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Motorola Linux phone ships in U.S.

Submitted by k4tz on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 10:38

Source: http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS8355553945.html

Motorola announced that its LiMo-compliant Moto U9 phone is now available unlocked for GSM networks in the U.S. Available in gray, pink, or purple, the music-oriented U9 has a rounded, contemporary flip-phone form factor, highlighted by a seemingly borderless OLED (organic light-emitting diode) external display.

LiMo Touts New Phones, Members

Submitted by k4tz on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 12:07

Source: http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS7325827957.html

The LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation has announced seven new shipping mobile handsets -- from Motorola, NEC, and Panasonic -- that are said to comply with its mobile phone specification. The consortium also announced 11 new members, including Telecom Italia, Freescale, VirtualLogix, Movial, and PacketVideo.

The seven new models from Motorola, NEC, and Panasonic brings the total number of shipping LiMo-compliant handsets to 21. Although the three companies have already been shipping other LiMo compliant models, the new announcements continue to add to the momentum LiMo has been building since February, when it announced the first wave of LiMo handsets, along with 18 new members.

State of the LinuxWorld

Submitted by k4tz on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 11:18

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/149311/2008/08/.html?tk=rss_news

Linux is beginning to find its legs as the foundation in many different technologies and in the process is fueling a feedback loop that is helping accelerate the operating system's popularity.

As more and more people contribute from areas such as mobile, data center power management, and real-time technologies, innovations are coming rapid fire and when folded into the Linux kernel provide benefits across a wide spectrum.

For example, power management features for the data center are being tapped to help extend battery life in Linux-based mobile devices.

The evidence of the cooperation will be on display at next week's LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco.

Which Is Faster - an Android or a LiMo?

Submitted by k4tz on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 10:54

Google has made a habit of throwing its considerable weight behind a project and making it succeed. The company's Android project, its effort at creating a Linux-based smartphone, is running into delays, while a similar effort by the LiMo Foundation already has produced handsets.

Making good software for mobile phones is hard -- even for a technically adept company like Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Latest News about Google.

Motorola ships new Linux phones

Submitted by k4tz on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 10:45

Motorola has quietly started shipping three new Linux-based "PDA" phones. Available now in China, and also approved by the FCC for use in the U.S., the MotoMing a1600 and a1800 are higher-end versions of the popular a1200, while the a810 adds a lower-end Ming model.

(Click for larger view of the MotoMing PDA A1600)

Linux-based cameraphone shifts modes

Submitted by k4tz on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 11:25

Motorola and Kodak announced a cameraphone that combines Motorola's "ModeShift" interface with Kodak imaging technology. Available in China next month, and later this year elsewhere, Motorola's MotoZine ZN5 mashes up a 5-megapixel camera with a multimedia smartphone.

The MotoZine ZN5 is the first of many devices to carry the MotoZine name for multimedia-optimized devices, says Motorola. Like the the Rokr E8 announced in January, which offers a 2-megapixel camera, the ZN5 features Motorola's ModeShift soft MMI (man-machine interface), which changes according to the phone's mode. The ZN5's modes include telephony, photo-videography, and media playback, with ModeShift used to convert the five-way controller into a virtual "FastScroll" wheel in the latter mode.