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Articles tagged with: Linux
Linux to capture over 60 percent of smartphone market
linux is poised to emerge as the dominant mobile platform, capturing well
over 60 percent of the smartphone market over the next seven years, says Telecom
Trends International. Operating systems embracing the linux platform include
Android, Symbian, WebOS, and LiMo, the report said.
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Sicap Boosts Remote Device Management Services
Sicap says that it is deploying VNC Mobile Solution to enable mobile operator customer care agents to remotely control previously inaccessible settings and features on mobile devices. Sicap Device Management Center (DMC) provides automated management and customer care /self-care solutions, and now integrates the VNC OEM package. more
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Adobe Announces Upgraded Flash Platform for Smartphones
Adobe Systems has announced a new variant of the Flash website software that it expects to be available on the majority of smartphones from early next year - excluding the Apple iPhone. more
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Vodafone Revamps Mobile Internet Portal
Vodafone has announced the long-rumoured revamping of its Vodafone Live! mobile internet portal, to include a range of social networking tools under the banner of "Vodafone 360". At its heart Vodafone 360 has an address book that brings together all of the contacts from the mobile phone, social networks and other internet accounts. It works across a range of mobile phones, including the new, exclusive Vodafone 360 phones, and synchs automatically with the PC. more
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Android "Competence Center" Opened in Sweden
Software house, Enea says that it is establishing an Android OS competence center in Sweden to serve the mobile device community. The Enea Android Competence Center will offer professional software development services, as well as a variety of training programs for developers. more
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Nokia Updates its Linux Based Mobile Tablet Device
Nokia has shown off its latest linux-based tablet device, the Nokia N900. Running on the new Maemo 5 software, the Nokia N900 enables users to have dozens of application windows open and running simultaneously while taking full advantage of the cellular features, touch screen and QWERTY keyboard. more
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Can Google's Chrome OS Challenge Windows in the Fast-Growing Netbook Market?
Google's new Chrome Operating System (OS) represents a direct challenge to Microsoft's hegemony in the burgeoning market for netbook software, according to iSuppli. Google's Chrome OS will launch in the second half of 2010 and will initially target netbook PCs. However, the OS will not only run on netbooks based on Intel's X86 architecture microprocessors, but also those using ARM-based chips, clearly showing the operating system is targeted at very low-cost netbooks. more
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Nokia Denies Reports it is Working on Android Based Smartphone
A report over the weekend that Nokia is working on a smartphone based on the Android platform has been denied by the handset manufacturer. The UK Guardian newspaper, citing industry insiders reported that the new touchscreen device will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September. more
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Nokia and Intel to Work Together on Mobile Devices
Intel and Nokia have announced a long-term relationship to develop a new class of Intel Architecture-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures which the firms claim will combine the performance of powerful computers with high-bandwidth mobile broadband communications and ubiquitous Internet connectivity. more
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Mobile Linux Smarphone Specifications Updated
The Mobile linux handset trade group, LiMo Foundation has announced the completion of specifications for the second release of the LiMo Platform (R2). R2 will be at the heart of next-generation LiMo handsets that will reach market starting Q4 2009. more
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