Just as everyone is watching Symbian have a hard time reinventing itself, while Android keeps evolving and Windows Mobile enhances its potential, with the iPhone OS becoming appealing to everyone, Samsung goes out and launches a brand new OS. Dubbed Bada Mobile, this new platform is probably meant to keep the company’s OS licensing costs down. If...
OpenMoko FreeRunner is one of the most famous open source initiatives in the mobile industry and it turns out that the Linux-based device was recently discontinued, in order to promote a second handset, known as “Plan B”. Unless you’re already an Android fan, there’s room for more open source and OpenMoko are quite enthusiastic...
Open source is surely a phenomenon that will grow during the economic depression, due to its lack of fees and the popularity of free software. Neo1973, the first OpenMoko mobile phone was recently approved by FCC, so that means we’ll be seeing First International Computer’s device in the US quite soon. Neo1973 bundles a 100 to 220 volts...
Nokia could consider starting to use open-source Linux software on its more expensive phone models, according to recent official statements. Google’s work on the Android platform is all good for Nokia, but they want to make a Linux platform for themselves. The open source system should offer the advantage of allowing just about any developer to make...
OpenMoko surprises everyone with another open source initiative, this time an Android compatible device that will be released in November. The handset is known, for now as “GTA02″ and its design reminds us of the Neo FreeRunner. GTA02 features a 2.8 inch screen (640 x 480 resolution), WiFi, accelerometer, a 400-500 MHz processor, 128 MB...
Yes, what are you waiting for? The entire Android source code has just been released. This means that there are many people out there in hold of it and on their way to developing their own handsets using Google’s platform. The source code that is now available for everyone contains core components such as the bootloader, graphics and speech-recognition...
Natasha Lomas, from silicon.com recently interviewed Nigel Clifford, Symbian CEO in an attempt to find out if the mobile OS champ, Symbian can keep its title. We remind you that earlier this year, Symbian announced that it would take an open source approach, relying on the friendly developers all over the world. Clifford impresses right from the start,...
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