The Ovi Store will be the channel to market for apps and content for all Nokia devices, including MeeGo and Symbian-based, with Forum Nokia providing developer support across all Nokia device platforms.

A: That’s a positive. In addition, the platform will support both "Intel/Atom" and ARM architectures, according to a FAQ at the MeeGo.com (not .org) site. The project says that it encourages use of GNU GPL 2.x, and discourages GPL v.3. The device is said to be the world’s first flash drive for the iPhone, which can transform itself into a mobile viewing stand. There are a lot more gradients, which give the widgets a somewhat stronger sense of … Mobile computing devices that will run MeeGo include pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs, and in-vehicle infotainment systems, say the companies.

MeeGo-based devices and content from Nokia will be marketed at its Ovi Store alongside Symbian-based products, with Forum Nokia providing developer support, says Nokia. It integrates the experience and skills of two significant development ecosystems, versed in communications and computing technologies. An open source, standards-based software platform for multiple device categories, including smartphones, tablets, TVs, netbooks and automotive infotainment platforms. The MeeGo project will continue to expand platform support as new features are incorporated and new form factors emerge in the market. Intel-based MeeGo devices from other device manufacturers will be marketed at the Intel AppUpSM Center, with the Intel Atom Developer Program providing support, says Intel.  * Easy to use, flexible and powerful UI/app development environment based on Qt This article was originally published on LinuxDevices.com and has been donated to the open source community by QuinStreet Inc. Intel and Nokia are merging their open source Linux operating systems to create a MeeGo OS, designed for mobile devices ranging from handhelds to netbooks. Thank you for being with us during the great 2015 and we hope... HiTechReview.com is Web Blog and Online Community specialized in representing IT News and Reviews, Games, Consoles, Mobile Phones, Computers, PDA to the World Wide Web users. A story on the MeeGo announcement by Nathan Eddy, who is covering the Mobile World Congress show this week in Barcelona for our sister publication, eWEEK, reports that the partners hinted that Nokia may use Intel processors (most likely Moorestown) for some of its devices.

MeeGo currently targets platforms such as netbooks/entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs, and media phones. MeeGo is the somewhat surprising, but not entirely unexpected, fruit of the long-term partnership announced by Intel and Nokia last June to develop "a new class of Intel Architecture-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures."

Developers can begin writing applications for MeeGo in Qt immediately. April Building upon a Linux kernel derived from Kernel.org, MeeGo offers the following middleware subsystems and other components: MeeGo will use the .rpm package format instead of .deb, says the FAQ. The MeeGo software platform, running on high-performance devices, will deliver a range of Internet, computing and communication experiences, with visually rich graphics, multitasking and multimedia capabilities and the best application performance. The licensing page then goes on to list several exceptions. According to MeeGo's somewhat convoluted licensing page, "the whole MeeGo platform software available from MeeGo.com should be fully open source." ", Stated Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO, Nokia. Most likely, the merge between the two mobile open source OSes was planned from the start. MeeGo-based devices from Nokia and other manufacturers are expected to be launched later this year.