Microsoft's patent-encumbered "gifts" to GNU/Linux are being pushed into devices with Novell's help
Read more »Novell Wants to Bring Microsoft, Moonlight, and Mono to Linux Phones (Android)
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Microsoft to Mobile Customers: Choice is a Bad Thing (and Linux will Lose)
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Last week, David Coursey reported that Microsoft entertainment and devices boss Robbie Bach made the prediction in an analyst briefing that Linux on mobile will lose. Why? It’s choice is a bad thing for customers and that there is too much Linux in the mobile marketplace. By Bach’s count there are 17 variants of Linux available on mobile phones. He sees this as a bad thing for customers.
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2009: A breakthrough year for mobile Linux
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In 2009, mobile consumer devices including netbooks, e-readers, tablets, MIDs, PMPs, and mobile phones were increasingly dominated by embedded Linux or the Linux-based Android.
Read more »2009 is the Year of the Linux-powered Smartphones
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Although I don't consider 2009 as the year of the Linux desktop, most of you will probably agree with me that this is the year of the Linux-powered smartphones. We can mainly thank Android for this as its popularity and market share has been growing at a rapid pace.Gartner Inc. predicted that by 2012,
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Mandriva is proud to announce it’s brand new environment for mobile devices: Mandriva InstantOn.
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The Future of Phones Likely Belongs to Linux
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Mobile king Symbian put to rest, giving another huge endorsement to Linux which will replace it
Read more »Linux Climbs Fast in Mobile, Microsoft ‘Screws’ Badly with Windows Mobile 6.5
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Free/open source software and UNIX to gain more at the expense of Windows based on the latest judgments
Read more »Linux-based phones : Why are GNU/Linux users treated as second class?
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Like many free software users, I am greatly encouraged by the number of mobile phones that are starting to come out running some form of embedded Linux-based OS. Nokia's Maemo and Palm's webOS are shaping up and it seems every day we hear of yet another Android device. All of this is good news, but just how useful are these free software phones to the free software lover?
Read more »Nokia’s Free Software bullshit and insults in Maemo
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Nokia N900 ... [is] being branded as so “open” that software freedom lovers would love it. This seemed like really good news, no? Well, like the saying goes… when it’s too good to be true… it most probably ain’t.
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10 reasons why open source makes sense on smart phones
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Open source brings a host of benefits to the mobile market, starting with cost savings. But as Jack Wallen explains, the advantages go much further - from better security to more customization options to more prolific application development.
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Openmoko Throws Everything Behind "Plan B"
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Putting Linux on mobile phones is all the rage these days, what with Google's Android popping up on prototypes left and right, and even the venerable Palm pushing the Pre, a penguin-phone of its own. That wasn't always true, though, but way back in those dark days of proprietary phoning — at least a little ways back — there was Openmoko bringing us hope of truly-open telephony.
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The Driving Force Behind the Open Source Mobile Movement
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Device and hardware makers are discovering the flexibility of the Linux stack as the foundation of a platform for mobile applications that bring value to the wares they want to sell. Complications exist, but manufacturers are working through them to further drive the adoption of the Linux stack.
Read more »Motorola Linux phone ships in U.S.
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Motorola announced that its LiMo-compliant Moto U9 phone is now available unlocked for GSM networks in the U.S. Available in gray, pink, or purple, the music-oriented U9 has a rounded, contemporary flip-phone form factor, highlighted by a seemingly borderless OLED (organic light-emitting diode) external display.
Read more »First Openmoko Custom Phone Now Available and Wears a Debian Plaid Kilt
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The Openmoko Neo Freerunner phone was released only a few weeks ago, and already, a customized version called the W.E. Phone is now available for purchase. So what's the difference between the naked-as-a-baby Neo and the Canadian-based W.E.?
Read more »No Control? Actually, You Have Total Control.
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In a recent article discussing the possibility of the open-source phone groups collaborating, it was mentioned that some people are nervous about relying on open-source.
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