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Articles tagged with: Symbian and Linux
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
Related Tags: adobe, flash, nokia, palm, windows-mobile, apple-iphone, widgets, life
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
Related Tags: nokia, android, operating-system
Nokia and Motorola Dominate Chinese Smartphone Market
A report from China's CCID Consulting has found that the sales volume of China's smart phone market in 2008Q3 reached 7.474 million units, up 0.6% over Q2 '08; the sales revenue in Q3 reached 18.17 billion Yuan, up 4.5% over 2008Q2. Smart phones' sales volume in 2008Q3 accounted for 19.3% of the total mobile phone sales volume, up 0.7% over 2008Q2. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, t-mobile, nokia, motorola, china-mobile, ericsson, sony, oss, smart, ccid-consulting, China
AT&T Looking to Reduce Smartphone OS Support
US operator, AT&T is looking to reduce the number of phone operating systems supported by its own-brand phones to just one or two platforms. Speaking at the symbian Partner Conference, Roger Smith, director of next-generation services at AT&T, warned that Java based handsets had been problematic, mainly due to in-house management issues - and hinted that symbian would become its preferred platform. more
Related Tags: android, iphone, smartphone, customer-care, java, USA
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
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, microsoft, motorola, wind, wall-street-journal, gartner, operating-system, windows, sanjay-jha
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: smartphone, rsa, open-source, adobe, flash
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, windows-mobile, microsoft, smartphone, motorola, qualcomm, smartphones, wind, verizon, gartner, mobile-linux, operating-system, windows
UPDATE: Google Unveils Android Smartphone for T-Mobile
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Google, Tuesday unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone for T-Mobile USA as the Internet giant hopes to shake up the wireless industry. more
Related Tags: android, google, wi-fi, t-mobile, windows-mobile, iphone, smartphone, t-mobile-usa, apple, apple, driving, wind, open-handset-alliance, verizon-wireless, verizon, gartner, vodafone, htc, chief-technology-officer, touchscreen, mobile-internet, mobile-search, mobile-web-browser, sprint, vodafone-group, operating-system, chrome, windows
Open Source OS Assists Chinese Development of the Smart Phone Market
A report from Chinese research firm, CCID Consulting shows that the sales volume of smart phones in China's market in the first half of 2008 reached 15.671 million sets, up 32.1% over H1 2007, and the sales revenue reached 37.74 billion Yuan, up 25.7% over H1 2007. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, windows-mobile, samsung, motorola, gps, wind, zte, china-mobile, td-scdma, lenovo, ericsson, sony, mobile-internet, open-source, operating-system, ccid-consulting, windows, China
Microsoft faces Pressure from Smartphone OS Alliances
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- With the smartphone world increasingly shifting toward an open operating system model, Microsoft and its Windows Mobile face another obstacle in trying to penetrate the consumer market. more
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, microsoft, samsung, smartphones, driving, open-handset-alliance, docomo, verizon-wireless, verizon, gartner, apple, compete, sk-telecom, open-source, operating-system, andrew, symbian-foundation