The key is that someone at the chip behemoth is backing 1) Moblin and 2) compact tablet format. Together.

With their clout behind it, something can be expected to happen in the Moblin tablet space.

The Moblin project is still totally Intel-centric, but its steering was handed over to the Linux Foundation in April and an ARM port is probably only a matter of time, esp. considering the number of ARM licensees vying for a piece of the ultraportable market.

I very rarely come across any news or even rumours in the media about Maemo or Mer...