Wendong’s Smart Phone Weblog

According to the press release, Esmertec is providing Java ME VM on top of Android.

Thanks to the availability of our Jbed™ Java™ VM on the Android platform, we offer immediate compatibility to the standard Java ME world to enable Java ME-based mobile services with the Android platform.

It is disappointing that Sun is missing from the Open Handset Alliance member list, although its Java FX Mobile is running on top of Linux kernel. Motorola (as a founding member of Android) has its own Mobile Linux and Apache licensed MIDP implementation (2.1 and 3.0). I am not sure how Motorola and Google to cooperate the Linux code base, but those Java ME projects seem to be a nature fit.

Jalimo is available on OpenMoko, Maemo and the Irex Iliad. Its MIDP implementation (MIDPPath) is based on Sun’s PhoneME.

DailyWireless has a nice article about Google phone news and rumors:
The Google Phone: Fact, Fiction and a Huge Link List

Just like the Google desktop OS rumor with Ubuntu, I would wish the Google phone is based on something like OpenMoko. As a truly open Linux phone with GPS, it seems that OpenMoko is perfect for Google’s needs.

Haier N60 is based on ALP (ACCESS Linux Platform)

Via MobileViews Blog

Information Week has a table that summarizes the road map of major mobile phone operating systems, including Symbian, Linux, Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and Mac OS X:
Road Map For Smartphone Operating Systems
Full article: How Smartphone Platforms Compare

I don’t think SavaJe should be in the Linux category. I do not recall SavaJe is related to Linux. At least all the marketing effort of SavaJe was that it is a Java-based platform. Initially it was not Java ME (neither MIDP nor PP) but Java SE, and that is where the company name is coming from (SavaJe -> JavaSe).

Linux in the mobile world apparently is very diversified. The most successful Linux mobile phone manufacturer is Motorola. It has launched many devices in Asian market, including ROKR E6, a ultra thin phone with 2 MP camera and touchscreen. Other major manufacturers include E28, Haier, Lenovo, NEC, Panasonic and Samsung. Mobile Linux vendors include ACCESS, MIZI, MontaVista, Trolltech and more.

Some other recent news about smart phone OS:
Windows Mobile Pocket PC/Smartphone will be renamed to Windows Mobile Professional Edition and Standard Edition.
ACCESS renamed Palm OS to Garnet OS.

In case you bought a new iPod Shuffle and dump your old iPod :), try this Linux on iPod. Here is a recent review: Review of Linux on the iPod.

Actually, by installing it, you only gain more functionality and still can use the Apple supplied OS.