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Coming Battle Over Open Source Phones - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Forbes: "Forget the iPhone. The real battle in the mobile industry is over open-source software..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-07-03-002-07-IN-TP

Virtualizing the Embedded World: Vista Over Linux in a Cell Phone - (Found July 8, 2008 )

LinuxPlanet: "While you probably won't run Vista as a virtual machine on your cell phone, there are many viable use cases of virtualization for embedded applications. The most simplest, cheapest, feature rich is using Linux and KVM..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-09-003-07-NW-SA-IA

Nokia: Linux Role Growing, Not Yet Mainstream - (Found July 8, 2008 )

ReutersiTnews: "The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia said it expected the role of Linux operating software in mobile handsets would grow, but it would take some time to become mainstream..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-10-001-07-NW-BU-TP

Linux Maintainers Woo Device Developers - (Found July 8, 2008 )

LinuxDevices: "Linux's first-ever official 'embedded maintainers' have invited device developers to get involved in the kernel development process..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-13-001-07-IN-DV-HW

Linux-Powered Clarinet Playing Robot Wins International Prize - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Computerworld Australia: "A team of experts and students from NICTA and the University of NSW have won first place in a major international technology competition for developing a robotically operated, computer-driven clarinet that runs on Linux..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-19-001-07-NW-EN-RT

Gphone Launch Delayed Until End of 2008 - (Found July 8, 2008 )

The Times: "Google's ambitions in the mobile industry have suffered a setback after it was reported a new handset powered by the search giant's software is now unlikely to appear until the end of the year..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-23-001-07-NW-TP-MB

Symbian Acquired; Open Sourced - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Roundup: News from Europe this morning reveals Nokia has purchased the Symbian and is open sourcing the embedded OS. Pundits are already wondering what this means for Linux and Android.
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-24-001-07-PS

Mobile Linux--Less Open, Less Advantage - (Found July 8, 2008 )

451 CAOS Theory: "This week's deal by Finnish giant Nokia to pay more than $400m for total ownership of Symbian so it can open the OS has stoked the red hot mobile Linux and open source coals, just in time for summer BBQs..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-25-001-07-OP-OS-MB

Nokia Launches a Full Scale War for the Mobile OS - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Jim Zemlin's Blog: "It has been years since we have seen a full scale operating system war..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-25-002-07-PS

Open Source Phone Goes Mass-Market - (Found July 8, 2008 )

LinuxDevices: "Openmoko has begun shipping its Linux-based, open source Neo Freerunner phone to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France, and India, says the company..."
http://alllinuxdevices.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-26-001-07-NW-TP-MB