Google looks like mobile Linux break-out
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| Like Patton cutting across France, Google looks set to give mobile Linux its
| worldwide breakout with its GPhone announcement, now expected on November 5.
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| After parsing through all the stories and speculation, it seems Google will
| announce a mobile Linux reference platform, an initial manufacturer, and an
| advertising-driven business model for mobile services.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1536
Google updates desktop for Linux
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| Software engineer Jim Zhaung adds that the hotkey that launches the quick
| search box is now customisable. Tasty.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/10/15/linux_google_beta/
ToyOS education still harms modern computing with Free software...?
Google And IBM Take Aim At Shortage Of Distributed Computing Skills
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| Academia has fallen behind in this area, says Randy Bryant, dean of Carnegie
| Mellon's School of Computer Science, one of the participating schools. Most
| undergraduates don't see or learn about the databases and data centers that
| companies are building.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071014/tc_cmp/202402093
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Google Gphone still on the way, say sources
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| TI's handset chipsets will find their way into the Google phone should the
| company decide to roll out an EDGE-compliant handset, but Qualcomm could turn
| out to be the winner if Google decides to bet on a 3G model, the sources
| noted.
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http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070918PD204.html
Five Facts About Google Phone
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| Initially there was one prototype, but over past few months Google has the
| mobile OS running on 3-to-5 devices, most of them likely made by HTC, a
| mobile phone maker, and all have Qwerty apps. The model that folks have seen
| is very similar to the T-Mobile Dash. Around 3GSM, there were rumors that
| Google, Orange and HTC were working together on mobile devices.
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http://gigaom.com/2007/09/03/google-phone-facts/
Linux-Powered Smartphone Use on the Rise
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| Linux smartphone technology will see its fastest growth, with annual growth
| rates as high as 75 percent, in the 2007 to 2012 period.
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http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=21243
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