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November 07, 2005
Linux of mobile phones
The Linux Phone Standardization Forum (LiPS), a consortium of cell phone and handheld vendors including France Telecom, Motorola, PalmSource and Trolltech is set to launch later this is planning to expand Linux's reach in the mobile phone market.
Cell phone and smart phone industry watchers say the use of Linux on such devices will be a big shakeup in the industry over the next several years, just as Linux has been a disruptive force in the server operating system market. Currently, most intelligent mobile devices run Symbian OS or Windows CE. But Linux on cell phones has made strides in Asia, where Motorola is reported to have sold more than three million Linux-based phones.
Posted by admin at November 7, 2005 03:59 AM