MeeGo

Another OS Bites the Dust: Samsung to Fold Bada Into Smartphone Linux Project

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 17 at 5:30 am PT

In an interview with Forbes, the Korean electronics firm says it plans to merge bada with Tizen, the latest multicompany effort to bring Linux to smartphones.

Hewlett-Packard Close to Deciding webOS Unit’s Fate

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 8, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

HP is said to be close to deciding the fate of its webOS software business, and will reveal it today at an all-hands meeting led by CEO Meg Whitman. Will someone buy it?

Nokia Hopes Services, Design Will Make Its First Windows Phones Stand Out

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 26, 2011 at 4:06 am PT

The company showed off its first Windows Phone models in London on Wednesday, but only a handful of markets will get the products this year.

Intel Acquires Telmap to Help Navigate a Crowded App Market

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on September 29, 2011 at 5:01 pm PT

Intel provided a major update on its plans in the mobile space this week, including the acquisition of Telmap, an Israeli location-based services company.

Nokia’s Orphaned Meego-Based N9 Starts Shipping (But Not in the U.S.)

Ina Fried in Mobile on September 27, 2011 at 9:03 am PT

There’s still no word on when Nokia will offer up its first Windows Phone models, but the company did say it is ready to ship the Meego-based N9.

Nokia Introduces N9, Reiterates First Windows Phones Will Ship This Year

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2011 at 7:23 pm PT

Speaking at a Nokia event in Singapore, the head of the Finnish phone maker stresses the progress that the company has made since announcing its shift to Windows Phone back in February. However, given that the majority of Nokia’s business has nothing to do with Windows Phone, Stephen Elop also spoke about the company’s plans for Symbian as well as for the basic phones that make up a huge chunk of Nokia’s sales.

Nokia’s Bumpy Ride Gets Bumpier as CTO Rich Green Goes on Leave

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 9, 2011 at 7:33 am PT

The company said that the longtime Sun executive, who joined Nokia a year ago, is attending “to a personal matter” and did not say when he might return to the company. It’s the latest bump as the company aims a massive shift of its phone business to a strategy centered on Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system.

Nokia: Meego Still an Option for Tablets

John Paczkowski in News on March 22, 2011 at 11:49 am PT

When Nokia and Microsoft first announced their mobile alliance back in February, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was quick to stress that it didn’t include tablets. Two months later, that position hasn’t changed much. Nokia says the company still hasn’t settled on a tablet platform.

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Intel Doesn't Want to MeeGo It Alone

John Paczkowski in News on February 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm PT

Intel says it’s “not blinking” on MeeGo, following Nokia’s decision to refocus its mobile efforts on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, and, indeed, CEO Paul Otellini told analysts this morning that the company is seeking out new allies for the OS. “We will find another partner,” he said. “The carriers still want a third ecosystem and the carriers want an open ecosystem, and that’s the thing that drives our motivation.” Given the further entrenchment of the iPhone and Android operating systems, the debut of Windows Phone 7 and the slowly renewing momentum behind webOS, a new Meego partner may prove difficult to find.

Dissident Nokia Shareholders Give Up on Plan B Effort (Update: It Was a Hoax All Along)

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 5:54 am PT

Less than two days after calling on investors to mount a revolt against Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and a planned move to Windows Phone, those behind the Web posting said they were giving up the effort, and later posted on Twitter that the whole thing was, in fact, a hoax.