Mobiles reviews - linux

LiMo Foundation and LiPS Forum combine to battle open-source competitors

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:06:28 +0000

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

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:35:33 +0000

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 Google's [...]

Videos from Google I/O are up, anything and everything you wanted to know about Android is here!

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:43:03 +0000

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 which ones [...]

All the software needed to create an Android device will be 100% open source

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:43:21 +0000

Confusion about Google's intentions with the open sourcing of Android is starting to rise, especially since we just started the second half of 2008, the time frame given to look forward to the first devices hitting the market. Ed Burnette attended the Google I/O conference and asked 3 separate Google employees what was up and [...]

Android to have the iPhone-like AppStore?

Sat, 31 May 2008 12:45:36 +0000

iPhone-like Android store isn't confirmed at this stage, but the following words by project lead Andy Rubin promise AppStore like experience to the future Google's mobile OS powered handset users: "It would be a great benefit to the Android community to provide a place where people can go to safely and securely download content and where [...]

A few HTC Dream specifications revealed

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:05:44 +0000

Just as we're getting used to the fact that the HTC Dream, is, well, a smartphone-dream come true, we're getting more details on the upcoming Android-powered handset's spec-sheet. As if that glorious Google Maps demonstration and huge touchscreen functionality weren't enough, the HTC Dream will apparently be rocking 3.6Mbps HSDPA, 128MB RAM / 256MB ROM, and [...]

Another 5 megapixel Kodak cameraphone from Motorola in the wild - ZINE / ZN5 / PERLX?

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:19:34 +0000

We're not sure what this thing is called, but it's nice to see another 5-megapixel shooter from Motorola complementing the legendary Motorola ZINE ZN5 5-megapixel Kodak cameraphone. The Motorola ZINE ZN5 has been spotted rocking a 5-megapixel shooter from Kodak, in candy-bar (monoblock) form. The MotoZINE ZN5 is supposed to be the cameraphone monster that [...]

Video: HTC Dream live and in the flesh at Google conference

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:12:55 +0000

The near-mythical HTC Dream handset has been rumored for longer than we can remember, and we can't wait to get our hands on the device that was once thought to be the Google Phone (gPhone). Alas, we'll have to wait until Google and HTC can work out the niggling details on the Android OS that [...]

LiMo Foundation announces new members: Verizon, SK Telecom, Sagem, SFR, Mozilla and others

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:21:24 +0000

LiMo Foundation is steadily gaining momentum. Industry seems to be scared of Google's Open Handset Alliance and they're jumping to other big Linux group. That being said, LiMo has announced the addition of new member companies — Infineon Technologies, Kvaleberg AS, Mozilla Corporation, Red Bend Software, Sagem Mobiles, SFR, SK Telecom and Verizon Wireless, which [...]

TuneWiki goes Android, that's an Android simulator for now

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:32:25 +0000

I'm not sure whether you heard about TuneWiki, but it's a next generation, community based media player. Apparently they've created the Android prototype, meaning that as soon as we see the first Google mobile OS powered devices hitting the market you'll have a place to go to grab the latest tunes. The idea is to [...]

Labyrinth ported to Maemo; Mind Mapping hits Nokia Internet Tablets

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:48:13 +0000

Those of you that craved to organize your thoughts with your Nokia Internet Tablet while on the go, here's a reason to rejoice. A software engineer from Ukraine Eugene Antimirov ported Labyrinth to the Maemo platform allowing us to mind-map wherever we are. Sure, you could rely on some of the web-based solutions like MindMeister, [...]

Qualcomm throwing down with no less than 5 Android handsets this year

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:16:48 +0000

Handset manufacturers are scrambling to get their wares mated to Google's Linux-based Android OS, and it looks like Qualcomm's lending a helping hand. The chip-making giant has announced that it's hooked up with several OEMs looking to launch an Android-powered handset this year. It makes sense for Qualcomm to help these handset manufacturers develop their [...]

New Motorola MotoZINE ZN5 picture

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:25:59 +0000

We already know that Motorola is working on a 5 megapixel monster with a Kodak shooter. The Motorola MotoZINE ZN5, as it's called, is already known to be sporting a Montavista Linux OS, 5 megapixel Kodak branded camera, and the Morph keypad that we see in the Moto ROKR E8. But, we haven't had a [...]

Interview: Enkin, augmented reality for Google's Android

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:07:01 +0000

Enkin from Enkin on Vimeo. I was so impressed with the work Max Braun and Rafael Spring did with their Enkin application that I enthusiastically requested an interview. If you would like to know more about them, what they think about Google's Android and where they see location based services heading in the future then continue [...]

HTC Dream, T-Mobile MDA Compact IV spotted?

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:26:44 +0000

Remember those mysterious HTC smartphones that made an appearance in the picture that Stefan found? Right, well it seems that those two HTC Kaisers (HTC TyTn II's), HTC Touch, HTC Touch Cruise, and HTC P3470 were joined by what could be the HTC Dream. Take a look at the picture again. You see that QWERTY-sliding [...]