All platforms (Mac/Windows/Linux): You caught a glimpse of the new Mobile Firefox alpha running on a Windows Mobile device last week, but today you can check out the alpha from the comfort of your desktop.
Featured Download: Test-Drive Mobile Firefox Alpha 1 on Your Desktop.
An innocuous posting on Coroflot might be indication of Motorola’s plans for implementing Android into their hardware lineup. One of our readers sent us a link to a job posting for the Interaction Design Team at Motorola. Is this what the 350+ member team is up to?
Motorola Recruiting for “Android Social Networking SmartPhone” Project | AndroidGuys.
Google’s Android mobile phone software platform could push the mobile industry toward open standards if carriers and handset makers recognize the value of standardization, says a recent report by ABI Research. However, tough economic times mean uncertainty surrounds all business-related decisions.
Linux News: Mobile: Can Android Blow Wireless Industry Wide Open?.
The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind the user-driven Wikipedia project, is in the process of migrating its servers to the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Wikimedia’s move to Ubuntu is part of an effort to simplify administration of the organization’s 400 servers, which previously ran a mix of various versions of Red Hat and Fedora.
NEC announced two new POS (point-of-sales/service) computers that run Linux. The TwinPOS 5500 and 3500 feature integrated flat panel touchscreens, resistance against dust and liquids, and optional MSRs (magnetic stripe readers) and customer-facing displays, says the company.