MID Edition (UMME) v8.04 for public testing. Which according to its press release, this public release of Ubuntu MID Edition will work on these hardwares:
- Probably the easiest way experience Ubuntu MID Edition is through the KVM image.
- One for the McCaslin platform targeting a Samsung Q1U. The Q1 was used as a development platform while we were waiting for Menlow hardware to become more widely available.
- One is for the Menlow platform (Intel(R) Atom Processor) built for the Intel Crown Beach development station.
If you're still don't know what MID device is, you might want to reference it to Ubuntu MID Edition's own specifications where MIDs typically have the following features and attributes:
Small size/form factor- 4 to 7 inch touch screen
- Physical and/or virtual keyboard
- Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, WiMAX
- 2GB to 8GB Flash or disk storage, 256MB+ memory/512MB+ recommended
- OpenGL 3D
- USB, camera, head phone jack, speakers, microphone
Ubuntu MID Edition will start to follow the normal Ubuntu 6 monthly release cycle with the next version at v8.10. And for you who are interested to dig deeper for informations surrounding this exciting new Ubuntu MID Edition, you can go to these places:
- For information about UM&E, see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded
- For information about Intel's MID Linux Moblin project, see http://moblin.org
- For information about Canonical custom engineering services, email:[email protected]
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