Tag Archive | "Linux Platform"

Openmoko to discontinue iteration for Linux smartphone

Posted on 07 April 2009 by Alison Spong

Amid financial troubles, Openmoko is halting development of the next iteration of its mobile smartphone. The announcement was made during a conference in Switzerland. continued »

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Device Roadmap Pours, not Leaks

Posted on 16 March 2009 by Alison Spong

The line up for Sprint's 2009 have been revealed. Outlining the suspects for this year among others including Blackberry, Microsoft, Linux / Android / Google Phones. continued »

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Motorola announces the Moto VE66

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Chris Davies

Motorola has finally taken the time to officially announce the Moto VE66 Linux-based phone. This traditional slider phone has a new technology that claims to enhance call quality with a noise canceling dual microphone. This model is the latest Motorola phone to carry a 5-megapixel camera with software that claims to stabilize shaky images. Another area that Motorola is trying to ... continued »

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Openmoko Released Casing Schematics Open-Source

Posted on 07 August 2008 by Brenda Stokes

Openmoko, the proliferators of open-source mobile phone products, announced yesterday that they will be releasing the schematics to their Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner devices so developers can take their design and run with it.  Prior to this announcement, Creative Commons licensed CAD files were available so designers could change how the phone looked for different markets. But with the schematics ... continued »

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OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner available on July 4th

Posted on 02 July 2008 by Ewdison Then

OpenMoko has finally made its Neo FreeRunner available to end-users after being in development for quite sometimes. The handset can be purchase for $399 from OpenMoko’s website or via distributor in EU, India, and North America. The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner utilizes  GNU/Linux and comes with core software for dialing, SMS and recording contacts.  Openmoko will supplement these features with periodic downloads ... continued »

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Q&A on Android Prototype with hardware details

Posted on 28 May 2008 by Chris Davies

Google just demoed Android at their IO event this afternoon, and man did they drop some bombs on us. The platform was amazing, we got a full screen demo, and even got to see the features like Google Maps, and the platform's WebKit based web browser. One thing we did not get to know though, is what in the world ... continued »

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Live video demo of Android from Google IO

Posted on 28 May 2008 by Chris Davies

Google's wonder platform took a huge step today in becoming closer to release. Today, at Google's IO event, they unveiled a ton of information for the new platform. Android was demoed at the event, and our own Vincent was there to capture the action. This thing is amazing, the interface is totally original and rivals anything that I have ever ... continued »

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Android demoed at Google IO

Posted on 28 May 2008 by Chris Davies

The first ever full screen demo of Android has just been posted at androidcommunity.com. Our own Vincent attended the event, and snapped around 140 pictures of the device for your viewing pleasure. Not only that, but Vincent also has some video demos coming up soon, this is a full viewing of Android! continued »

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Verizon joins LiMo Foundation, becomes core member

Posted on 14 May 2008 by Chris Davies

The LiMo Foundation is one of the only direct Linux competitors to Android that Google will have to worry about. While their Open Handset Alliance has got many big players in their own camp, LiMo has quite a few as well. Today, they add eight more to the list, and some large names are showing up now. Today, Mozilla, Verizon, ... continued »

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T-Mobile: Android devices by year’s end

Posted on 24 April 2008 by Chris Davies

T-Mobile plans to push out some Android powered phones by the end of the year. This news comes from the VP and General Manager of T-Mobile's Broadband and News Business Division, so it has some strong substance. The devices that would be launched were not specified, one device could be the HTC Dream, which has already gotten it's fair share ... continued »

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