With smart phones, it's all about the OS
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| With smart phones, happiness all comes down to the operating
| system, according to a new survey from IDC.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6139113.html
Linux is expected, according to some, to take over this market.
Also today/yesterday:
Chinese 3G TEM joins Mobile Linux Initiative
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| Chinese government-owned TEM (telecommunications equipment manufacturer)
| and handset vendor Datang Mobile has joined the OSDL (Open SourceD
| evelopment Labs) and will participate in the Mobile Linux Initiative
| (MLI) to improve the Linux kernel for mobile phones. Datang markets
| 3G infrastructure equipment and handset designs in China and
| globally.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9290700765.html
Goodbye Razr, hello Linux-based Motofone
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| Motorola is shipping the first model in its Scpl ("scalpel") line
| of Linux-based phones set to replace the ubiquitous Razr. The
| Motofone F3, available today in India, is an extremely low-end
| phone featuring an "electronic paper" display, breakthrough battery
| life, and usability features for the illiterate.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5567800205.html
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