Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Open-source mobile phones could unleash sales
Open-source mobile phones could unleash sales
ARNAT LEEMAKDEJ, Apr 4, 2007
The Chinese government joined with a large cellular phone manufacturer, First International Computing (FIC) to create the first phone that runs an open-source operating system called OpenMoko.
Their phone comes with a touch screen, micro SD flash card slot, Bluetooth, GPRS, and GPS, and can run Windows Mobile as an alternative OS.
Called Neo1973 in recognition of the year the cell phone was invented, the prototype is now ready to ship to developers and the public release has been set for Sept 2007.
Read the full news story from here @ Bangkok Post
ARNAT LEEMAKDEJ, Apr 4, 2007
The Chinese government joined with a large cellular phone manufacturer, First International Computing (FIC) to create the first phone that runs an open-source operating system called OpenMoko.
Their phone comes with a touch screen, micro SD flash card slot, Bluetooth, GPRS, and GPS, and can run Windows Mobile as an alternative OS.
Called Neo1973 in recognition of the year the cell phone was invented, the prototype is now ready to ship to developers and the public release has been set for Sept 2007.
Read the full news story from here @ Bangkok Post
Labels: china, mobile, telecommunications
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