Sunnyvale's VirtualLogix bringing virtualization to mobile phones
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| Why would you want to do this? Well, you could create a phone that works off
| a manufacturer's legacy OS, but can also support Linux, which is fast
| becoming a favorite of mobile developers.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=25830
Mot invests in virtualization
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| The move could help Motorola push its Linux-based mobile phone OS into
| lower-cost handsets, while helping operators consolidate infrastructure and
| expand dynamic service offerings.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5508685077.html
Yesterday:
Nearly 20% of Mid- and High-End Mobile Devices Will Run a Linux Operating
System by 2013, According to ABI Research
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| Linux, which has been much maligned by Symbian and Microsoft as a non-starter
| in the handset operating system market, is set to see strong growth as issues
| with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements are alleviated. The
| growing momentum behind the LiMo Foundation initiative, as well as the
| marketing boost that has been realized from the entry of Google’s Android
| solution has been further enhanced by Nokia’s support of the Maemo solution
| and its purchase of Trolltech. ABI Research believes that by 2013, nearly one
| out of every five mid- or high-end mobile devices will use a Linux operating
| system.
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080421005759&newsLang=en
http://tinyurl.com/53e5s9
Recent:
Related:
Is Google Android the Next Windows?
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| On the flip side, Good Android (here’s a video demo) is a cross-platform
| software environment that multiple hardware vendors and service providers are
| expected to embrace. Although Android isn’t fully baked, Google is
| aggressively promoting the operating environment to third party developers.
| The idea is to get developers on board early, so that tons of Android
| applications are ready when Android-compatible devices finally debut.
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| [...]
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| Eventually, The VAR Guy suspects, Android devices will easily leapfrog
| iPhone’s market share. But that’s not a terrible thing for Apple. Although
| Apple nearly died on the desktop, Apple’s more recent innovations prove that
| you can thrive even when you hold less than 10 percent of a technology
| market.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/20/is-google-android-the-next-windows/
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