Following the release earlier this year of its fully programmable Linux handset, the Greenphone, Trolltech will soon be offering handset manufacturers and developers "out-of-the-box" software suites--including the operating system and applications--in a similar approach to that taken by Symbian and Windows Mobile. Greensuite is built upon Qtopia Phone edition, Trolltech's application platform for embedded Linux-based phones.
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Linux users have been salivating over Trolltech's promised Greenphone for the better part of a year. The "open" Linux phone platform, powered by Trolltech's Qtopia 4 embedded software stack, is bundled with a Qtopia software development kit (SDK) designed to kick-start mobile Linux application development. The first batch of devices has now shipped, and I spent a couple of weeks with a review unit. While it's an interesting package, it's only a first step and in no way a finished product.
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In the world of PCs, there's one major OS--Windows and a couple of smaller operating systems including the Apple Macintosh OS X and Linux. In the server world, there's about an equal mix between Windows and various versions of Linux.
But in mobile today there are a plethora of embedded and open operating systems including Symbian, Palm (legacy), Windows Mobile, Linux (MontaVista and PalmSource), BREW and RIM as well as embedded systems from Enea and Wind River. Mobile Linux will become the dominant OS on mobile phones within five years. Here's why. read more »
But in mobile today there are a plethora of embedded and open operating systems including Symbian, Palm (legacy), Windows Mobile, Linux (MontaVista and PalmSource), BREW and RIM as well as embedded systems from Enea and Wind River. Mobile Linux will become the dominant OS on mobile phones within five years. Here's why. read more »
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Microvision today announced that it will unveil at CES an ultra-miniature full-color digital projection display approximately the size of a Thin Mint candy, designed to be embedded into handheld electronic devices such as cellphones, PDAs, or multimedia handhelds.
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MobileLinuxInfo.com is the newest member of the MobileInfocenter network of websites. MobileLinuxInfo covers all things mobile linux - mobie distributions of linux, portables, handhelds, phones, embedded devices and umpc's. It will provide up to date coverage of mobile linux news via feeds and original content, host a robust community forum and a wiki dedicated to mobile linux topics.
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Matt Zimmerman has announced the Ubuntu Mobile and Embeddded Edition on the ubuntu-devel-announce mailing list.
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A version of the increasingly popular Linux operating system Ubuntu will be developed for use on net-enabled phones and devices.
The Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project aims to create the open source platform for initial release in October 2007. read more »
The Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project aims to create the open source platform for initial release in October 2007. read more »
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Alliance for Embedded Security, Advanced Graphics & High-Performance Multi-Media in Embedded Systems
Alliance for Embedded Security, Advanced Graphics and High-Performance Multi-Media in Embedded Systems
Fluffy Spider Technologies and Open Kernel Labs Announce Research, Development and Marketing Alliance
Chicago and Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2007 – Fluffy Spider Technologies (FST), a world leader in the development of user interface technology for embedded devices, and Open Kernel Labs (OK), a global provider of embedded operating systems and virtualisation technology, today announce a joint research, development and marketing alliance. read more »
Fluffy Spider Technologies and Open Kernel Labs Announce Research, Development and Marketing Alliance
Chicago and Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2007 – Fluffy Spider Technologies (FST), a world leader in the development of user interface technology for embedded devices, and Open Kernel Labs (OK), a global provider of embedded operating systems and virtualisation technology, today announce a joint research, development and marketing alliance. read more »
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FST wins nationwide ICT Innovation award with FancyPants embedded software platform
Sydney, Australia, April 26, 2007 - "FancyPants(TM)" has received a national "Secrets of Australian ICT Innovation” award, in a competition administered by the Australian Government Department’s Austrade and The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA).
"FancyPants is an advanced GUI & high-performance Multi-Media platform for embedded application development. While media centric and dramatically enhancing the user experience, FancyPants requires a minimum of hardware resources. This enables reduced hardware costs for
the likes of mobile phones, PDA's, TV set tops, vehicle navigation, Point-Of-Sale, kiosks, industrial, medical and scientific devices", said read more »
Sydney, Australia, April 26, 2007 - "FancyPants(TM)" has received a national "Secrets of Australian ICT Innovation” award, in a competition administered by the Australian Government Department’s Austrade and The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA).
"FancyPants is an advanced GUI & high-performance Multi-Media platform for embedded application development. While media centric and dramatically enhancing the user experience, FancyPants requires a minimum of hardware resources. This enables reduced hardware costs for
the likes of mobile phones, PDA's, TV set tops, vehicle navigation, Point-Of-Sale, kiosks, industrial, medical and scientific devices", said read more »
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