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Ubuntu CTO Matt Zimmerman has announced plans for a mobile edition of the increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. The Ubuntu development community will be collaborating with Intel to make Ubuntu a viable platform for net-enabled mobile and embedded hardware devices. According to Zimmerman, detailed planning for the Ubuntu mobile edition will begin at the upcoming Ubuntu Developer Summit, and an initial release is planned for October, to coincide with the release of Ubuntu 7.10, codenamed Gutsy Gibbon. Canonical, the company that supports Ubuntu development, is looking for mobile developers to work on the project.
This announcement comes only one month after the GNOME Foundation, the organization behind the desktop environment used by Ubuntu, announced its own plans for a mobile and embedded initiative. Ubuntu is closely aligned with the GNOME development community and will likely work with GNOME developers to bring together a disparate assortment of mobile computing development projects to make GNOME a more robust and cohesive solution for embedded environments.
A number of prominent hardware and software companies are already adopting open-source Linux and GNOME technologies for mobile and embedded products. Nokia's 770 and N800 web tablet products, the One Laptop Per Child project's XO laptop, FIC's Neo1973 mobile phone, and products that use the Access Linux Platform all leverage various GNOME components.
Intel recently unveiled a plans for a new line of low-energy mobile processors that will supposedly facilitate construction of inexpensive mobile computing devices with exceptionally long battery life. Codenamed Silverthorn, Intel's new processor is said to be one-seventh the size of conventional processors and can operate on one-tenth of the power consumed by conventional processors. Intel CEO Paul Otellini claims that Silverthorn chips will cost less to produce than any Intel product since the 286. Otellini believes that mobile devices built with its new processor and with support for WiMAX will change the way that people use mobile computing devices. At a meeting with analysts, Otellini showed off a new mobile device prototype running Ubuntu.
Zimmerman notes that "a central goal" of the Ubuntu project has been to make user-friendly open-source software accessible to users across the spectrum of hardware products, including laptops, desktops, thin clients, and servers. Now the Ubuntu developers hope to extend support to mobile devices. "It is clear that new types of device—small, handheld, graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled—are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate," says Zimmerman. "These devices place new demands on open-source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness."
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While browsing the internet, the guys from QJ.net found an interesting job post 's website. It explains their need for mobile experienced staff. over at
Though Vivendi has it's own team to publish mobile games, Blizzard seems to be looking for a mobile producer "...to manage the process of bringing Blizzard-IP-related functions into the mobile space." Does this mean Vivendi is planning to launch their probably most successful title to mobile? Who knows, but I reckon there are a lot of consumers that will buy a new state of the art phone if it means they can continue their game while traveling.
source: Mobile Games Blog
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Social networking, becoming even more immediate and ubiquitous, is jumping onto mobile phones where it becomes even more immediate—but there are issues that have to be sorted out. The New York Times has a piece on the phenomenon, covering just a couple of the companies in the space, both of which raise issues that don’t apply to computers. Kyte.TV allows people to update an online “channel” with video from their cameraphone, and get instant feedback on the posts. The example given in the story is “Mr. Zai, a 37-year-old Swiss engineer, used his mobile phone to send out constant updates and images from his safari for an online audience”, and the article finishes with: “Of course, there is such a thing as being too in touch. Mr. Zai was disconcerted by the instant feedback to his safari photos that popped up on his phone..."Getting all kinds of communication in such a remote place is a bit confusing,” he said. “I kept responding, ‘I don’t really have the time to talk to you now. I have to make photos of these elephants’.” There was no mention made of what measures he had taken to avoid being bankrupted by roaming charges—there are ways, such as getting a local SIM, which doesn’t work if your handset is locked.
The article also talks about the latest “Next Big Thing”, Twitter, which lets users update what they’re doing instantly and send SMS alerts based on that to others who have signed up. The Mobile Weblog has a post on Twitter suspending its SMS service in Australia citing high operating costs, in what we are assured is a “short term solution”. The issue is that in Australia (indeed, in many countries) the sender of an SMS pays the entire amount—so offering free SMS at that level of communication is infeasible.
The problem is converting a service design for the PC web to mobiles. While the internet is mostly commoditized—if you connect to it that’s pretty much all you have to worry about, except for some speed issues in some places—each “mobile net” is still run by an individual operator, with vastly different technological capabilities and attitudes towards things like pricing and access. Mobile-focused social networks have the advantage in that they’re designed so their users don’t have those problems—but by necessity their users are restricted to customers of a particular carrier.
