Opinion: Buh-Bye, Moto
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| On the high end, Motorola needs to work their new and highly-touted Linux
| expertise and recruit the open-source community to create a passionate new
| world of Motorola fanatics. Drop all that music-phone nonsense that you're
| not particularly good at. Instead, open up your devices, join those
| Open-Everything consortiums and promote your high-end phones heavily in
| Europe and Asia as powerful platforms free of the expensive burdens of
| proprietary intellectual property.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070720/tc_zd/212015
Related:
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| "Linux will take a significant--I'm not allowed to say 'dominant'--market
| share of mobile phone operating systems," she predicted. Motorola expects
| 60% of its phones will use a version of embedded Linux "in a short
| time," Wyatt said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070617/tc_cmp/199904892
Motorola selling Razr2 phone in S.Korea
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| Motorola accounted for 11.5 percent of the Korean handset market as of the
| end of April. Samsung Electronics Co. held 55 percent and LG Electronics Inc.
| had 19 percent, according to Korea-based ATLAS Research Group.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_on_hi_te/skorea_motorola_razr2
Motorola Announces Intention to Form Industry-wide Consortium to Lead OpenSAF
Project
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| The company also announced the first release of the open source code
| related to the project. The consortium also will manage any future
| development of the OpenSAF code base. Leading companies including
| Ericsson, HP and Nokia Siemens Networks have expressed support for
| this initiative.
|
| The open source project will establish a broadly adopted high availability
| operating environment that can be leveraged by computing technology
| companies,
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,130782.shtml
Motorola Unlocks IPTV Set-Tops
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| Motorola is opening up access to the software in its VIP 1200
| Internet-protocol-TV set-top boxes with an application-development platform
| based on the Linux operating environment.
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http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6452974.html?industryid=47194
Motorola touts Linux support for 32-way ATCA blade
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| Some of the first widely available 64-bit chips were based on Alpha,
| and Alpha was the second architecture (after x86) to support Linux,
| back in the mid-90s. Linux founder Linus Torvalds wrote the
| port himself, paving the way for ports to many other
| architectures, which quickly followed.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8399120644.html
Review: Motorola's Linux Powered ROKR Z6
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| Motorola's MOTOROKR Z6 has an awful lot going for it. It has a capable
| music player, takes good photos, and offers new voice technology that
| we've
| never seen from a major manufacturer. It is, to be sure, an eminently
| enjoyable slider phone. I would have liked for its internal antenna to
| have
| performed a bit more strongly and I'm not real fond of the d-pad's nail
| file like surface, but apart from those few things, I really have enjoyed
| the past few weeks I've had with the Z6.
|
| I'm very pleased to be able to give the Motorola ROKR Z6 a "Highly
| Recommended" rating.
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http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Page=1&Id=3379
Motorola finally launches U.S. Linux phone
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| Linux/Java has topped CEO Ed Zander's list of things to look for
| from Motorola as it attempts a financial turnaround. At a New
| York press conference this morning, Zander introduced Linux-based"
| Rokr" and "Razr2" models, along with new top-level executives.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8879219087.html
Moto ROKR e6 Linux-Based Smartphone Gets Screen Time
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| It's exiciting that Moto's not using Windows Mobile for its smartphones
| but making its own Linux-based OS. Samsung is rumored to be doing the
| same thing, but hasn't had the speed Moto's enjoying. While we'd like
| to see anyone make an alternative to WinMo, the jury's still out on if
| Linux is the answer.
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http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/02/moto-rokr-e6-linux-based-smartphone-gets-screen-time/
Mot ships 800,000th Linux-based IP-STB
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| Motorola said its millionth IP-STB to ship was a VIP1510 model
| (pictured above), which runs Linux on a MIPS-based processor
| with hardware MPEG-2 acceleration. The company also offers
| 17xx-series IP-STBs with both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 acceleration,
| and a VIP1200 model, said to support standard- and high-definition
| (SD/HD) video, surround sound, and interactive applications such
| as multi-cast and VoD (video-on-demand).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5096707139.html
Hands On With The First iDen Linux Phone
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| Nextel's iDen network isn't dead, Motorola says. To prove that they're
| still innovating in iDen phones, they showed a surprise new handset
| today at CTIA: the i876, the first iDen phone based on Motorola's
| new Linux/Java platform.
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http://www.gearlog.com/2007/03/hands_on_with_the_first_iden_l.php
The Motorola LAZR?
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| Features of the chromed-out clamshell are said to include a half gig
| of internal storage with no expansion slot, Linux (a trend we'll see
| more and more in Moto's new models), some manner of text-to-speech
| system for emails and SMSes, and a frickin' two inch external display.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/24/the-motorola-lazr/
Motorola E690 PDA phone with Linux on board
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| It seems that they are returning to the penguin with their next
| offering, the E690 PDA phone. Naturally, it rocks quite the slim
| profile (what else would you expect given the relative popularity
| of the Q and the RAZR); in fact, its styling is eerily reminiscent
| of the SLVR L7, less the numpad.
