“We believe it’s not enough just to put the radios together and put them in software. To get the most powerful, flexible, dynamic system, you want to tie all the video and photo processing together with the radio processing,” says Michael Doerr, the company’s founder and chief technology officer. “And we have a unique processor that can do that, but it’s a question of getting to the right performance and power trade-off.”
Samsung drifts away from Android; will Motorola rise to replace it?
Like Android, Tizen is an open-source software platform that is already in use in tablets, vehicle infotainment systems, and smart TVs, though it hasn’t nearly reached the market share of Android or iOS. Tizen competes with other small-scale open-source platforms, including Sailfish and the recently announced Ubuntu for smartphones.
via Samsung drifts away from Android; will Motorola rise to replace it? | Ars Technica.
Winds of Change Blow Rural Broadband in 2013
The NTCA wants the FCC to include intercarrier compensation — that’s the sharing of revenues for completing voice calls — in the IP transition so that VoIP calls are treated differently.
via Light Reading – Winds of Change Blow Rural Broadband in 2013.
Huawei – 2013 New Year Message
The 2012 fiscal year is coming to an end. As the Rotating and Acting CEO, I am gratified to share this great news with you: Huawei’s sales revenue for 2012 is expected to exceed US$35 billion, with a net profit of about US$2.4 billion, a more than 10% increase year on year for both.
via Huawei – archive.
Facebook Mobile User Counts Revealed: 192M Android, 147M iPhone, 48M iPad, 56M Messenger
While Facebook for Android may have more absolute users than its iPhone counterpart, the iPhone has a much better penetration rate. Facebook’s native app is actively used by 73.6% of the estimated 200 million iPhone install base. Only 35% of the estimated 550M Android install base see monthly usage of Facebook’s native app. This may be in part due to the popularity of Android in China where Facebook is blocked. However, it may also show Facebook’s lagging penetration in emerging markets like India where Androids are common.
Microsoft says Google trying to undermine Windows Phone
According to Heiner, Google has denied Microsoft’s YouTube app access to metadata that would allow it to deliver all of YouTube’s functionality, including such features as user ratings and the ability to search for videos by categories.
Because of this limitation, he says, Microsoft has been forced to deliver an app that’s really nothing more than a repackaged version of the YouTube website running in a browser – unlike the apps for other platforms, which offer richer experiences.
via Microsoft says Google trying to undermine Windows Phone • The Register.
CyanogenMod | Android Community Rom based on Jelly Bean
CyanogenMod is an aftermarket firmware for a number of cell phones based on the open-source Android operating system. It offers features not found in the official Android based firmwares of vendors of these cell phones.
via CyanogenMod | Android Community Rom based on Jelly Bean.
38 Studios: Curt Schilling’s Crony Capitalism Debacle
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, an iconic figure in New England after anchoring a historic playoff comeback which ended a legendary 86-year title drought, founded 38 Studios near the end of his baseball career in the hopes of becoming a big shot in the intensely competitive multi-player gaming world.
via 38 Studios: Curt Schilling’s Crony Capitalism Debacle – Reason.com.
Using his bully pulpit as both governor and chairman of the Rhode Island Economic Devlopment Corporation (RIEDC), a quasi-public agency whose mission is to promote business in the state, Carcieri pushed hard for 38 Studios to receive a $75 million taxpayer-guaranteed loan.
CAS Raspberry Pi Educational Manual
You’ll find chapters here on Scratch, Python, interfacing, and the command line. There’s a group at Oracle which is currently working with us on a faster Java virtual machine (JVM) for the Pi, and once that work’s done, chapters on Greenfoot and Geogebra will also be made available – we hope that’ll be very soon.
via CAS Raspberry Pi Educational Manual | Raspberry Pi.
The manual itself? It’s brilliant, and we think you’ll find it really useful. Head over to the Pi Store from your Raspberry Pi’s desktop to download a copy directly to your Pi, or, if you don’t have a Raspberry Pi, download it here.
Using Moodle: issued a DMCA takedown for using Moodle
A competitor has issued me with a DMCA takedown notice saying that by using the standard Moodle login page with no modifications, I have infringed his copyright. He says my Moodle login page is too similar to his login page which he also asserts copyright over. His login page is a standard WordPress wp-admin page. This can’t be right. Who owns Moodle? I would like to report his actions.