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Google Android: Mobile Open Source Door Kicked Open
Blog At the Google press conference today, the Google team answered many questions that have been circulating throughout the internet regarding its Android initiative. Google Android: Mobile Open Source Door Kicked Open
[November 5, 2007, 22:23]
A rough guide to mobile open source
News As a rather slow-and-steady initiative, LiMo has not excited the public much. On Tuesday, Google is expected to finally introduce its mobile, open-source Android platform to the world. Android is a full mobile stack, from operating system up to...
[September 23, 2008, 0:01]
Comdex 2001: Nokia touts new phone standards group
News The alliance, which Nokia chief executive Jorma Ollila called the "open mobile architecture initiative" during his keynote address on Monday at the Comdex Fall 2001 trade show, includes many major phone makers and carriers that offer mobile phone...
[November 13, 2001, 10:04]
Siemens backs open source
News Siemens, which recently sold off its mobile unit to Taiwanese firm BenQ, will be involved in the open source group's mobile Linux initiative. Launched earlier this month, the mobile Linux initiative is working on standardising the elements of Linux...
[December 8, 2005, 9:45]
OSDL to push Linux for mobiles
News The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative on Monday to bring the open source operating system to mobile phones. OSDL's Mobile Linux Initiative is intended to improve...
[October 17, 2005, 9:35]
Microsoft backs mobile phone standards
News The Open Mobile Alliance, unveiled on Wednesday, was created by the merger of two other groups promoting standard ways for cell phones to exchange data such as emails: the Open Mobile Architecture initiative, created by Nokia last year, and the...
[June 13, 2002, 9:19]
Microsoft to mobile phone group: You need us
News Nokia's chief executive Jorma Ollila, who announced the "Open Mobile Architecture Initiative" at Comdex on Monday, told reporters that Microsoft, AOL Time Warner and Palm would all be welcome to join, even though none had been invited to the party.
[November 14, 2001, 17:22]
Mobile operators want to retain network control
News McAdam showed off the first mobile phone that is a product of the initiative, a $69 (£39) phone from prepaid service provider AirVoice. The company launched its Open Network Initiative almost a year ago.
[September 11, 2008, 9:21]
Software patents campaigners honoured
News Mobile Product or Initiative of the Year Open Source Initiative of the Year Winner: T-Mobile (UK) Ltd The judging panel included Bruce Perens, one of the leading lights of the open source community. Florian Mueller of NoSoftwarePatents.com and...
[September 28, 2005, 13:05]
Google confirms its mobile Linux plans
News LiMo's president Morgan Gillis told ZDNet.co.uk on Monday that Google's initiative was "very complimentary to the LiMo initiative [with a] natural dovetailing in terms of technology focus and industry backing.
[November 5, 2007, 17:03]
Texas Instruments backs open mobile standards
News The Open Mobile Architecture Initiative is an attempt to ensure that GPRS and 3G handsets will all offer certain functionality, including Java support and multimedia messaging. Chip maker Texas Instruments (TI) has come out in favour of an...
[November 15, 2001, 16:48]
W3C plans push for mobile standards adoption
News Representatives of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) will descend on Barcelona on Thursday and Friday to plot a potential "Mobile Web Initiative" that would try to stimulate adoption of and conformance to the standards group's various mobile...
[November 18, 2004, 8:40]
Patent amnesty for Java phone updates
News The OSGI platform is standardised software developed by the OSGI Alliance, named after the Open Services Gateway Initiative, for remotely managing and updating Java software that runs on mobile devices.
[July 26, 2006, 10:25]
It's about Developers and Community...
Talkback And what I can say is that with an open standard such as Android to build upon, Google's mobile initiative is much more likely to survive than if it had gone with a more "standard" approach to entering the phone industry (a la the iPhone).
[November 12, 2007, 0:21]
W3C to hold London mobile standards event
News The W3C is holding an event in London to promote its Mobile Web Initiative (MWI) to promote the idea of 'the Web on the move' to UK developers. The Mobile Web Initiative's goal is to make browsing the Web from mobile devices a reality," said Tim...
[November 3, 2005, 11:15]
ARM spearheads mobile Linux group
News The new organisation is spearheaded by the British processor manufacturer ARM, and its formation adds to a list of similar associations, including the LiPS Forum, the LiMo Foundation and the Mobile Linux Initiative (MLI).
[October 4, 2007, 15:20]
CNET 2005 Technology Awards open for business
News Mobile Product or Initiative of the Year For 2005 we have added some new categories and tweaked some old ones to acknowledge the changing nature of IT - the most notable addition is the category for Open Source Initiative of the Year.
[June 1, 2005, 17:15]
Single charger coming for mobile phones
News There is enormous potential in mobile to help people live and work in an eco-friendly way, and with the backing of some of the biggest names in the industry, this initiative will lead the way. Companies signed up to the initiative include Nokia...
[February 17, 2009, 15:13]
Trolltech axes the Greenphone
News Trolltech is now also doing "a lot of work" with another open-source initiative, OpenEmbedded. Greenphone was an innovative programme that responded well to open-source developers and mobile application experimentation.
[October 22, 2007, 12:01]
Sony Ericsson releases cross-platform app tool
News We are driving this initiative together with the PhoneGap open-source community and invite developers to join us as we offer advanced mobile devices and a clear monetisation path. With the Sony Ericsson WebSDK, our focus is on bringing all the...
[November 19, 2009, 12:00]
