A truly open Linux phone with GPS debuts - The INQUIRER
THERE HAVE BEEN a lot of phones claiming to be 'Linux phones' and those that do run a Linux kernel, but they all miss the point of Linux: to be open. FIC is about to change that in a big way with a truly open phone, the OpenMoko.
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Oracle Takes Open-Source Software Fight to Google
Now used by more big technology companies, open-source software has become a weapon in corporate warfare.
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Google continues its assault on the price of a phone call
What's a phone call worth these days? A Verizon phone booth in a Metro station suggests one answer: 50 cents. Another comes from Verizon's cheapest landline service option, which charges 10.2 cents a call. If you use a cellphone or subscribe to a voice-over-Internet-Protocol calling plan, the num... Google - Search - Search Engines - Companies - Skype
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Software War Pits Oracle vs. Google
Free open-source software began with high-technology tinkerers and researchers. Sharing code and ideas was their priority, not profits. In the tech industry, they were sometimes compared to socialists and communists.
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Nokia, Intel say MeeGo software off to good start
Nokia and Intel said on Tuesday their venture to create a new cellphone software, seen as crucial for Nokia to re-assert itself as the leading producer of high-end handsets, had made a solid start.
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