Mobile Linux
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Intel, Nokia to develop mobile Linux devices
News The companies will work together on development of Linux-based software projects, and Intel will acquire 3G-related intellectual property from Nokia.
Tags: ARM, Intel Corp., Mobile, Mobile Linux, 3G, WiMAX, Linux, Nokia Corp., Intel x86, Netbook
Nokia enters PC market with Booklet 3G netbook
News Handset manufacturer announces netbook weighing 1.25kg and just over 2cm thick, that includes many of the same features as its high-end smartphones.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Battery, Intel Corp., 3G, Microsoft Windows, Mobility, handset company, PC, Netbook, Notebooks and tablets
MIDs to bring Linux to Asia-Pacific
News Mobile Internet devices are expected to gain popularity in Asia, and will help bring Linux to mainstream consumers in the region, says analyst.
Tags: Processors, Development/design, Linux desktop OS, ARM, Intel Corp., Mobile, Asia-Pacific, Ubuntu, MIDs, Intel Atom
Access Linux Platform upgraded, downsized
News Version 3.0 of the mobile Linux platform has been unveiled, while a mini version has been made available for lower-end phones and emerging markets.
Tags: Linux, Mobile, Smart Phone, Mobile Linux, operating system, phone, LiMo Foundation, Microsoft Access, Internet, handset
Mobile Linux group plans enterprise push
News Announcing new members, including Mozilla and Verizon, the LiMo Foundation claims to be in talks with two major enterprise Linux-distribution companies.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Linux, Browser, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile Linux, Mozilla Corp., intellectual property, enterprise computing, software
Mobile Linux standards forum gives up
News Efforts to standardize mobile Linux get put on hold after the Linux Phone Standards Forum announced it's merging with the Linux Mobile Foundation.
Tags: Linux, Mobile/Wireless, Open source, Mobile, Google Inc., Android, Mobile Linux, intellectual property, phone, LiMo Foundation
Intel to pitch in on developing Chrome
News Chipmaker will work with Google on the Chrome OS in the same way it contributes to other Linux distributions, which take in parts of Intel's Moblin code.
Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Intel Corp., Linux Company, Chip Company, Graphics, Novell Inc., Linux, Netbook, Processors
Android's spread could become a problem
News With more handset makers adopting Android, there's a danger of multiple versions of the operating system.
Tags: Google Android, Phone, Operating System, software, mobile, handset, Google Android, Android, Device, Carrier
Apple and Intel increase their Imagination stakes
News Apple almost triples its stake in the Imagination Technologies, which provides graphics technology for the iPhone.
Tags: Investments, Best strategies, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Graphics, handheld computing, handheld, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., investment company
Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt
News Use of Qt is expected to make it easier for developers to write apps both for the Maemo mobile Linux OS and for Symbian, Nokia's smartphone platform.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Linux, Smart phones, Symbian, KDE, Smart Phone, GNOME, desktop environment, Symbian Inc., Finnish company
Intel's software shift with Wind River
News The US$884 million deal gives Intel a serious software business. But will it light a fire under the Atom chip for embedded computing?
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Components, Consumer Technology, Processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Atom, Chip, Wind River Systems Inc.
Siemens to join OSDL
News The company will help further the adoption of Linux in the mobile sphere, and drive open-source uptake through OSDL's Linux schemes.
Tags: Linux, Protocols and platforms, Open source
Cheap 3G mobile Linux handset unveiled
News The 'Purple Magic' reference handset from NXP and Purple Labs promises to bring affordable 3G mobile Linux technology to the mass market.
Tags: Cellular phones, Linux
Symbian: Mobile Linux 'fragmentation city'
News Enterprises will not touch Linux as a mobile platform because the companies involved are too fragmented, claims a Symbian executive.
Tags: Symbian
ARM spearheads mobile Linux group
News An alliance set up by the processor manufacturer will target mobile devices with larger displays, using a platform based on Linux, Gnome Mobile and Firefox.
Tags: Linux
