Mobile World Congress Storms Barcelona
Confab in Catalonian capital captivates conventioneers
February 15, 2008 —
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Mobile Linux, a faster Bluetooth, and developer outreach were on the table at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which is taking place this week in Barcelona. Actor Robert Redford appeared as part of a “Mobile Backstage” presentation, and other highlights from the show included:
Access, a provider of platforms including the Garnet (formerly Palm) OS, announced the immediate availability of the Access Linux Platform Development Suite, an SDK with Eclipse-based tools available through a new developer portal. The suite also offers the Glade 3 interface editor, a simulator for Linux applications, a virtual telephony tool for simulating a carrier network, and other tools. The company also announced, in partnership with MontaVista Software, a pre-integrated software stack combining the Access Linux Platform with MontaVista’s Mobilinux.
ARM announced the launch of RealView Development Suite 3.1 Professional, designed to work with the company’s latest processors, including vectorizing compilation for its NEON processing engine that the company claims can improve multimedia application performance by over 200 percent from standard C code. It also announced new 2D vector graphics software under the Mali brand, including a foundational library and modules for use with JSR 226- and JSR 287-compliant software.
The Bluetooth SIG announced a new architecture that will improve performance by piggybacking Bluetooth protocols on top of 802.11 wireless networking, in a scheme dubbed “Alternate MAC/PHY.” The core specification is expected to be published to SIG members in mid-2009, and according the announcement, work is already well in hand.
The LiMo Foundation unveiled the first handsets based on its mobile Linux platform, which itself was unveiled on Feb. 4, along with supporting API specifications. Motorola, NEC, Panasonic and Samsung all announced the specific availability of LiMo Platform R1 phones, while Aplix, LG and Purple Labs announced prototype or reference implementations. The foundation also announced plans to provide Eclipse-based tooling in the second half of 2008 in a strategy designed to cover Java, native and Web-based SDKs. Executive director Morgan Gillis claimed that with new hardware as well as new members on board, “LiMo is positioned at the heart of an open mobile ecosystem that will connect developers with mobile consumers across all markets.”
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