This release provides a solid baseline for device vendors and developers to start creating software for various device categories on Intel Atom* and ARMv7 architectures.

The MeeGo 1.2 Core OS provides a complete set of enabling technologies for mobile computing.

Some highlights of the MeeGo Core stack include:

• MeeGo Reference Kernels supporting a variety of Intel Atom and ARMv7 platforms.
• QML Application Framework and extended Qt-Mobility APIs, including additional location, system, connectivity, and sensor/haptic capabilities for rapid, rich, application development.
• Enhanced Telephony and Connectivity capabilities, including:
  • GSM, GPRS, and HSPA+ network support
  • SIM Application Toolkit
  • Expanded Bluetooth profiles
  • Expanded VPN and wireless authentication methods
  • USB, WiFi, and BT-PAN data tethering capability
  • Enhance multimedia support, including RTSP streaming with progressive download

This release also includes the following:

• Netbook UX 1.2 complete set of core applications for netbooks.
• In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) UX 1.2 includes a sample IVI Homescreen and speech recognition enabled Application Launcher built with QML, as well as a collection of commonly used applications.
• Tablet Developer Preview
• MeeGo SDK 1.2 for MeeGo Core OS and supported UXs.

Please refer to the Core and UX release notes, as well as the Developer Resources documentation pages, for a more complete list of features and supported platforms.