Navicron predicts greater Linux adoption in mobile devices
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| "It is our view that when evaluating prospects for the growth of Linux, the
| compelling benefits of open-source software can not be ignored," said Matt
| Kattilakoski, chairman of Navicron's board of directors. "Proprietary
| solutions have been proven to be problematic. As more and more corporations
| and government bodies adopt policies favoring open-source solutions, it is
| spilling into the cellular market and Linux is emerging as the front runner."
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http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/02/11/daily1.html?ana=from_rss
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1.24 billion mobile phones to ship in 2008
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| The growth in mobile phone shipments will slow slightly this year due to
| a “tougher” economic environment, but will still increase by 10 percent, to
| 1.24 billion units, a leading market research firm forecasts.
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http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/01/30/124-billion-mobile-phones-expected-to-ship-in-2008/#more-47
PCs being pushed aside in Japan
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| The PC's role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly
| on processing power is encroached by gadgets such as smart phones that act
| like pocket-size computers, advanced Internet-connected game consoles,
| digital video recorders with terabytes of memory.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_on_hi_te/bye_bye_pcs
Linux Sees 'Astronomic' Growth in Mobile Devices
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| "We were very aware that the growth in mobile for Linux was huge, but we
| didn't know it was so astronomic," Amanda McPherson, marketing director for
| the Linux Foundation, told LinuxInsider. "These are very encouraging
| numbers." Why Linux has drawn significant support from the community of
| handset manufacturers can be explained on several fronts, McPherson said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59162.html
Funambol CEO Fabrizio Capobianco: Linux Is Mobile's Future
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| LinuxInsider met with Capobianco to discuss his view on the role of open
| source in creating Mobile 2.0 as a voice and data carrier parallel to the
| Internet. The meeting occurred in the wake of Google's announcement earlier
| this month that it was negotiating with wireless carriers, handset makers,
| software developers and hardware providers to use an open source mobile
| platform, Android.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/60340.html
Microsoft cans key conference
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| SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has decided that it does not love its popular Mobile
| and Embedded DevCon any more and has pulled the plug.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/16/microsoft-cans-key-conference
Four billion embedded systems shipped in '06
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3686249103.html
Mobile Linux on the move in Asia, study says
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| A Research and Markets study says that the market share for mobile Linux in
| Asia will increase in 2008. The study also predicts that smartphones will
| continue to grab mobile-phone market share, and will represent 22 percent of
| the Asian mobile market this year.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9473965558.html
Linux To Challenge Symbian, Microsoft In Mobile Phone Market
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| Purple Magic is a 3G Linux reference feature phone that costs less than $100
| and combines video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing,
| and video streaming.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206101269
Mobile World Congress preview: The year of Linux
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| What will certainly be the subject of much interest and debate is the
| evolution and potential of mobile Linux. There are several industry consortia
| dedicated to putting open-source software onto handsets and the concept now
| has the backing it needs to pick up momentum. Manufacturers, operators and
| developers all like the idea of being able to standardise applications across
| handsets, and it is in some ways remarkable to consider that only last year
| the idea of mobile Linux was being widely derided.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39292696,00.htm
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