Intel announces 2010 as the launch year of its Moorestown and New Moblin Linux
Intel Developer Forum, which was themed as “Invent the New Reality”, was held at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel on April 8 this year. It was here that Intel gave out details about the future launch of its Moorestown chip platform and set the target launch date for the same as the year 2010. The company also announced that this launch of Moorestown will also see the launch of a new version of Moblin. Interestingly, Moblin is a Linux-based operating system (OS) that Intel Inc. had created for small devices.
It is the first time that Intel has officially set a timeline for the release of these products. It is also the first time that Intel has officially released so many details about Moorestown. Just to let you know, Moorestown is an energy efficient set of chips that Intel has aimed for mobile Internet devices (MID). The term mobile Internet devices (MID) has been coined by Intel and comprises small computers that can easily fit into your pocket. This chip family will be entirely based on Intel’s Lincroft system-on-chip (SoC). The special part about this Lincroft system-on-chip (SoC) is that it comprises a memory controller hub and an Atom microprocessor core. The company has code named the accompanying chipset as Langwell.
Anand Chandrasekher, Intel’s head of Ultra Mobility, unveiled a device with Moorestown that consumed ten times less power when it went idle as compared to a similar device that runs a presently used Atom chip. Intel also released a statement in which it said that the new version of Moblin software is designed in such a way that it will account for an optimized performance on a PC. Interestingly, Intel has incorporated 3G cellular capabilities into Moorestown. It will be Intel’s first family of chips to have such a feature. This will allow people to make phone calls through small devices that will be made using these chips. Intel has also said that it will offer optional support for both HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) and WiMax cellular networks.
