If you believe Intel, Moblin until now has been the future of Linux-based netbooks. On the same note, until now Nokia has been pushing Maemo as the new hotness for Linux-based smartphones. Today at Mobile World Congress, the two companies have announced a joint program to merge the two platforms to make one mobile OS more »

Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover Microsoft’s leaked Courier tablet PC and Pink phones; Netflix’s plans to be on the Wii, PS3, and everywhere else; and the Intel Developer Forum.

The world of tech is filled of business decisions that could only be fueled by some kind of drug-induced lunacy. This is the column that calls out the companies that might need to hit rehab. Today, we’re looking at you, Palm, Microsoft, Verizon, and Intel.

Today, at the Intel Developer Forum, Dell announced the new Dell Mini 10v as the first netbook to use Intel’s Moblin operating system. Moblin is Intel’s idea of what a netbook OS should be and with the coming version 2.1, Moblin is designed for smartphones and Mobile Internet Devices as well. With the OS receiving more »

Earlier this morning I highlighted the current list of launch partners for the Chrome OS from Google and as I mentioned Intel was not on that list. Of course, Intel may have been left off because they have already given their support for another netbook operating system — Moblin. However the announcement of the Chrome more »