Revealing the significant development, Intel’s software and services group general manager, Renee James, said “Intel is enabling all OSes for Atom phones.” Adding that Atom’s were already running Android in several instances, Mr James said that a number of companies had already shown interest in applying the development.

In particular the announcement is likely to spell positive news for Google, who have been attempting to entice Apple into using their Android system on devices such as the new iPad. In addition, whilst the system is currently mainly used in smartphones, Intel’s development will almost certainly allow Google to push the boundaries of the products that they can take a stake in, allowing both firms to push beyond their current technological boundaries.

Intel is not however the first firm to have managed to get the Android OS working on such a chip. Acer has already proved the capabilities, incorporating such components into their netbooks, whilst the chip company MIPS has utilised the technology in media players, set-top boxes and digital picture frames. It does however bring the developments into the hands of technology giants, creating possible great success if the phenomenon of netbooks and tablet PCs proceeds as industry experts believe.

Resource:
http://www.newsintech.com/2010/04/android-to-run-on-intel%E2%80%99s-atom-chips/1981

In a blog post on the MeeGo site, Director of Intel’s Open Source Technology Center – Imad Sousou – said: “Today is the culmination of a huge effort by the worldwide Nokia and Intel teams to share the MeeGo operating system code with the open source community. This is the latest step in the full merger of Maemo and Moblin, and we are happy to open the repositories and move the ongoing development work into the open – as we set out to do from the beginning.”

Developers can now get hold of the MeeGo distribution infrastructure and the OS base including the Linux kernel, the OS infrastructure and the middleware layer. MeeGo is intended to provide a common platform for all types of mobile computing, including phones, netbooks, IVI and TVs, reports HEXUS. channel.

Intel and Nokia are trying to take on Android with MeeGo and will be hoping a greater range of applications will give it a competitive advantage.

However, The N900 won’t be seeing MeeGo anytime soon and Nokia is working on v1.2 of the software for that handset.

Resource:
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/MeeGo_joins_the_Open_Source_league-nid-66818.html