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Articles tagged with: Open Source and Smartphone
223 Million Smartphones to be Shipped with Open Source Operating Systems by 2014
..e, but now widely copied, AppStore approach. The move to open-source OS has also encouraged developers to design new and attractive applications and with over 60% of the OS market is now based on open-source, and a sizeable pool of software des more
Related Tags: operating-system, android, os
Smartphone sales buck the recession
A report by Infonetics Research is forecasting an 8% drop in the total number of mobile phones sold in 2009, to 1.1 billion worldwide (down from 1.2 billion in 2008), in line with predictions from Nokia, among others. Smartphones were the best-performing segment of the mobile phones market in 2008 and the only segment to show unit and revenue growth in the second half of the year as the world economy entered recession. more
Related Tags: android, nokia, iphone, samsung, wimax, motorola, eu, w-cdma, ict, smartphones, tim, cdma, hspa, ericsson, lg, infonetics-research, symbian, wimax,, gsm, operating-system, nokia,, os, apps
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.
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Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, semiconductor, intel, apple, ipod, smartphones, wind, ovum, netbooks, netbook, mobile-internet, freescale-semiconductor, asus, operating-system, windows, freescale, linux, laptop, os
Economic Slowdown Accelerates Linux Growth in Mobile Handsets
With deteriorating global economic conditions making their impact felt in the wireless industry, handset OEMs and mobile network operators are looking to Linux-based operating systems to cut costs and diversify their handset portfolios. more
Related Tags: motorola, open-mobile-terminal-platform, ict, huawei, vodafone, driving, lte, ims-research, ims, linux, presence, play, motorola,, open-mobile-alliance
GPS-Enabled Handsets Expected to Bypass the Economic Downturn
Shipments of GPS-enabled mobile phones will hit a speed-bump in 2009, but will still manage to post year-to-year unit growth through the current economic downturn, according to a new market study by ABI Research. While global handset shipments are expected to drop by 4-5% in 2009, GPS-enabled phones will climb to 240 million units, an increase of 6.4% over 2008. more
Related Tags: android, google, nokia, iphone, apple, ict, edge, smartphones, gps, abi-research, blackberry, personal, apple-iphone, smart, chipsets, navigation
Vodafone, Sony Ericsson Join Google Phone Alliance
The Open Handset Alliance - which develops the Google backed Android operating system for smartphones - has announced fourteen new members, including Sony Ericsson and Vodafone. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, windows-mobile, semiconductor, huawei, vodafone, smartphones, wind, open-handset-alliance, ericsson, toshiba, softbank, garmin, sony, symbian, walkman, windows, asustek, os
Nokia Launches Upgraded S60 Smartphone OS
Today sees the introduction of Nokia's S60 5th Edition, the latest release of the smartphone platform, S60 on Symbian OS. With S60 5th Edition, the user interface is extended by the introduction of touch and with full support for tactile feedback. Enhanced display resolution support and a new Widescreen mode further compliments the touch UI and enables engaging visual experiences. more
Related Tags: rsa, symbian, linux, adobe, flash, web-browser, display, adobe-flash
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