Jolla's alternative Sailfish OS is coming to more phones
It's been a long time since we've covered Jolla on Engadget, and with good reason — the company has had a tumultuous time of late. The Jolla Phone — the first hardware running its alternative Sailfish OS platform — failed to take off and its tablet was cancelled after heavy layoffs in 2015 . Somehow, though, the company survived. And today at MWC, it's announcing that Sailfish OS will soon be compatible with a bunch of new devices including the Sony Xperia A2, the upcoming Gemini PDA, and a tablet by Russian brand Inoi. In addition, it will support feature phones later this year. Jolla is calling the expansion Sailfish 3. To mark the low-key launch, it's teasing a new version of the OS that's 30 percent faster and compatible with the latest Android. It will also have "full cloud integration," including bookmarks, notes and photo syncing, a new multitasking interface and a fresh "Light" theme. In the past, it's been possible to buy and f...