Intel Abandons MeeGo, Moves to Support Tizen with Samsung and LiMo Backing
After months of rumors and speculation, Intel has confirmed plans to officially end support and development of the MeeGo operating system project. In a blog post on the official MeeGo community forums, the decision to transition to Tizen was driven by the emergence of HTML5 as a viable development platform for applications. This follows the […]
Editorial: Arranging the Ubuntu MeeGo Marriage
It’s rare we shake up our announced plans to run articles, but this editorial warrants it. For too long now, MeeGo has sat in a state of flux. And, for too long, Ubuntu has sat looking for a viable direction into mobile. I tackle on my personal blog why both should sit down and hammer […]
Nokia Confirms No US Release of N9, Abandons MeeGo in US
After weeks of speculation regarding the fate of the N9’s release pattern after its unveiling earlier this Summer, Nokia has decided to place its bets squarely on Windows Phone 7 in the US and has stated that it will not offer the MeeGo-based N9 in the US, effectively cutting it off from its largest potential […]
Nokia Internal Sea Ray Presentation Leaked, No MeeGo Revival if N9 Successful
A new video has surfaced of Nokia’s future plans for its first Windows Mobile device codenamed “Sea Ray” and now slated for release late this year.The video demonstrates the device and includes the same Mango demo as shown off at Microsoft’s MIX 11 conference in May. The video is rather high quality for a recording […]
Nokia Announces N9 MeeGo Smartphone
After months of false starts and delays, Nokia has officially announced its first and only commercial MeeGo-based smartphone in the N9. Unlike the previous mockups which showed the phone with a bodyshell similar to the E7 with a hardware QWERTY keyboard, the N9 is a full capacitive AMOLED touch display at WVGA resolution with a […]
Nokia Confirms N9 Running MeeGo
Nokia has officially confirmed on its Facebook page that the forthcoming N9 flagship smart device will be running MeeGo as previously planned, dashing rumors from earlier today that the operating system was changed to Symbian Anna in the wake of abandoning its partnership with intel in favor of a partnership with Microsoft for its smart […]
LG to Adopt MeeGo Following Nokia Exit
MeeGo project leader Vatteri Halla has confirmed in a Reuters report that LG intends to begin work on adopting the currently stillborn platform from Nokia and Intel’s ultimately failed partnership to develop an operating system that would have previously served to foster intel’s entry into mobile devices as well as serve as Nokia’s successor to […]
Nokia to Focus on Windows Phone 7, Symbian Phaseout, MeeGo Becomes Experimental
Nokia today announced their plan to transition the their smartphone division to Windows Phone 7, over the next two years. The company has recently acknowledged the extreme difficulties that it has had in evolving to the new generation of smartphone platforms. By embracing Windows Phone 7, and entering into a strategic partnership with Microsoft, Nokia […]
Nokia MeeGo Tablet Revealed
Click for full-size. The first images of an unannounced MeeGo-based tablet have been revealed, with several images dedicated to the media player and general user interface, itself unfinished with a 4.5 inch display. The bug report page posted alongside the pictures also denotes the operating system under heavy development, with the first MeeGo-based devices expected […]
Intel Atom for Smartphones Delayed Until 2H 2011
Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul Ortellini has confirmed during the Barclay’s Capital Global Technology Conference that the promised Intel Atom chips for smartphones in the Medfield platform were being delayed to address issues with various bugs and as a result, would not be available in smartphones until the second half of 2011 from the […]