OpenMoko To Unveil Open Source Smartphone
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| The Neo FreeRunner is expected to feature a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen, A-GPS
| for location and navigation, and "push" e-mail similar to the BlackBerry.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205207789
User-modifiable Linux phone upgraded
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| Open source phone company OpenMoko will ship a new version of its
| user-modifiable Linux-based mobile phone next year. The "Neo FreeRunner"
| resembles OpenMoko's original Neo1973 model, but with WiFi, 3D
| accelerometers, and a faster processor, as well as a consumer market focus,
| according to the company.
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http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS2393777675.html
Dash Express Runs on OpenMoko FOSS Platform, Nerds' Heads Explode
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| Today we learned that the seductively interactive Dash Express GPS navigator
| is using the OpenMoko open-source mobility platform that led to the Neo 1973
| smartphone.
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http://gizmodo.com/339513/dash-express-runs-on-openmoko-foss-platform-nerds-heads-explode
Yesterday:
OpenMoko Launched as Mobile Device Company
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| OpenMoko, creator of the first completely integrated open source mobile
| platform, today announced it is now a separate company of world leading
| motherboard, graphics and mobile manufacturer, FIC. Launched as a project
| early 2006 within FIC, the move enables OpenMoko to further develop its brand
| leadership in the open mobile space while leveraging its relationship with
| FIC, which has provided capital for OpenMoko and will manufacture
| high-quality mobile products based on the OpenMoko platform.
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080102005213&newsLang=en
Related:
OpenMoko prepping to push sales of Linux-based handset
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| OpenMoko, a Linux-based open source handset platform developer, is pushing
| the development of Linux-based smartphone with its open source handset, the
| Neo 1973, which may be available to the mass-market in the second half of
| 2008, according to company sources.
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http://www.digitimes.com/telecom/a20071116PD213.html
Android vs. OpenMoko: Who Will Win?
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| Last week Google announced Android, which is the newest open-source mobile
| phone platform. Google is not the only company behind Android but several
| companies make up the Open Handset Alliance.
|
| [...]
|
| Meanwhile, the open-source mobile platform known to many GNU/Linux users,
| OpenMoko, hasn't kicked up nearly as much mainstream media attention. Both
| OpenMoko and Android leverage the power of the Linux kernel and other
| open-source projects to provide a free software platform for mobile devices.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjE5Mg
Enlightenment Desktop UI running on the Neo1973
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| Another UI video has surfaced showing E17 enlightenment running the the
| Neo1973.
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http://mobilemoko.net/2007/enlightenment-desktop-ui-running-on-the-neo1973/
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
Mr. Martin tear down this wall
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| In Madrid today Trolltech announced that its Qtopia Phone Edition for
| Linux-based mobile phones is being ported to the Neo1973 and will be offered
| to individuals under GPL 2.0.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1436
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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