My summer fling with iPhone
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| So like many a summer fling, the iPhone has left me with a tinge of
| disappointment. But since I am locked into a long-term relationship, I am
| trying to make the best of it.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9764195-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Closed iPhone opens road for Linux phones
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| With iPhone a closed platform, Linux gets an wide-open road for phones and
| other smart devices
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/yager/archives/2007/08/apple_gives_lin.html?source=rss
Recent:
Apple puts refurbished iPhones on sale
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| The handsets presumably come from the stock of devices returned by original
| buyers because they didn't like the handset, the AT&T network it connects to,
| or because the thing didn't work and were replaced.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08/21/apple_offers_refurb_iphones/
Related:
This phone is not a slice of Apple
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| The imitation runs a version of a Linux operating system that is commonly
| found on Motorola phones. It also has a stylus.
|
| [...]
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| A visit to the Baniyas Square store by Gulf News revealed the phone to be a
| Chinese-made touch-screen, running a Linux-based operating system.
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http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Society/10146099.html
Google Using OpenMoko For gPhone?
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| A friendly penguin has told us at Phoronix that Google is looking to team up
| with OpenMoko for their "gPhone". Google will not be using the FIC Neo1973
| GTA01, but they will be bringing the open-source OpenMoko platform to their
| own hardware, which looks to be manufactured through HTC, and making a few
| changes along the way.
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http://www.phoronix.com/?page=news_item&px=NTk1Mw
Googlephone could be powered by Linux and free of charge
http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1573.html
OpenMoko Developer Preview Sold Out After Unexpected Demand
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| OpenMoko, the first Open Source cell phone, has sold out the entire planned
| production run for the device's developer preview after unexpected demand.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2007/8/6/24279
iPhone matures the "free your phone" movement
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| This is why FreeTheIPhone.org project is born, but even better, why OpenMoko
| project exists. While some are trying to free the locked down device, others
| are creating a free unlocked device from the start, and a whole software
| framework to go with it.
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http://www.mobiliberty.com/iphone_matures_free_your_phone_movement
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