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Moblin 2.1 (final) ora disponibile

Molte le novità introdotte. Supporto esteso anche ai nettop

Il team di Moblin ha annunciato da poche ore la disponibilità della nuova release 2.1 ideata per netbook, nettop e pc all-in-one basati sul processore Intel Atom.

Le novità introdotte sono molte (vedi sotto) e riguardano le funzionalità del browser, il supporto alle connessioni 3G e Bluetooth, l’interfaccia grafica, le prestazioni e le modalità di gestione del parco software grazie all’introduzione in pianta stabile del Moblin Application Installer.

Moblin v2.1 include anche il kernel Linux 2.6.31, i driver grafici Intel 2.9, la versione 1.6.4 del server X ed i driver Mesa 7.6. Purtroppo ancora nessuna novità per quel che riguarda il supporto ai netbook/nettop dotati di schede grafiche GMA500, NVIDIA e ATI.

Tra i modelli supportati troviamo i 10 e 9 pollici Acer, Asus, HP, Dell, Samsung e Lenovo, mentre tra i nettop/all-in-one spiccano gli EeeTop 1602, l’MSI AE1900 e l’Acer eMachine (qui la lista completa).

Il file .img di della nuova Moblin 2.1 può essere scaricato da questo link.

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Moblin v2.1 Feature Summary

In addition to the various new features, this new version of Moblin includes several hundred bug fixes and incorporates feedback from users and the developer community. Much polish and performance improvement was accomplished within this release from the Moblin developers. New features in Moblin v2.1 for netbooks and nettops include:

• Internet Browser. After much work, we are including a new internet browser application that far exceeds our previous browser performance and adds full support for features such as plug-in support and add-ons. Many thanks to Moblin users and the developer community for their feedback and contributions.
• 3G Data Support. Support for 3G data connections using the Ericsson* MBM 3G modems. Support for additional 3G modems is planned for future releases.
• Application Installer Integration. The Moblin Application Installer is integrated and provides a logically categorized list of applications that you can choose to install. The selection of applications that appears within the Moblin Application Installer comes from the Moblin Garage.
• Clutter 1.0. With this new version of Moblin, we are releasing Clutter 1.0, the Moblin animation framework.
• Bluetooth* Device Support. Bluetooth* device discovery and pairing now supported via a new panel in the toolbar, which supports Bluetooth* audio devices, input devices (keyboards, mice), OBEX file transfer, and using a Bluetooth* phone as a 3G modem.
• Connection Manager. Connection Manager (ConnMan) has significant modifications particularly in the areas of performance and reliability. The new version of ConnMan now supports Ethernet, WiFi, WiMAX, and 3G.
• Nettop Support. UI scaling is provided for a wide range of nettop resolutions, including the ability to show more information in the Myzone panel based on the available screen space.
• Improvements to Instant Messaging. Improvements have been included for Instant Messaging account setup, integration within the connection manager, and support for transparent connection to your friends on your local network.
• Input Method Support. Input method support is now included across the system.
• Localization. Moblin is currently localized in the following languages (English, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Finnish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional). We also have a community translation project where Moblin is translated to additional languages by the community.

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