GNU/Linux Rising in Mobile (Not Just Android)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-01-21 10:00:10 UTC
- Modified: 2014-01-21 10:00:10 UTC
Summary: Various Linux-powered operating systems for mobile devices are transforming the market
Jolla
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Jolla began its retail journey in its home country Finland and a month later began selling across Europe. Initial sales data from Finnish carrier DNA, which is the only one to offer the Jolla smartphone at this point, shows that the phone is doing quite well. So much so that it managed to overtake the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s on its network.
Blackphone
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Geeksphone and Silent Circle announced an Android-derived, ultra-secure “Blackphone,” and images of Geeksphone’s Intel-based “Revolution” phone broke cover.
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"I think that the Blackphone could be a useful tool for some people, but it is by no means a magic bullet," said Google+ blogger Brett Legree. "Information security begins -- and ends -- with people and the processes they use." People "'in the know' could use Android phones with custom firmware and selected applications ... in concert with robust processes to keep their sensitive data protected."
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Geeksphone has announced a handset prioritising privacy and security, but is it NSA proof?
Tizen
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Chinese phone maker ZTE is preparing to show off a smartphone running the Tizen operating system at Mobile World Congress in late February. It’s not clear if that means ZTE will definitely launch a Tizen phone this year, but the company’s clearly at least looking into the possibility.
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Will 2014 be the year when scrappy new challengers take on the might of Android and iOS? Never say never, but the challenge won’t come from Tizen nor Ubuntu Touch.
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NTT DoCoMo says it has scratched plans for a March launch of Samsung’s first Tizen smartphone, and the Japanese carrier offered no revised timetable.
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The open-source Tizen mobile OS has suffered another setback, with Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo announcing that it has put off plans to launch a smartphone powered by the system this year.
The carrier had earlier said that it would launch a Tizen device in March. But according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, a DoCoMo spokesman has said that it has shelved those plans for now.
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Sorry Samsung, you're stuck with Android for a little bit longer. Plans for the first Tizen phone have been cancelled as a phone network in Japan admits there's no room for another player alongside Android and the iPhone.
COS
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The government-backed Chinese Academy of Sciences, in conjunction with Shanghai Liantong Network Communications Technology, are developing their own secure OS to rival Android, Windows and Ubuntu.
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The Chinese have launched their own mobile operating system to compete with Android and iOS, according to the Register.
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The OS clearly mimics the Linux-based Google Android operating system, which is extremely popular on smartphones and tablets.
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COS is based on Linux and serves as an operating platform for PCs, smartphones, tablets, and set-top boxes as well as supports HTML5 applications. However, due to "safety concerns", COS is not an open source system, revealed a 21cbh.com report.
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Intel plans to trim more than 5,000 jobs from its workforce this year in an effort to boost its earnings amid waning demand for its personal computer chips.
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