Archive for October, 2008
Google Android versus Symbian - It’s not search rocket science
Posted on October 22, 2008, under Open-Source.
“Google’s dominance of the web will not translate to the mobile phone market” a senior executive at Symbian has said.
John Forsyth, vice president of strategy at Symbian, the platform that powers many of the world’s phones, said Google lacked experience. Google has formed an alliance with 33 firms to develop an open platform for mobile phones, called Android. Meanwhile, the head of Nokia in the UK said the firm was in discussions with Google about using the platform.Simon Ainslie, Nokia UK’s managing director, said: “We are always open to discussion and debate on that. We were not ready to make any commitment to it or discuss it at the time.”
Linux and Intel partnership for mobile devices
Posted on October 19, 2008, under Open-Source.
Linux operating system is getting more and more popular on net-enabled phones and devices.
The Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project aims to create the open source platform. The operating system will be developed by members of the Ubuntu community, along with staff from chip giant Intel.
“It is clear that new types of device - small, handheld, graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled - are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate,” said Ubuntu CTO Matt Zimmerman. These devices place new demands on open-source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness. Mobile firms such as Nokia are already using open source technologies in some of its products.
Google Android platform
Posted on October 14, 2008, under Google Android.
Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices, Android is based on the Linux kernel, and has been developed by Google with cooperation with Open Handset Alliance ( a consortium of 34 hardware, software, and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices). Android allows developers to write applications in a Java-like language that utilizes Google-developed Java libraries, Google has pledged to make most of the Android platform available under the Apache free-software and open source license.
Linux-based phone operating systems
Posted on October 12, 2008, under Open-Source.
In an attempt to decrease market fragmentation, benefit from community involvement, and avoid the high costs associated with proprietary mobile software solutions, the prominent mobile technology companies hope to facilitate the construction of a complete platform for mobile software development including an API specification, a complete reference implementation, and a comprehensive set of associated development tools.
LiMo - Linux for Mobile Foundation
Posted on October 6, 2008, under Open-Source.
LiMo Foundation is aimed at blending the community-based development benefits of “transparent, innovative and scalable” open source software. It will be guided by a board of directors comprising the Foundation Chairman Greg Besio of Motorola and vice- chairman Kiyohito Nagata of NTT DoCoMo.
To support their goal of creating world’s first globally competitive, Linux-based platform for cellphones, Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone have launched LiMo (Linux for Mobile) Foundation.