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Nokia to use Linux for flagship N-series phones

[ Thanks to Robert Zakrocki for this
link. ]

“Nokia Oyj will use Linux MeeGo software in its
flagship N-series smartphones, hoping the new platform will give it
a better chance to battle rivals such as Apple Inc and Google Inc.

“Technology

“The N-series has been Nokia’s crown jewel for years and it
dominated the smartphone market before Apple’s iPhone was
introduced in 2007.

“Nokia’s next smartphone, the N8, will be the last N-series
phone running Symbian software.

“”Going forward, N-series devices will be based on MeeGo,” said
Nokia spokesman Doug Dawson.”

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