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Articles tagged with: Mobile Linux and Windows Mobile
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
Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, smartphone, motorola, qualcomm, smartphones, wind, verizon, gartner, symbian, operating-system, windows, linux
Strong Growth for Linux Handsets - Report
Mobile Linux is well poised to take on the surging smartphone market according to a report from the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies Service. Mobile Linux offers an attractive package in terms of customization, cost, developer community, time to market, security and multi chipset support to handset manufacturers and mobile operators, according to industry analysts Strategy Analytics. more
Related Tags: google, analytics, strategy-analytics, symbian, linux, chipset
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
Related Tags: android, google, asia-pacific, microsoft, mobile-data, samsung, palm, htc, rim, sharp, symbian, sprint, linux
Google's Android Platform Shown Working on a HTC Smartphone
The mobile Linux developer, "a la Mobile" has ported the Google Android mobile OS platform to run on HTC's Qtek 9090 smartphone. The demonstrated applications, some with enhanced graphical user interface (GUI) developed by a la Mobile, include: browser, phone dialer, audio player, maps, camera, games, calendar, contacts manager, calculator, tasks manager and notes. more
Related Tags: android, google, in-stat, htc, java, operating-system, linux, interoperability
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
Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, symbian, linux
Mobile Linux Needs a "Microsoft" to Prosper
In a move which may raise eyebrows amongst the Linux developer community, the CEO of the smartphone vendor, HTC has said that mobile Linux will face difficulties unless it gets support from a major long term partner - and named the company's own long term partnership with Microsoft as an example to follow. more