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Smartphone Virtualization: Not just for Servers and PCs

Untill now the virtualization technology was confined to PC operating systems and servers only but now VMware, the pioneer in virtualization softwares has announced that the smartphones too will get the benefit of it. The company has developed a new Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) which is basically a thin layer of software that can be infused on mobile phones.

The underlying advantage of MVP is that it makes the phone data and applications independent of hardware. This will allow the phone makers to pace up the manufacturing as well as the marketing of the phones. From the end users perspective the benefit is that they will get hands on the newer models faster than ever before. They will also get freedom to migrate their data from one phone to another easily. The MVP is optimized to use with any old mobile phone. It can be used with even those ones having low power consumption and small memories. MVP reduces the time that is devoted to produce device specific applications because it allows the developers to use a pre-existing stack of software on different handset’s hardware.

Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware said, “VMware is excited to extend the benefits of virtualization, which we pioneered for x86 hardware, to the mobile phone market. By abstracting the applications and data from the hardware itself, we expect that smartphone virtualization will not only enable handset vendors to accelerate time to market but can also pave the way for innovative applications and services for phone users.” However some could say this is no different from the Google Android operating system recently released.

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LG Incite: Upcoming High-End Smartphone

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OLPC XO Laptop: coming to the UK in December

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New Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bags: Especially for Women

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The New USB Hard Drive from Lenovo

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Extended Battery Kit for the Laptop

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Buffalo Technology Boasts the LAPTOP Editors Choice Award

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Antivirus for Smartphones by ESET

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Beware: Windows Smartphones targeted by New Worm

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F-Secure Mobile Security 5: A New way to Secure Smartphones

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ARM teams up with Ubuntu for new Netbook OS

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