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  • iPhone goes open-source - Linux ported to iPhone!

    What’s this? An iPhone running on the Linux operating system? It was only a matter of time. The most closed and controlled mobile development platform has been hacked to run open-source Linux-code! And you thought iPhone Dev Team members were just working to unlock the iPhone 3G baseband firmware… iPhone Dev Team hacker planetbeing has announced on [...]

  • Linux hits the iPhone!

    Filed under: Handsets , Linux , Apple , OS X , Android We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in charge of bringing everyone's favorite open-source OS to Apple's handhelds, and while it's a little rough around the edges (read: no touchscreen drivers, sound, or WiFi / cell radio support), it's definitely the first step on the road to hacking nirvana. The team is hard at work, and it even sounds like they're thinking about porting Android in the near future (!), so hit the read link to try it out and lend a hand if you can -- or just head on past the break for a quick vid of the port in all its text-scrolling glory. [Via iphone-dev.org ; thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Linux hits the iPhone! Linux hits the iPhone! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • VMware VirtualCenter for iPhone, Mac, Linux in the works

    During a speech he made at the VMworld show in Las Vegas today, VMware CTO Stephen Herrod said plans to bring the VirtualCenter client onto iPhone and other operating systems were under way. Currently, the client only runs on Windows PCs, but should soon be available for the iPhone, Linux and Mac OS as well. At [...]

  • Stream iTunes to iPhone with Simplify Media

    Although the iPhone is effectively an mp3 player as well as a smartphone, the fact that even the most spacious model only has a measly 16GB of storage means that most serious music fans will have to think carefully about what to leave at home. Do I really need to take that entire Can box set [...]

  • MobileTechRoundup show #138, Doesn’t anyone else have a Nerd Club at work?

    James, Kevin, and I spent a bit more time than planned talking about the upcoming iPhone 3G on MobileTechRoundup show #138, but we eventually did move on to talk about lots more in the world of mobile tech. I talked about my experiences with upgrading the Nokia N78 over the air and James is going to try it out soon too. How much can be said about WiMAX and how much will it cost? Kevin let me know about Ubuntu MID Edition and I may actually load it on my Fujitsu U810 since the Intel A110 processor is supported. Great news that the public beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 will soon be available for Windows Mobile and UIQ owners. We also introduced listeners to the Nerd Club.

  • Android delayed to Q4 2008 and later

    It wasn't too long ago that Google announced their OHA (Open Handset Alliance) and the Linux-based Android platform. Once Android demonstrations started popping up all over the blogosphere, we couldn't wait to get our hands on an Android-powered device. Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait longer still. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google's [...]

  • First thoughts on the Evernote Web public beta and the incredible search technology

    The Evernote application has been compared with and seemed to play second fiddle to OneNote as a note-taking application on Tablet PCs, but I think their latest development will go a long ways towards making Evernote the first choice for mobile enthusiasts. The public beta of Evernote Web has begun and I am lucky enough to be included in this public testing phase. As you can see on the Evernote Web site, you will now be able to use Evernote on your Mac, Windows PC, Linux PC, and various mobile devices. While this cross-platform functionality is the big selling point for using Evernote "in the cloud", the functionality that continues to amaze me is their text recognition technology.

  • Sync folders to your iPhone with iPhone-iSync

    Filed under: Software , Linux , Apple , OS X Aptly named app, eh? Yeah, it'll obviously have to change prior to final release to avoid the full force of the Apple police, but name controversies aside, it looks like we've got a winner here. iPhone-iSync's eventual goal is to enable full PIM and iTunes synchronization from Macs, Linux, and Windows PCs to iPhones and iPod touches -- but the interim beta functionality is still pretty hot, offering simple folder sync instead. Automatic sync can be set up, too, which suddenly makes Apple's fanciest iPods among the coolest pocket drives on the market. Better than AFP , is it not? Only Macs are supported with the final beta release that's floating around at the moment, but look for it on ModMyiPhone shortly with Linux and Windows support. [Via TUAW and Appletell ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • MobileTechRoundup show #117, Freeware Extravaganza

    You will want to check out the Freeware Extravaganza that we have for you in MobileTechRoundup show #117 this week as we talk about 6 free applications for your mobile devices. You can also hear about my decision on the T-Mobile Shadow. James picked up an iPod Touch and is quite impressed with the browsing experience. Kevin likes his Eee PC and talks about more usage of the device.

