AOL Announces New Open Mobile Software Platform

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:32:09 +0000

February 11, 2008 -- AOL today announced the AOL Open Mobile Platform, which it plans to make available to developers this summer. The new open platform will help stimulate innovation by providing developers with ready access to the tools and source code they need to build and distribute applications across all major mobile device platforms and operating systems including BREW, Java, Linux, RIM, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. As a result, developers will be able to create applications for a wide variety of mobile devices.

The AOL Open Mobile Platform is based on proven technology acquired by AOL that has been deployed across more than 150 different handsets on carrier networks in the U.S. The platform will consist of three components: an XML-based, next-generation markup language; an ultra-lightweight mobile device client; and an application server. A dynamic presentation layer will allow for rapid deployment of new features and easy optimization for a wide variety of mobile devices, allowing developers to build and update applications once, and then distribute them across all supported devices and platforms. » read more »

Broadcom Demonstrates Linux OS Support on Its CellAirity Platform for Low Cost Smartphone Handsets

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:21:31 +0000

Broadcom Demonstrates LinuxÂ® OS Support on Its CellAirityâ„¢ Platform for Low Cost Smartphone Handsets

Open OS Running on BroadcomÂ® Applications Processor Shows Path to Affordable Smartphone Software Converged on CellAirity HSDPA Processor Products

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it will demonstrate the flexibility of its cellular platform with a new reference design that can run powerful applications on the LinuxÂ® operating system. By providing High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) solutions, with integrated applications processors and the ability to support the major open operating system (OpenOS) architectures, Broadcom can now supply the key hardware and software components required for affordable smartphones. This combined capability will help drive adoption of these high-end handset products, which are expected to achieve volumes of 230 million units by 2010 according to market research firm iSuppli.(1) » read more »