LinuxDevices: Twenty New Linux Cellphones on the Way, Says Software Maker | Linux Today

LinuxDevices: Twenty New Linux Cellphones on the Way, Says Software Maker

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 15, 2005

“Trolltech announced today that more than fifty companies are
currently developing or shipping Linux-based devices using its
Qtopia graphical application platform software, including more than
twenty mobile phones. These successes signal ‘a surge in the market
for handsets built on the popular open source Linux operating
system,’ the company says.

“‘We think that 2005 is going to be a real breakout year for
Linux on cellphones,’ Trolltech CEO Haavard Nord told
LinuxDevices.com. ‘There seems to be a huge interest in Linux.
Linux is just now getting mature for the market…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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