As promised, created originally from Nokia, the Finnish company has officially announced the start-up Jolla software platform Sailfish OS, the work on which we have repeatedly mentioned, as well as the appropriate SDK for developers. This project is the status of open-source and establishes a mobile operating system based on MeeGo, designed for use not only in smartphones (although primarily meant they), but also in tablet PCs, Smart TV and other handheld devices and not quite, including automotive systems.
During the presentation were disclosed some details about the platform Sailfish OS, in particular, it promised advanced multitasking capabilities and deep enough personalization, as well as quick and easy to work with its features and applications without requiring the user to any special effort. Stated that the new operating system will be able to work with a lot of chipsets, but the first smartfonypod control Sailfish OS, probably will be built on a hardware platform from ST-NovaThor Ericsson.Upominaetsya and partnership with the Finnish mobile operator DNA, which obviously will have to do promotion and sales of gadgets based Sailfish OS in the Land of a thousand lakes, but will these mobile devices, most likely in the next year. And, judging by the data presented (including a small demo video), at the forefront in the development of the OS can really put a full multi-tasking, in particular, active applications can be placed on the home screen in the form of tiles. In addition, there is a very interesting option called Ambiance, allowing the use of color in the selected image to the user interface, and many Android-program will be able to work in an environment Sailfish OS without any changes.
Source: Engadget
