Mobile Linux is coming thanks to processors getting stupid amounts of power compared to only 3 years ago. It makes sense to build on top of a kernel that was originally designed for servers; save money right? ACCESS was at Linux World demoing their ALP operating system running legacy Palm Garnet applications and Linux applications…
Archives for 2007
Sprint Nextel’s earnings dropped 94% and they blame their WiMAX roll out
Sprint Nextel had a tough second quarter this year. Sepnding a little over $50 million on their WiMAX network resulted in a profit of just $19 million or a penny per share. Will it pay off? Tough to tell, but they plan on spending a total of $1 Billion on WiMAX in 2007. Testing will…
Celunite first software developer to join LiMo foundation
“We welcome Celunite as the first mobile phone platform provider to join our founding members engaged in building a world-class mobile Linux platform,” said NTT DoCoMo’s Senior Vice President, Dr. Kiyohito Nagata, chairman of the LiMo Foundation. “Celunite is keen to begin assisting LiMo to realize a competitive step change in the delivery of handsets…
Samsung A517 coming to AT&T and T539 to T-Mobile
Both of these devices aren’t going to make you go gaga. The A517 has 3G support, a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD slot and touch sensitive controls. The T539 is a quadband GSM phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera and 220 x 176 resolution display. No clue about the pricing or release date. [Via: Engadget Mobile]
How To: Share an internet connection with your Windows Mobile 6 device
Windows Mobile 6 makes sharing an internet connection nearly idiot proof and it is something I hope more operating system vendors will notice. This how to over at Craig Pringle’s blog is only 4 steps long. Enjoy!
Video Review: 2 sets of Bluetooth headphones by Phillips
My never ending love affair with Suzy of ShinyShiny will never end, she can make something as utterly boring as A2DP headphones absolutely wonderful. I’ve yet to see a pair of Bluetooth headphones I would want to purchase, these 2 are no exception. The Phillips SHB6102 and SBB7102 are available now. [Via: Tech Digest]
LogMeIn adds remote PC access, file sharing to Palm Foleo
Just when I thought Palm Foleo will lack more apps, LogMeIn announced that its service will support Palm’s “mobile companion.” What this means is that Foleo users will be able to remotely access their desktop computers, backup data and share files. I find the last mentioned feature the most important one — Foleo doesn’t have…
Fake Ferrari phone from China
So far we’ve seen Ferrari phones from Acer, Sony Ericsson and Vertu (the most expensive one). In addition, Stefan also posted how you can mod your Nokia E61 to look like a Ferrari smartphone. Now, we have a Chinese handset maker stealing the famous car brand for its ugly phone. We don’t know the name…
Video: Poky Linux 3.0 running on Nokia N800
Few days ago, Stefan wrote a post about Poky mobile Linux. Well, someone figured out hot to install it on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, and voila – we have a video! Don’t expect to see all the features here – it’s a short demo that basically says “yeah, it’s possible to do this!” Plus,…
Linux Mobile Foundation gets Symbian’s Senior VP; Symbian’s going down? Short answer – NO!
Although it’s still far from getting a decent marketshare among the desktop computers, by now we’ve seen at least a dozen reports on mobile Linux and how it’s set to rule the mobile world. One of the most influential organizations that wants to push Linux towards mobile phones is Linux Moble (LiMo) Foundation, which was…