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What Did 2008 Innovate?
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| For now, Android hasn’t picked up all that much steam, but 2009 will see the
| introduction of several more Android-powered smartphones. Given the open
| source nature of the mobile OS, we could see a rapid maturation of the
| platform, ushering in new and improved functionality in just about every way
| imaginable. It’s arguable that this is already the case with Mobile Linux,
| but Linux doesn’t have the same industry backing as the Open Handset Alliance
| and Google Android.
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http://www.htlounge.net/article/7288/what-did-2008-innovate/
Wind River announces Android support for Qualcomm chipset
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| Wind River, the embedded software specialist, has announced an Android
| support package for Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile phone chipset. Qualcomm and
| Wind River presented the technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) a
| week ago.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/121783
Recent:
Android ported to Nokia N810
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| If you're looking for a nice read, something interesting to engage you while
| you sit and have a coffee and a pastry over at your favorite coffee shop,
| look no further than this writeup over at LinuxDevices. It's an excellent
| in-depth discussion about porting Android 1.0 to the Nokia N810, written by a
| guy who actually did so.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/12/08/android-ported-to-nokia-n810
A Sprint Android Phone for 2009?
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| Bloomberg.com reports that Sprint will be one of the first wireless providers
| to take advantage of the open Google Android platform and hopes to have a
| model available within a year. T-Mobile released the first Android-run
| smartphone, the G1, a couple of months ago.
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| The site reports that by offering an Android-based smartphone, Sprint plans
| to take a bite out of the iPhone's market share. Apple's smartphone now
| commands 16 percent of the world's smartphone market.
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http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2008/12/2008-12-10-A-Sprint-Android.html
LiMo Says Vodafone's Android Support Shouldn't Fragment the Mobile Linux Space
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| Vodafone's membership in the Google-led Open Handset Alliance isn't
| necessarily a bad thing for the LiMo Foundation, which makes an open-source
| mobile operating system based on Linux that some see as vying for smartphone
| supremacy with Google's Android mobile and wireless stack. LiMo's Morgan
| Gillis says overlap among Android, LiMo and Symbian camps is par for the
| course as they combat Windows Mobile, RIM and the Apple iPhone.
|
| [...]
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| Despite this hole, is Vodafone still backing LiMo? Absolutely, a Vodafone
| spokesperson told eWEEK, noting that joining the OHA means Vodafone will be
| able to work with the Android platform alongside other operating platforms
| such as LiMo, Symbian, Microsoft and RIM, improving customer choice.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/LiMo-Head-Says-Vodafones-Android-Support-Shouldnt-Fragment-The-Mobile-Linux-Space/
Android alliance adds 14 members
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| The Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which oversees the Google-sponsored Android
| mobile Linux specification, has added 14 members. New members include AKM
| Semiconductor, ARM, ASUSTek Computer (Asus), Atheros Communications, Borqs,
| Ericsson, Garmin International, Huawei Technologies, Omron Software, Softbank
| Mobile, Sony Ericsson, Teleca AB, Toshiba, and Vodafone.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3115924222.html?kc=rss
Android Devices Likely From Sony Ericsson, Asus
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| Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Asus could launch as soon as next summer new, less
| expensive cell phones, based on Google's mobile operating system - Android.
| The companies have stated today their interest in developing devices based on
| Android, and joined the Open Handset Alliance together with 11 other members.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/155195/android_google.html?tk=rss_news
Android answers call for free smartphone software
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| Google decided to create a better operating system for mobile phones, just as
| Microsoft’s Windows helps a user to operate a PC. Unlike Windows, however,
| Google’s software for mobiles, called Android, would be free and “open
| source”.
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| The open source concept has been used in other technological advances ranging
| from web browsers, such as Mozilla’s Firefox, to operating systems, such as
| Linux. It means that programmers and developers can have access to the code
| behind the software, essentially its DNA.
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/related_reports/business_solutions/article5308969.ece
MontaVista touts Android readiness
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| To show off its Android chops, MontaVista will demonstrate the
| Google-sponsored Android mobile stack running on top of MontaVista Linux on a
| Texas Instruments OMAP3 system-on-chip (SoC). The demo will be held this week
| at Embedded Technology 2008 in Yokohama, Japan. Last month, MontaVista
| announced that its distribution had been optimized for the Cortex-A8-based
| OMAP3 SoCs.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3442336407.html?kc=rss
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