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LiMo focussed on providing Linux based operating platform for mobile providers
Posted on February 11, 2009, under Google Android, Open-Source.
The LiMo Foundation today announced that at least six major operators will be delivering Linux based mobile phones in 2009. LiMo is group focussed on providing a standard Linux based operating platform for mobile providers. In June of 2008 it absorbed its rival the LiPS (Linux Phone Standards) and in my view now competes squarely against Google’s Android and Nokia’s Symbian.
The new Linux phones will come from NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SK Telecom, Telefonica, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone all of whom are LiMO contributors in some way. LiMO claims now to have 33 commercial mobile phones certified as being LiMo compliant.
Palm’s Pre - new generation of mobile device
Posted on February 5, 2009, under Open-Source.
New Palm Pre to Challenge iPhone and BlackBerry. The big news at the recent Consumer Electronics Show was Palm’s Pre, a new generation of mobile device from the former market leader. But Palm has a well-earned reputation for making phones that are easy to use. It’s good to see the company strive to maintain that characteristic while reaching for a phone that can do more. The Pre is still in development, but its innovative interface tailored for the Web garnered plenty of interest. The handset itself has sexy, rounded edges and a sharp, bright 3-inch screen. A slide-out hardware Qwerty keyboard gives it a clear advantage over the iPhone. It comes with ample add-ons, including 3G support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Location-sharing smartphone app from Google
Posted on February 4, 2009, under Open-Source.
Today Google has announced new location-sharing application - Latitude will work on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry and devices running on Symbian S60, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and T-Mobile G1 phones running Android software. It will allow users of mobile phones and other wireless devices to automatically share their location with family and friends. At this point it’s available in 27 countries and can be tracked on a Google map, either from a handset or from a personal computer. New application has also some privacy features allowing users to control who receives the information as well as switching off tracking at any time.
Google open market philosophy
Posted on February 1, 2009, under Open-Source.
Google set up MarketPlace to provide the most accessible distribution network possible. Google’s philosophy is this: “[W]e feel that developers should have an open and unobstructed environment to make their content available.” The open market philosophy is based on the idea of self correction, that users will promote the best items and police the bad ones without adding the kind of oversight layer required by Apple. Google explains that when “an application is deemed harmful or inappropriate, users can flag it, give it a low rating, leave a detailed comment, and of course, remove it from their device.
T-Mobile USA reports over 4 milion new customers in 2008
Posted on January 30, 2009, under Open-Source.
T-Mobile USA’s launch of 3G services was combined with a significant strengthening of the converged device offering during 2008. With the successful launch of the T-Mobile G1 with Google and the Samsung Behold, both 3G converged devices, nearly 40 percent of devices sold to contract customers in the fourth quarter of 2008 (including both upgrades and new customers) were converged devices, of which more than half were 3G enabled. The company reported over 4.1 million net new customers added in 2008, 2.94 million organic net new customers and 1.13 million acquired as part of the SunCom Wireless, Inc acquisition in February 2008. This compares to 3.64 million net new customers added in 2007.