22/10/2009 - Young Entrepreneur Brings Openmoko to Africa

INTERVIEW. A young entrepreneur in South Africa has teamed up with Openmoko to distribute the Neo Freerunner to Africa.

Nyasha Mutsekwa spoke to Biz-News.com at the sidelines of Mobile Web Africa conference in Johannesburg of his mission.

The Neo Freerunner is an open-source phone, which allows developers and enthuasists alike access to the source code and hardware schematics to customize the device to their hearts content.

20/10/2009 - Collecting Testimonies of Violence Using Mobile Internet

INTERVIEW. Kenya has taken a leading role in Africa by embarking on effective use of Mobile Internet to expose acts of political violence, murder and torture, Ory Okollo the founder of Ushahidi.com told Biz-news.com

In an interview on the sidelines of Mobile Web Africa conference in Sandton recently, executive director of Kenya’s Ushahidi, Ory Okolloh, said her organization was primarily established to expose crisis situations to empower Africa.

06/07/2009 - Open-Source "Tidal Wave" Will Shift Power to Developers

The number of smartphones shipped with open source operating systems (OS) will increase from 106 million this year to 223 million by 2014.
That's the prediciton of telecom consultants Juniper Research, who found that operating systems and applications are playing an increasingly important role in the differentiation of new smartphones.

26/06/2009 - HTC Forecasts 50% US Sales Growth

Hot on the heels of launching its third Android smartphone, HTC is forecasting its US handset sales to grow by at least 50 per cent this year.
With the arrival of the Hero, the Taiwanese phone maker is establishing itself as the leading manufacturer of the Linux-based devices.

01/04/2009 - Transverse Offers Service Providers Open Source-based BSS Solution

Transverse has announced the availability of the first open source business support solutions (BSS) solution for telecom service providers.
Chris Couch, chief operations officer at Transverse, said its blee(p) Enterprise Edition offers a telecom back office solution that is flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of service providers.

23/12/2008 - G2 Software Issues Delay Launch

There has been speculation that the launch of the next Google Android-powered handset is just days away.
That appears to be premature according to BGR, which claims the launch has in fact been delayed until April due to "software issues".

05/12/2008 - Second Android Smartphone Arrives

Australia-based Kogan Technologies has announced it is to begin selling two Android handsets from next month.
The Agora and Agora Pro models will be the second phones to be launched - after T-Mobile's G1 - with the open-source operating system.

01/12/2008 - Linux Successfully Ported To iPhone

The open-source OS Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod for the first time.
A member of the iPhone Dev Team - going by the screen name Planetbeing - has managed to load Linux 2.6's kernel to the 2G and 3G iPhone, as well as the first generation iPod Touch.

22/10/2008 - Symbian Vows To Sweep Clear Obstacles For Developers

Symbian’s CEO Nigel Clifford spelt out his vision for the organisation’s future under Nokia as one which would sweep away previous obstacles and attract innovative developers.
Giving the opening keynote speech at the Smartphone Show in London, Clifford admitted that up until now developers may have been put off working with Symbian because of licensing agreements and conditions.

24/09/2008 - SDK For Android Developers Released

The Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications for Android and its new app market has been released and is available for downloading.
The Android Market beta is also to be launched with the T-Mobile G1, providing developers with a way to distribute their applications on that and later devices.

17/09/2008 - Launch Date Set for First Android-based Smartphone

Touted as Google's answer to the iPhone, the first cell phone powered by the feverishly anticipated Android software is to be unveiled on 23 September.
The Android launch will heighten competition in a market increasingly dominated by Apple's 3G handset and RIM's BlackBerries.

10/09/2008 - Symbian Foundation support continues to grow

A further nine companies have thrown their weight behind the planned Symbian Foundation.
As well as comprising some well known Symbian names, the newcomers represent device manufacturers (in the form of Sharp and KTF) and a strong showing of software engineering and middleware companies.