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…
Motorola embraces Mobile Linux with new MOTOMAGX platform
Motorola has announced their commitment to the Mobile Linux platform with release of the new MOTOMAGX platform. The new platform aims to build on the prior success of Motorola’s use of Mobile Linux to bring us “new levels of openness, flexibility and support for third-party applications on Motorola mobile devices.” The first handsets to utilize…
Pictures: OpenMoko unboxing, for developers by developers
Do I think Linux will swoop down and touch all mobile phones in the coming years? Not really, but I like that some people are trying something new. The OpenMoko stands for open hardware and open software. You want features? Just ask for it and they shall come, hopefully. Pictures replicated on my Flickr account…
Idea: Palm should push Foleo as a blogging tool!
Just a few days ago I wrote about 4 things I would like to see in Palm Foleo. Then an idea popped to my mind – Palm should push Foleo to bloggers! Nowadays, most of us have or can afford a laptop. However, even though I have a small laptop I would want an even…
Pictures: Poky, an open source mobile phone operating system
I’m probably going to offend some folks with the following statement, but it has to be said: The majority of open source work out there is not innovative and is merely a free, usually inferior, version of what has already been done on either Windows or Mac. Binky is the code name for version 3…
WebKit Safari based browser coming to Nokia N800
Just when we’ve got Mozilla browser engine, Sand-labs.org announced the OWB (Origyn Web Browser) – Webkit based browser is about to hit the Nokia N800. The built in Opera was just not good enough for handling complex JavaScripts (i.e. AJAX), but then again the current release of Mozilla engine is still buggy and I find…
4 things I would like to see in Palm Foleo
I admit, I’m still not convinced that I actually need a “mobile companion.” Still, if done correctly I may easily change my mind. For instance, just yesterday, we posted that Pocket Tunes is coming to Foleo. It’s an additional application for the brand new platform and certainly adds some value on top of the Palm’s…
Pocket Tunes are coming to Palm Foleo
It seems unlikely Palm will succeed to persuade us that we need a “mobile companion.” The simple fact that it can’t fit my pockets will make me think do I actually need to carry it that day. And while the instant on functionality is something I’m craving for, the additional five hundred bucks somehow make…
iPhone-like virtual keyboard for Nokia N800
In case you thought Apple’s virtual keyboard is better than the one installed on Nokia N800, here’s your chance to give it a try. Guys behind the “Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri” blog, made the Python application which mimics iPhone’s virtual keyboard on Nokia’s Internet Tablet device. It is free to download and what follows next is…
Mauku – Jaiku client for Nokia 770/N800 Internet Tablets
Here’s something for all you folks that like to inform us what are you doing at any given point of day. You’ve heard about Jaiku, the Twitter kind of application? Well, it’s now available for Maemo platform, which powers Nokia 770 and Nokia N800 Internet Tablets. If you have one of the mentioned two devices,…