Those who waited for Sony’s second try on “Personal Communicator” device, now’s you’re chance to grab one. The Mylo 2 is now available for $299.99. Expect WiFi connectivity, 3.5″ WVGA screen (800×480), full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, media player, Skype support, and 1 GB of internal storage memory that is further expandable with…
Google and NTT DoCoMo confirmed partners, possibly bringing Android handset to Japan
It looks like the deal between Google and NTT DoCoMo to bring added Google-functionality to the carrier’s i-mode internet service has been confirmed by NTT DoCoMo. The partnership would bring pre-installed Google applications to NTT DoCoMo handsets and make it easier for the carrier’s 48 million i-mode customers to make use of apps like Google…
Purple Labs expands into China; LiMo fans across Asia rejoice
A leading supplier of embedded Linux solutions for mobile phones and a recent member of the LiMo Foundation, Purple Labs, announced that it has opened a new office in Beijing, China, as well as the version of its website in Chinese language, to “provide full local technical support and expand its sales opportunities throughout the…
A La Mobile brings fully functional Android OS stack to HTC Blue Angel
Hey, a la Mobile, 2004 called and they want their smartphone back. In a move to show the world that the Android OS is compatible with all sorts of older, ARM-based devices, a California-based Linux/Open-Source handset software development firm, a la Mobile, has announced that they have installed their own Android OS stack on the…
Palm’s upcoming OS is code-named Nova; First devices with next-gen OS to appear in February 2009
In case “wasting resources” isn’t the word you wanted to use to describe the “thing” Palm is working on for some time now, we have a new word for it. It’s called “Nova” and the company internally test it on the device codenamed “Zeppelin.” Plus, it’s one of the reasons the Treo maker is losing…
Android in the wild: hacked and running on ARM-based devices, Sharp handhelds
While official Google Android devices are still a good year from hitting the market (at least according to Google), the free availability of the Android SDK and the emulator has brought all those talented hackers out of the woodwork. Aside from that Freescale reference-board that we spotted running Android OS a coupe months ago, there…
New members join LiMo Foundation
Remember LiMo Foundation — a group formed by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone — with an idea to deliver an open and globally consistent software platform based upon mobile Linux? Well, they’ve just scored new members. We knew about Purple Labs, but had no clue there were companies involved…
Neo FreeRunner: An open source handset, too little too late?
OpenMoko, the guys behind the 100% open source software and hardware Neo 1973, are going to introduce the Neo FreeRunner at CES. Two versions will be made, each has a 500 MHz processor, WiFi, accelerometers, 3D hardware acceleration, but one will be triband 850 MHz with the other being 900 MHz. The only Linux based…
Purple Labs Joins LiMo Foundation; Gives hope about its survival
Don’t get me wrong – I’ve nothing against multiple mobile Linux distributions. It’s just that following its creation, we haven’t seen much coming out from LiMo Foundation’s doors. That being said, just when I though they’ve died, we received a news release from Purple Labs informing us they’ve joined the pact. And while we still…
Google reserves two stands at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona? Ready to showcase the first Android devices?
File this under “we’re so not sure about it,” but the word on the street is that the search giant has reserved two stands at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It’s important to understand the Mobile World Congress is the place to be for all major mobile industry players and Google may only…