Trolltech says its software stack for Linux-based phones has garnered a prestigious software award from a publication in China. Qtopia Phone Edition (QPE) was named “Best Embedded Linux Platform” by Open Source World, after undergoing a three-step selection process,… (more…)

Motorola plans to roll out a subscription-based music service featuring 435 commercial-free radio channels later this year. The company says its iRadio service will work with iRadio-capable devices, such as its Linux-based Rokr E2 mobile phone, also announced today. (more…)

[Updated Jan. 5] — Motorola will base its second-generation music phone for US customers on Linux, along with USB 2.0, a normal (non-iTunes) mp3 player, built-in FM radio, and SD card storage. (more…)

The user interface (UI) on Motorola's latest Linux-based mobile phone includes concessions to mainstream interface design aimed at increasing appeal in the replacement market, writes MobileBurn editor Michael Oryl in a brief review of the UI found on a prototype of Motorola's forthcoming high-end,… (more…)

A Chinese mobile phone software vendor has licensed a suite of A/V (audio-visual) codecs for its Linux smartphone software stack. China MobileSoft (CMS) says A/V technology from InterVideo will enable users of phones based on its Linux smartphone stack to record and play “high-quality, jitter-free video clips.” (more…)