Google is pushing their Linux-based mobile operating system, dubbed Android, to the development community as the mobile platform destined to revolutionize the mobile space. And, under the search-giant’s mantra of “do no evil,” Google has been touting Android as a completely “open” mobile platform for which anyone and everyone can develop mobile applications. Turns out,…
fring goes JavaME, Maemo Linux!
fring folks have been busy these days, I can tell. They’ve announced the new minifring app for JavaME-enabled phones which don’t support VoIP. That means the users of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and/or some other feature phones will be able to manage their IM presence, and chat with their buddies on multiple IM networks. Best of…
Symbian extends collaboration offer to Google, possibly Android
Symbian’s buy-out by Nokia, by far the largest handset manufacturer to rely on the Symbian smartphone mobile operating system, paves the way for an open-source Symbian environment that will hopefully spark a new wave of Symbian-based mobile platforms. With Symbian’s code destined to be opened up by the Symbian Foundation for all to use, the…
OpenMoko FreeRunner UI – A closer look
OpenMoko opened up sales of the FreeRunner – the open-source successor to the OpenMoko Neo1973 – last week, and we’d imagine there are a good number of you Linux-fans just itching to lay a finger on the feature-packed handset. Alas, you’ll have to wait it out until OpenMoko can deliver the package to you. Fret…
Android on your Nokia N810 Internet Tablet – Made easy with Android Installer
Can’t wait to get a taste of Google’s Linux-based Android OS? Well, Nokia N810 Internet Tablet owners are in luck. With Android getting ported to handsets like it’s going out of style, it was only a matter of time before an easy-as-pie Android Installer came to light. Enter the Android Installer for the Nokia N810…
Matias Duarte bringing Sidekick, Helio UI expertise to Palm’s new PalmOS Nova
While Helio’s wireless experience left so much to be desired that the company has resorted to gussying itself up as Virgin Mobile’s main-course meal, the MVNO’s handsets featured custom-designed UIs (User Interfaces) that offered top-notch user experiences. That same designer, Matias Duarte, also had a huge hand in crafting Danger’s Sidekick UI, owing to the…
OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner available this Friday
Open source fans among you probably already checked out the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner review. The day when you’ll be able to actually grab the device is set for this Friday, July 4th. That’s of course in case you’re ready to pour out $400. That may sound a lot, but remember there’s a lot under the…
LiMo Foundation and LiPS Forum combine to battle open-source competitors
As smaller competitors in an growing open-source mobile OS market, LiMo Foundation and LiPS (Linux Phone Standards) Forum members are in for a serious battle for open-source marketshare. With Nokia buying out Symbian to essentially seed the open-source Symbian mobile platform, and the OHA backing Google’s Android platform, there isn’t much hope for small-game. Oh,…
Android delayed to Q4 2008 and later
It wasn’t too long ago that Google announced their OHA (Open Handset Alliance) and the Linux-based Android platform. Once Android demonstrations started popping up all over the blogosphere, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on an Android-powered device. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait longer still. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that…
Videos from Google I/O are up, anything and everything you wanted to know about Android is here!
Google I/O is where we saw the latest version of Android being demoed. Remember the video above? Well it looks like Google just uploaded all the videos and accompanying slides from the I/O Conference here. Everything you need to know about Google’s mobile efforts are in the links below. I wish I could tell you…