Other Operating System - News and Updates
Jolla Smartphone Introduces Sailfish OS - Spirtual Successor To Nokia MeeGo
21st May, 2013
The Jolla is the first smartphone launching on the Sailfish OS and it
Sony Xperia E Gets Firefox OS
28th February, 2013
Sony have released Firefox OS for the Xperia E. They hope to use the
Ubuntu For Smartphones Launching This Year
7th January, 2013
The Linux based platform Ubuntu will be launching on smartphones
Mozilla Firefox OS Launching Early 2013 !
3rd July, 2012
Mozilla Firefox OS is launching at the start of 2013.
Samsung To Merge Bada Operating System With Tizen
16th January, 2012
Samsung is incorporating its Bada platform into the Tizen operating
Windows Phone Tango Aimed At Affordable Smartphones ?
12th August, 2011
Will Windows Phone Tango run on affordable Windows smartphones.
Media Tablet Sales To Hit 19.5 Million for 2010
18th October, 2010
An iPad sales forecast from Gartner.
Firefox 4 Beta for Android and Maemo
11th October, 2010
Mozilla release Firefox 4 Beta for Android and Maemo.
Nokia N9 To Run On MeeGo Platform
24th June, 2010
Nokia will be using the MeeGo platform on all its high-end handsets
Samsung To Launch Tizen Smartphone In August
20th March, 2013
Samsung look set to launch their first smartphone running on the
ZTE To Launch Firefox OS Smartphone
11th January, 2013
ZTE are going to launch a smartphone running on the Firefox OS which
Samsung Tizen Smartphone Incoming
7th January, 2013
Samsung have announced that they'll be launching a Tizen-powered
Mozilla Powered LG Handset To Be Shown At MWC ?
24th February, 2012
LG look set to unveil the first smartphone running on Mozilla's Boot
Intel and Samsung Join Forces To Produce Tizen OS
29th September, 2011
Intel and Samsung join forces to produce Tizen, which is the
Opera Mobile Store Launches
8th March, 2011
The Opera Mobile Store uses Appia's storefront commerce technology.
Nokia N900 To Get Dual Boot Support
15th October, 2010
New version of Maemo will enabels users to dual-boot their Nokia N900.
Free Facebook Calling On Your Mobile
10th August, 2010
Enables you to make free VOIP calls on your mobile by integrating
Adobe Flash 10.1 Comes To Mobiles
23rd June, 2010
Adobe Flash 10.1 has been redesigned and optimized for mobile and
We’ve covered the main operating systems on the left, but in the fast moving world of mobile tech, there are always new entrants to the field.
Companies like Mozilla, which developed the Firefox browser, is also dipping a toe in the wave pool of 3G phones, while mobile browser Opera has launched an app store that can be used equally well whether you’re on a Symbian phone, a Java system (that’s most non-Nokia basic phones), or BlackBerry and Android smartphones. This section is also where you can find stats and charts on smartphone operating systems.