DOCOMO, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic and Sharp are going to develop a new platform for mobile applications
NTT DOCOMO, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, Panasonic Mobile and Sharp Corporation have teamed up to develop a common application platform that will help improve the speed of video processing and 3D graphics rendering.
Under the cut a few details and the general scheme of the platform:
Companies believe that developing a common platform will allow them to lower the price of developing applications and will allow them to invest more resources in the development of new features in mobile devices. ')
The platform is currently compatible with Symbian and Linux OS, compatibility with Android is under consideration. The first phones on the new platform are expected in 2011.