  • Symbian, Nokia, Microsoft and Apple downplay Android relevance

    Filed under: Handsets , Software , Nokia , Linux , Symbian , Windows Mobile , Apple , Android Palm's not the only company that isn't afraid to speak out on the Open Handset Alliance . Nokia, Microsoft and Symbian made it most clear today that they don't perceive danger from the new initiative and corresponding Android OS, with Nokia stating it quite bluntly: "We don't see this as a threat." Microsoft was a bit more on the defensive. "It really sounds that they are getting a whole bunch of people together to build a phone and that's something we've been doing for five years," said Scott Horn, from Microsoft's Windows Mobile marketing team. "I don't understand the impact that they are going to have." The Symbian folks stated the obvious: "If Google was not involved the industry would have just yawned and rolled over," said John Forsyth of Symbian. "We take it seriously but we are the ones with real phones, real phone platforms and a wealth of volume built up over years." UIQ was a bit more optimistic about the OHA, saying that "Generally, it's positive for the industry." Apple wasn't as commital either way. "We have a great relationship with Google and this doesn't change anything," said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. "They are certainly an important partner for iPhone." Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Stop calling the specially formatted mobile websites on the iPhone applications!

    Blogging about the iPhone is a popular thing to do, for many reasons. You have the people who think the iPhone is a gift from god without realizing it is probably the most locked device to ever be released on to the market, you have the people who think that the mobile websites built on jawsome Web 2.0 scripting languages are cool and then you have the people who know about the first two groups and try to build something that will get them written about on TechCrunch and increase their Adsense revenue at the end of the month. Yes the iPhone is beautiful, yes the iPhone has a large screen which makes these “applications” work well, but to call the iPhone a revolutionary product because of that is simply false. The iPhone’s web browser is built on the WebKit browser engine , something that every Nokia owner running the the last few versions of the S60 operating system have had for some time now. Nokia published a press release on April 16 of this year announcing their new “widgets” platform for S60 that uses their WebKit based browser implementation. I put the word widgets in quotation marks because at first I thought what you’re probably thinking right now, who the hell cares about widgets, right? Widgets is Nokia’s way of saying that they are letting web developers build applications in scripting and mark up languages (AJAX, HTML) that they already know, instead of having to learn how to program in Symbian.c++ which can cause your brain to explode. Nokia’s widgets = iPhone’s applications. Did I mention that unlike the iPhone they can run offline? There are two podcasts that developers and enthusiastic users alike should listen to, the first one being an interview with Ganesh Silverman about what S60 Widgets can do and what the future holds in terms of added functionality such as interfacing with the data and hardware in your mobile phone. The second is a panel discussion with Niklas von Knorring and Petrus Lundqvist...

  • ACCESS CEO Toru Arakawa (Oct. 6, 2006)

    Toru Arakawa, CEO and Founder of ACCESS, gave a keynote speech at this years CEATEC show in Makuhari on October 6, 2006, outlining ACCESS strategies. ACCESS is the maker of NetFront browsers and other software at the core of DoCoMo's i-mode . ACCESS acquired PalmSource and is developing the Access Linux Platform (ALP) based on the PalmSource acquisition. With ALP, ACCESS is planning to deliver a full software stack for mobile phones based on Linux. In his speach Toru Arakawa outlined company strategy also beyond mobile phones to multimedia home centers. Looks to me like ACCESS is shaping itself to compete with APPLE and Microsoft both in the mobile phone and the home entertainment markets.
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