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Filed under: Handsets , Software , Android Recent firmware updates may have aimed to shut down such shenanigans, but it looks they were a little too slow to stop Jay Freeman (a.k.a. Saurik) from going to town with his newly jailbroken G1 and installing Debian on the handset. What's more, he apparently...
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Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Linux , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS If this bulbous Moto slider looks vaguely familiar, that's because we saw it (or something exactly like it in physical appearance) way back in May . Now it's been approved by China's regulatory peeps, which makes it just...
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The IMOVIO iKit is a cute, pocket sized device that resembles either a teeny tiny laptop or a Sharp Zaurus clamshell - depending on how up you are on your failed early Noughties Linux PDAs.
The manufacturers claim it is meant to provide instant messaging and web browsing, with limited text editing, etc...
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Filed under: Handsets , Features , Motorola , Linux , GSM , EDGE Does the MING series have a place in North America? The stylish (well, depending on who you ask) Linux-based Moto smartphones have always been designed from the ground up for the Chinese market going back to the original A1200 , but from...
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09-29-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Handsets, EDGE, GSM, Linux, Features, hands-on, moto, HandsOn, hands on, ming, motoming, a1600, Ming2, ming 2
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The OpenMoko linux-powered mobile phone has been around for a couple of months now and, as expected, linux coders have been beavering away.
Neopwn is the first significant OpenMoko project that uses the new handset. It is a ‘pocket pentesting’ suite - essentially a collection of hacking/cracking...
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Filed under: Handsets , Others , Linux Once again, this week's How Would You Change delves deep into the mobile realm, so we figured we'd give you folks a heads-up of the latest posting. OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner is the subject of this week's discussion, and with so many possibilities...
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09-19-2008
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Filed under: Handsets, Linux, Others, open-source, neo freerunner, freerunner, NeoFreerunner, hwyc, how would you change, HowWouldYouChange, OpenMoku
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Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Orange , Linux , Symbian , ALP , Android Without much fanfare, the Samsung i800 was canned at the tail end of last month. When asked why, Orange simply noted that it was pulled in order to "prepare a more competitive Linux mobile." A recent writeup at Ostatic...
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08-17-2008
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Filed under: Samsung, Handsets, Symbian, Linux, Google, Orange, alp, Mobile Linux, Access, MobileLinux, LiMo foundation, android, LiMo, LimoFoundation, i800, access linux, AccessLinux
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Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Linux , ALP Back in February, we all had high hopes that the Linux-based Samsung i800 would be a real winner when it launched on Orange this fall. Unfortunately, the i900 is apt to be out and about before the i800 can even have a proper funeral. According to Edelman...
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07-30-2008
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Filed under: Samsung, Handsets, Linux, alp, OpenSource, open-source, open source, cancel, withdrawn, killed, kill, LiMo, discontinued, i800
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Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Linux , GSM , EDGE Nothing says "I love you" like sending every single one of your hot new handset models your way, and that's pretty much the beautiful romance that's going on between Moto and China as of late. The A1600 , A1800 , and A810 have all...
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07-19-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Handsets, EDGE, GSM, Linux, China, slider, moto, dual-sim, DualSim, dual sim, ve75
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Filed under: Handsets , Linux , GSM If you're a Linux fanboy with a hankering for some mobile action, you'll be pleased to know that buyers of the retail, North American version of OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner have started getting shipments. If you hit the read link, you'll be able to see...
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Filed under: Handsets , Software , Others , Linux For those folks who don't mind -- nay, who strongly prefer -- a terminal screen on their smartphone, we know you've already thrown down the plastic on OpenMoko's FreeRunner . If you're going insane waiting to get your hands on it, what...
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07-09-2008
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Filed under: Handsets, Linux, Others, Software, OpenSource, open source, sneak peek, SneakPeek, openmoko, ui, user interface, UserInterface, freerunner, open-souce
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Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Linux , GSM The new A1600 and A1800 out of Moto's touchy MING series have already been fully outed, but it turns out Moto wants to bundle a third touchscreen Linux piece in there to make a complete set: the A810, which goes to retail without that MING name attached...