Source: MoCoNews
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Citibank has taken the wraps off Citi Mobile, a mobile banking app the financial institution claims is compatible with more than 100 mobile phones – including BlackBerry devices - across major U.S. mobile operators. The app will let users check their bank balance in real-time, pay bills, transfer funds and find a nearby ATM. Citi Mobile is scheduled to launch in California this week and a nationwide rollout is slated for mid-year. Later this year, a Spanish language version of Citi Mobile will also be released.
After users install the app on their phones they can select the Citi icon on their phone to access their accounts. Citibank employs 128-bit encryption and can also deactivate the banking service immediately when a mobile device is lost or stolen, preventing personal information stored on the phone from falling into the wrong hands.* View real-time balances
* See account activity
* Pay bills
* Set up future payments
* Transfer money
* Find a Financial Center or ATM
* Direct connect to customer service representatives
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Medio Systems has reached a number of milestones. Since launch in 2004 it’s teamed up with T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless and Telus Mobility. It has delivered over 1.5 billion answers to subscriber searches. Moreover, Medio is seeing uptake of 1.4 million subscribers for mobile search each month.
WOW Medio. After 18 months of being engulfed by the PR of other mobile search companies namely JumpTap – Medio is fighting back. I agree. Medio is the king of search in the North American market but global leader it isn’t. Any of these figures can be trumped by NTT DoCoMo search or mobile search numbers for Chinese mobile search engines.
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Labels: Brazil, Claro, Fox, mobile, ringtones, tv, wallpapers
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Yahoo! Go for Mobile is now available — in gamma version — for Windows Mobile devices. This version includes everything the Symbian folks are already crowing about including email, oneSearch (Yahoo’s mobile search product), photo sharing, and RSS/news ticker-type feeds. Check Yahoo’s mobile site for more information on compatibility.
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GLUON increases your software quality and productivity by providing high-value features that are not available on the current development environment. It leverages BREW development on companies and individuals, making development process easy, enabling developer to focus on application.
GLUON is developed over Eclipse platform and CDT plugin. It uses GNU compilers and debuggers for ARM and Windows (simulator).
Current Features:
Features to be released:
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GLUON was submitted and accepted to be presented on OpenSource Pavillion at EclipseCon 2007.
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From March 12th to 14th, INdT (Nokia Technology Institute) promotes BOSSA, a small but focused conference to discuss and find ways to improve the many areas of Open Source Software targeting mobile systems and embedded devices. The venue is Hotel Armação, a resort in Porto de Galinhas - Recife, Brazil.Labels: Bossa, Brazil, Conference, Linux, mobile
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Mitch Lasky, senior vice president of Electronic Arts Mobile, has revealed that the company is currently in negotiations to produce games for the new Apple iPhone.
The device was first unveiled at Macworld Expo last month, with Apple boss Steve Jobs predicting that it will "revolutionise" the mobile industry.
Measuring 11.6mm thick, the iPhone comes with a built-in 2-megapixel camera and can be used to download music and videos.
Speaking to Business Week, Lasky said, "We have been talking to Apple about games on [the iPhone].
"We see a lot of the technology that we've utilised on the iPod side being incorporated into the iPhone."
Lasky became president of EA Mobile last year when the company acquired Jamdat, where he was previously CEO. EA Mobile sales during 2006 totalled US$ 118 million (EUR 91 million) - accounting for 4 per cent of the publisher's overall revenue.
Other companies likely to take an interest in the iPhone's gaming capabilities include PopCap Games, which already produces casual titles for the iPod plus the web and Xbox 360.
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Mobile content publisher Twistbox Entertainment announced its acquisition of all assets related to beleaguered mobile media firm InfoSpace's Atlas Mobile gaming studio. Financial terms were not disclosed. Known for its Play for Prizes solution enabling multiplayer tournaments, loyalty campaigns, in-game advertising and prize fulfillment, the Atlas studio and its properties will be fully integrated into the Twistbox Games platform. In conjunction with the announcement, Twistbox also introduced three new games: "SuperSlyder for Prizes," "Card Player Poker for Prizes" and the intriguingly-titled "Take Yer Meds for Prizes."
For more on the Atlas acquisition:
- read this release
Labels: acquisition, games, mobile
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