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An Android-Based VoIP Phone

Recently we covered five VoIP (voice-over-IP) applications for Linux, and some of the more unusal types of devices that the Android operating system is headed for. In a play on both the concepts of VoIP and unusual Android devices, a California startup company, Cloud Telecomputers, has a touchscreen, desktop VoIP phone running Android that it is aiming at business users. It runs the open Glass development platform based on Android, and check out this quote from Ed Zander, former CEO of Motorola: In 3 to 5 years, all business phones will look like Glass. That seems a little over the top, but this desktop phone does look interesting.


Android Developer Challenge, Round 2, Open for Submissions

Google developers have announced on the Android Developers blog that the second annual Android Developer Challenge is now accepting submissions. If you're interested in participating, you can submit applications for the Challenge here. There are some hefty cash prizes for the top applications, and all submissions to participate must be entered by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, August 31, 2009--just a few days from now. Here are more details.


Do We Need New App Stores for Android?

As James Kendrick noted on GigaOm over the weekend, ARCHOS has set a date--September 15th--for the launch of its new ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet. ARCHOS has made quite a few popular video-centric devices over the years, and this new gadget will have a 5-inch display designed for HD video, a fast chip optimized for video processing, and a 500GB hard drive. In conjunction, though, ARCHOS is also launching AppsLib, a dedicated app store for high-end Android-based devices. Do we really need fragmentation among Android app stores?


Will Android Kill Microsoft's Windows Mobile?

While competition among smartphone operating systems is raging, with the Symbian OS, the BlackBerry OS, the iPhone OS, and Android getting top billing, Windows Mobile is seriously teetering. As GigaOm suggests, Android may very well kill Microsoft's mobile operating system. Mototorola has a huge bet on Android in the works, and appears to have little interest in Windows Mobile, and Microsoft's own top executives are acknowledging mobile missteps. Check out the details here.



Dell Shows Off an Android Smartphone Aimed for China

Could the open source Android operating system possibly find its biggest momentum yet in China? Last week, Telecomasia.net reported on China Mobile's intent to introduce its Ophone smartphone concept this month. The Ophone hardware is made by China-based Lenovo, and runs a version of Android. China Unicom is also preparing to release Apple's iPhone in China in September, but many people believe that Chines users will favor phones based on open source operating systems. Now, as Engadget reports, Dell is ramping up to enter the Chinese smartphone market with its Mini 3i smartphone, running the Android-based Open Mobile System (OMS).


No More Android Updates for the G1 Phone?

As JKOnTheRun reports, Android engineers have tweeted that T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) phones may not be able to handle any OS updates going forward. It seems that the early G1 model has limited system memory and the current version 1.5 (aka Cupcake) update totally filled it up. There are also reports coming out of Asia (HTC is a Taiwan company) that the HTC Magic, dubbed the MyTouch 3G, will be receiving the innovative ?Sense? UI update only in Europe, but that T-Mobile models in the U.S. won?t get it. Check out more here.


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First look at stable Firefox 3.5. Mozilla is inviting everyone to download the finalized new version.

An open source GSM network. It was spotted at a Dutch hacker convention, and proves that powerful networks can have grassroots beginnings.

End of days for Sun. Only nine years ago, Sun's stock was at $257 per share, with a market cap of almost $100 billion--but those days are gone.

Impressions of the T-Mobile MyTouch Android phone. The voice recognition for voice searches stands out.

Is Chrome OS too Orwellian or Big Brother-ish? Not only is Google open to almost everything we do on the Internet, but it will also be the only thing sitting between users and hardware with Chrome OS.



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Have Mac, will open source. If you're a Mac user, check out this list of top open source applications.

5 things Microsoft does not want you to know about Windows. What gets swept under the rug?

Linux Mint 7 (XFCE) review. It's easy to install, and you can use either KDE or GNOME. Here's more on what's under the hood.

Will mobile Linux distros hang separately? Will you be able to move software between Moblin, Android, LiMo and Maemo platforms?

Danish FreeBSD developer sues Lenovo over Microsoft tax. Poul-Henning Kamp is suing over Lenovo's refusal to refund the Windows Vista Business license, though he declined the EULA during installation.



Report: PowerPoint, PDF Support for Android Phones

As JKOnTheRun notes,?DataViz has announced?a new version of its Documents To Go application for Android devices. The new version 2.0 includes support for Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe PDF files, as well as some enhancements to existing Word and Excel features. According to JKOnTheRun: Slideshow To Go supports viewing, editing and creation of PowerPoint Presentations. PDF To Go is a view function only but supports several options: page view, word wrap, zoom, auto-rotate, select and copy, and support for password-protected PDF files. