Articles tagged with: Linux and Wind

Android based Netbooks to Emerge in 2009

Opinion by Laurent Lachal, Ovum Open Source Research Director

Upwards view: linux is losing ground

The upwards view of netbooks starts with netbooks and looks up to laptops. It leads to two conclusions. First, the laptop market is becoming increasingly complex, with market segments catered for by a growing variety of low-cost netbooks and laptops. Second, after a strong start, linux netbooks have now been overtaken by Windows netbooks and linux is lagging increasingly behind in terms of sales - although linux's performance in the netbook segment is still outstanding compared to its overall performance in the desktop market. more

BSNL To Start Selling 3G USB Modems

Indian mobile phone manufacturer, Micromax says that it has secured a distribution deal with state-owned mobile network operator, BSNL for its 3G USB Modems. BSNL is currently rolling out its 3G network, and currently covers 11 cities - with the intention to cover approx 700 cities in the next 2-3 months. more

Related Tags: 3g, hsupa, usb-modem, bsnl, operating-system, windows, hsdpa, micromax, usb, India

Nokia Smartphone Sales Fall as RIM, Apple, Samsung Take Market Share

In the fourth quarter of 2008, worldwide sales of smartphones to end users reached 38.1 million units, an increase of 3.7 per cent on the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones for 2008 reached 139.3 million devices, up 13.9 per cent compared with 2007. more

Mobile Linux Group Selects Wind River As Systems Integrator

The Mobile linux organisation, the LiMo Foundation has selected Wind River as the systems integrator to deliver the common infrastructure, tools, testing and integration services for the LiMo platform. A Board member of LiMo Foundation, Wind River will now be LiMo's chosen systems integrator providing technology and services to combine, harden and validate code contributions of LiMo members through a Common Working Environment (CWE). more

Related Tags: mobile-linux, limo-foundation, open-source, testing, wind-river

InterDigital Unveils SlimChip Embedded HSPA Modules for NetBook Markets

InterDigital has unveiled its SlimChip Half-Mini PCIe module and the SlimChip MID module. These compact wireless modules, which use InterDigital's SlimChip HSPA baseband IC, are optimized to be embedded in a growing category of mobile broadband devices, such as Smartphones, Mobile Internet Devices or MIDs, and consumer electronics. more

D2 Tech Shows Off WiMAX Mobile Phone Reference Design

VoIP applications developer, D2 Technologies says that it is offering private demonstrations of a complete reference design for the creation of WiMAX mobile phones. Built around the company's mCUE converged communications client, the reference design provides manufacturers with a turnkey software solution for developing and delivering WiMAX handsets and similar portable devices to market. more

Qualcomm Aiming at Intel's Market

Qualcomm is aiming to move into the territory dominated by the likes of Intel with its Snapdragon chipset platform which is aimed at the mini-laptops more commonly known as netbooks. However, Intel itself is also increasingly moving into the mobile device market, so Qualcomm faces both an opportunity and a risk. more

Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, intel, smartphone, qualcomm, netbooks, snapdragon, asus, smart, windows, chipset

Strong Netbook Shipments Buoy Notebook PC Market in Q3'08

Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal fourth quarter for the PC industry as a whole, one very bright spot has emerged. The mini-note PC, also called netbook, category grew at more than 160% Q/Q in Q3'08 as most of the top tier PC brands have now entered the market. Asus, which had essentially created the market in late 2007, lost significant share as Acer surged to the top spot, capturing more than 35% of this market. more

Related Tags: apple, apple, displaysearch, 3, asus, acer, windows, notebook

Motorola Expected to Announce "Google Phone" Plans this Week

The new head of Motorola's mobile phone division, Sanjay Jha has decided that the company should focus the bulk of its efforts on developing phones based on the Google backed Android system. Spurces close to the issue told The Wall Street Journal that the plans will be formally announced on Thursday and could result in thousands of job cuts. more

Ultra-Mobile Device Market to be Worth $27 Billion by 2013

The fledgling market for ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) - a catch-all term that includes ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs), netbooks, and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) - is already complex, and will become more complicated as it grows. A few salient forecast numbers may serve to guide vendors and investors as they negotiate this tricky landscape. more