Developers got their first look at MeeGo last week, with the release of key components of the as-yet unfinished operating system.

MSI and Novell will ship in February the first netbook based on the SUSE Moblin open-source Linux operating system. The pair is showing the device at this week's CES event in Las Vegas.

Intel has made available for download its latest Linux-based operating system, Moblin 2.1, just a few days after announcing the new software.

Intel has expanded the scope of Linux-based Moblin by porting the OS from netbooks to mobile devices and desktops, where it could compete with Microsoft's Windows OS.

The air is electric at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco with demonstrations, announcements and conversations in IT.

A new Linux netbook based on Moblin will be introduced this week, and it may represent a new way that the Linux community is approaching the mass market.

Microsoft plans to use Windows Embedded to combat rival operating systems in smartbooks and a number of other devices meant to always be connected to the Internet that Microsoft calls CIDs, or consumer Internet devices.

Intel and handset maker Nokia are teaming to develop new mobile computing device and chipset architectures, the companies said Tuesday.

Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them.

Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is a free open-source operating system originally developed by Intel for its low-power Atom processor and designed to run on devices, including netbooks.