By Christian Zibreg
Chicago (IL) – A group of developers called The Dev Team unveiled the perhaps most significant iPhone modification so far by porting basic parts of Linux to the iPhone and iPod touch. The bare-bone Linux 2.6 kernel port shows only the command line prompt, but higher-level parts of the operating system, such [...]
By Ryan Paul
Reports have emerged indicating that Motorola is hiring developers with Java and Android expertise in preparation for launching a major mobile initiative on top of Google’s software platform. This move reflects a new stage n the expansion of Motorola’s mobile software strategy, which increasingly emphasizes the open source Linux operating system. Click here [...]
Posted by Matthew Miller
While browsing for mobile news and reviews this morning I came across a Fortune article that I thought had some very valid points and was an interesting read. The Why Palm Needs Android article makes the case for three reasons why Palm should consider the Android OS on future devices rather than [...]
Posted by Dave Rosenberg
Microsoft plans to continue charging handset makers licensing fees for use of its Windows Mobile operating system, not responding to the free offerings of Google and Nokia, Reuters reports.
Microsoft charges $8 to $15 per phone, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, which sounds shockingly high for a mobile operating system that’s less [...]
Open source has come to the forefront of the mobile space this year in a big way. Nokia spun off Symbian and created the Symbian Foundation to put the mobile OS into open source to drive development. Google’s Android made a big splash with its openness designed to drive development by removing obstacles for adoption. [...]
by Richard Wilson
Thursday 25 September 2008
Linux is on course to become the most important operating system for next generation mobile handsets.
This is the view of the LiMo Foundation, a industry group behind the most successful Linux mobile phone operating system, following this week’s launch of Google’s rival Android operating systems in the T-Mobile G1 handset.
Android is also a [...]
