Meet the 'IPhoney': How to Roll Your Own IPhone
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| The No. 1 gripe among iPhone owners is its lack of support for
| third-party apps, which means you're stuck with whatever Apple thinks
| you need. For power users, this is simply unacceptable. Those looking
| for the ultimate in customization can turn to a familiar solution
| when rolling your own is required: Linux.
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| Canonical will be releasing a mobile version of its popular Ubuntu
| Linux distribution in October with the goal of making it easy to
| install the OS on any mobile phone.
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| Until then, there are a number of phones set to ship with Linux
| preinstalled. Of particular interest is First International Computer's
| Neo1973, a GPS-equipped, quad-band phone that should be available this
| summer for $350 or less. The Neo1973 will be available with the
| OpenMoko platform, a mobile Linux distro made up solely of
| open-source software.
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| Also, these Linux phones will have one particular feature we likely
| won't be seeing on the iPhone anytime soon -- the ability to make
| calls using voice over internet protocol.
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http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/07/iphoney
Related:
Get the iPhone’s Features Without an iPhone
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| Apple made headlines this weekend with its launch of the iPhone. I
| applaud Apple for pioneering a new design and user-interface, however
| feature-wise the iPhone is similar to a Motorola RAZR that debuted two
| years ago.
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http://sheehantu.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/get-the-iphones-features-without-an-iphone/
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