Editorial: Console OS – The Birth of A Platform
It’s no secret that I slipped out of the blogosphere, with little fanfare. I’ll explain in a few hundred (okay, a couple thousand) words what it was all about, and why Console OS is so important today.
Nokia N9 Owners Ask Nokia to Uphold Their Commitment to Updates Through 2015
Also, what Nokia can do to buy their way out of the problem… and how Nokia cost our founding editor five figures along the way.
Rubin v. Aliyun: The Makings of An Alien-Android Hybrid
We explain the war of words between Google’s Andy Rubin and Alibaba’s Aliyun OS team… and, in the process, dive deep into the world of Android compatibility. It’s a coming storm, headed this way, that you should know about.
Report: Jolla to Support Android Apps via ACL Runtime (Updated)
Jolla’s CEO reveals that its first device will be able to run Android applications, Jolla’s spokesperson subsequently downplays the report.
Nokia Updates Beta Suite Desktop Sync, Adds Partial Support for N9
Nokia updates its Beta Suite desktop client for Windows with partial support for the still popular N9
Nokia Closing Qt Australia Office, Qt Asset Sale Likely
Nokia may be ridding itself of the last vestiges of its Linux holdings, as it plans to shut down the Qt Australia office at the end of the month, with the possibility of a complete sale of all Qt assets
Reuters: Nokia Abandons Meltemi Linux Feature Phone Initiative
Nokia’s plan for “the next billion” in the Meltemi Linux platform has been dead for awhile, with Reuters being the latest to confirm its status as a dead initiative today.
Core Nokia MeeGo Team Announces New Company in Jolla
The core Nokia MeeGo team bails on the Finnish conglomerate and announces a new company dedicated to manufacturing phones based on the technically great, but underappreciated operating system
Nokia’s Linux Skunkworks Effort Dies with a Whimper
Nokia’s CEO Steven Elop today, when asked about Nokia’s Linux phone efforts for the “next billion” did not leave any margin for hope.
Nokia Appears to be Forking MeeGo for the Next Billion
While Nokia has kept its promise to actively develop for MeeGo, nobody else did. Intel, AMD, and other companies outright abandoned both developers and startups that were embracing MeeGo, and dumped it in-favor of the non-realtime Tizen. This week, Nokia quietly released MeeGo 1.2 for the Nokia N9. MeeGo 1.2 “Harmattan” was the final official […]