LinuxPlanet: The Cell Phone Rings Thrice for Trolltech

"Beyond the announcement of Motorola's A760 smartphone last month, Qtopia-maker Trolltech has inked deals with three more manufacturers for Linux-based phones.

"Trolltech isn't naming all the names just yet, but all three of Trolltech's new partners are Asian-based consumer electronics firms, and one of the forthcoming phones is for 3G networks, said Trolltech CEO Haarvard Nord. Nord also confirmed that at least one Linux phone will be released in North America during 2004.

"In an interview with LinuxPlanet, Nord revealed that he signed the three Linux phone pacts during a recent two-week road trip to Asia..."

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