Mobile Linux News

The latest news about Mobile Linux development, from authoritative sources around the Internet.

Report: Android Gaining Market Share

Wednesday, 07 April 2010 00:00 The H

According to a February 2010 Mobile Subscriber Market Share report from US market research firm comScore, Google's smarpthone OS has grown more than 5 percentage points since November of last year...

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First Android-Based TV Unveiled

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 08:29 LinuxDevices

A Swedish firm called People of Lava has announced what appears to be the world's first Android-powered TV. The Scandinavia Window to the World TV runs Android 1.5 on a Cortex-A8 processor, and offers HD with 1920 x 1080 resolution, available in 42-, 47-, and 55-inch models, says the company....

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Five Open Source Alternatives to the iPad

Monday, 05 April 2010 02:36 LWN

Opensource.com briefly looks at iPad alternatives, which provide a less locked-down experience than the new tablet from Apple. Several are not yet for sale—or are theoretical like the Google tablet—but the...

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Hoogland: Android vs Maemo - Hands on Review

Sunday, 04 April 2010 01:08 LWN

Jeff Hoogland has posted a detailed, comparative review of Android and Maemo. "Using Maemo on the other hand feels like you are holding a full computer in your hand. It is easy to keep track of multi...

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