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Trolltech’s Greenphone Reviewed

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 5, 2006

All About Linux: Trolltech’s Qtopia Greenphone

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“We are moving towards an era where the line demarcating a
computer and the rest of the electronic devices is at best getting
hazy. Take the mobile phones for instance… Now a days, the sheer
power and the number of features available in some models of mobile
phones rivals those found in a low end PC. Electronic devices are
fast morphing into gadgets which are many things for different
people…”


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Linux.com: Trolltech’s Greenphone: A Reasonable First
Effort

“Linux users have been salivating over Trolltech’s promised
Greenphone for the better part of a year. The ‘open’ Linux phone
platform, powered by Trolltech’s Qtopia 4 embedded software stack,
is bundled with a Qtopia software development kit (SDK) designed to
kick-start mobile Linux application development. The first batch of
devices has now shipped, and I spent a couple of weeks with a
review unit. While it’s an interesting package, it’s only a first
step and in no way a finished product.

“The SDK consists of the Greenphone hardware device, a CD
containing development tools, and some printed
documentation…”

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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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