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[News] OpenMoko Becomes a Separate Company of Open Linux Phones

  • Subject: [News] OpenMoko Becomes a Separate Company of Open Linux Phones
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:38:42 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
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

,----[ Quote ]
| OpenMoko, the first Open Source cell phone, has sold out the entire planned 
| production run for the device's developer preview after unexpected demand. 
`----

http://technocrat.net/d/2007/8/6/24279


iPhone matures the "free your phone" movement

,----[ Quote ]
| 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.   
`----

http://www.mobiliberty.com/iphone_matures_free_your_phone_movement

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