Articles tagged with: Mobile Linux and Microsoft

Motorola Reported to be Working on a "Google Phone"

It has been reported that Motorola is ramping up development of mobile phones based on the Google backed Android Operating System. The company is understood to have 50 staff working on Android phones and is ramping up its team to 350 people.  more

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Smart Mobile Device Shipments Jump 53% to 118 Million in 2007

The latest market data from analyst firm Canalys shows how much the converged device market (all smart phones and wireless handhelds) has grown over the past year. These, typically high-end, devices represented around 10% of the global mobile phone market by units in 2007, with annual growth of 60% making them one of the fastest growing segments of the technology industry. Year-on-year growth climbed every quarter throughout 2007, to reach a peak of 72% in Q4.  more

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Critical Factors Affect Google Android Sucess

According to report from Japan's Mobile Consumer Lab, Google's Android is the first legitimate attempt to re-create the success of Japan's "Wireless Ecosystem" model within the context and realities of international mobile markets. If successful, the report says that Google could spark unprecedented innovations within mobile content, service and application development - however a number a critical factors stand in the way of such success.  more

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