[ Thanks to libdave
for this link. ]
“The Linux operating system has made the jump from computer
servers to handheld computers, digital video recorders, and
wristwatches and soon may find a home inside your cellular
telephone.“NEC said Wednesday it is working on the development of
Linux-based cell phones with MontaVista Software, and an executive
of the Sunnyvale, California, software company said it is in talks
with other major cellular handset makers on similar projects.“Work to investigate the use of Linux in cellular telephones
started in the final quarter of 2002, said Akiko Shikimori, a
spokesperson for Tokyo’s NEC. The company is looking to use the
operating system in handsets for global markets, according to an
NEC executive quoted in a MontaVista press release although
Shikimori said the company is still investigating the use of Linux
and has not yet begun designing its first handset based on the
operating system…”