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http://www.htlounge.net/articles/1813/1/Motorola-E690-PDA-phone-with-Linux-on-board-
Motorola Initiates Industry-wide Project to Create Open Source High
Availability Operating Environment Based on Service Availability Forum
Standards
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| Motorola, Inc. today announced it is initiating a new open source
| project to develop a complete high availability operating
| environment based on Service Availability Forum(TM) (SA Forum)
| standards.
|
| ... Combined with ATCA based hardware and a Carrier Grade Linux operating
| system, OpenSAF provides a key high-availability component to complete a
| full carrier grade commercial-off-the-shelf solution.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070228/cgw014.html?.v=88
Motorola touts new Linux/Java phone platform
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| Motorola is showcasing its Linux and "kJava" based music phone for
| U.S. and European markets, at the 3GSM World Congress this week
| in Barcelona. The MotoRIZR Z6 is said to be based on a "new Linux
| operating system that incorporates kJava."
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5483295736.html
Motorola Announces New 10Gbps AdvancedTCA Communications Servers
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| Centellis 4000 will include support for Wind River® Platform for
| Network Equipment, Linux Edition and MontaVista Linux Carrier
| Grade Edition, offering customers choice as well as demonstrating
| the flexibility of its open systems. The Centellis 4000 platform
| and associated 10G Blades are designed for Communications
| Platforms Trade Alliance (CP-TA) compliance.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Hardware/Motorola_Announces_New_10Gbps_AdvancedTCA_Communications_Servers
http://tinyurl.com/2jg6o5
64 million smart phones shipped
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| Linux devices represented over 90 per cent of the 1.5 million phones
| Motorola shipped in Q4, while three quarters of both RIM and Palm's
| shipments were in North America.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37571
FEATURE: Mobile Linux: Why it will become the dominant mobile OS
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| I see the mobile Linux wave out in the ocean and am sounding the
| alarm--the mobile Linux tide is rising. Be prepared.
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http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/feature-mobile-linux-why-it-will-become-the-dominant-mobile-os/2007-01-03
Linux expected to be leading Smartphone OS market by 2010
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| I just came across this research by Diffusion Group, which found
| that Linux is set to become the leading Smartphone OS by 2010.
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http://irfanhabib.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/linux-to-take-over-smartphone-os-market-by-2010/
Shifting Gears at Motorola
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| To address a steep drop in profits, CEO Ed Zander is cutting jobs and
| betting on an open-source software platform for smarter phones
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2007/tc20070119_186156.htm
Motorola makes Linux breakthrough with RIZR Z6
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| Motorola's first Linux handset for the US market, the RIZR Z6, is
| also likely to be the first in the industry to run an "open"
| operating system - Linux, Symbian OS or Windows on a single-
| rather than dual-processor architecture.
|
| This shows that Linux is making significant improvements in its
| suitability to be an operating system for mobile devices, and
| could give Motorola a significant headstart in the battle to
| create low power, low cost smartphones.
|
| [...]
|
| The RIZR Z6, demonstrated at the CES show and expected to ship by
| mid year, is said to be based on Freescale's i.MX31 system-on-chip,
| one of the first to use the ARM11 core. Motorola will also add a
| new, faster Linux user interface, called JUIX (pronounced "juice").
|
| As Linux becomes more mainstream in cellphones, many players are
| seeking to address its user interface shortcomings, notably Nokia,
| which has become a Linux convert of late, and Access, the Japanese
| browser maker that acquired Palmsource and is adapting the
| well-liked Palm UI for mobile Linux.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/19/motorola_linux_phone/
Review: Motorola ROKR E2 Music Phone
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| Conclusion
|
| I am really happy with the Motorola ROKR E2. I like its funky looks
| and I certainly love the new UI. I am glad that Motorola is finally
| shaping up and realizing all the shortcomings of its previous aging UI.
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http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Page=1&Id=2983
Motorola Begins Bringing Linux To Market
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| Motorola today announced two upgraded devices it hopes will bring
| Linux into the hands of mainstream users - even in the US.
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http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=2021
Motorola A910 Linux Phone Gets FCC Approval
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| The phone runs a special Linux-Java operating system and
| boasts WiFi connectivity over UMA. The A910 is equipped
| with a 1.3 megapixel camera and Lumi-LED Flash technology.
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http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/motorola_a910_linux_phone_gets_fcc_approval.html
http://tinyurl.com/y5whve
Can Linux save Mot's mobile phone biz?
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| According to a report at the Chicago-area Daily Herald, Motorola
| CEO Ed Zander blamed poor earnings on lower unit volumes and
| greater-than-expected global price competition, particularly
| in India, Africa, and South Asia.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2046550275.html
Sound of good music - Motorola Rokr Z6
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| One of the more impressive aspects of the new Z6 is its voice-dialing system,
| a credit that goes to Motorola’s new Linux platform.
|
| The function comes handy especially while driving a car, or doing something
| where the user cannot physically reach the handset. The email management
| system found on the Z6 is satisfactory; the only thing it lacks is Push Mail.
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http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=291395&leftnm=8&subLeft=0&chkFlg=
Motorola Replaces Bitfone with Red Bend Client for FOTA
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| The Waltham, Massachusetts-based developer of FOTA technology has
| unveiled a global contract to provide Motorola with its vCurrent
| Mobile client for bundling onto "select Motorola mobile devices --
| including a number of handsets based on Motorola's Linux-Java
| software platform" in order for firmware updates to be sent to
| them by the manufacturer itself and by its mobile operator customers.
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http://www.computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=E79369E9-8F32-4026-86D7-5C45885A798D
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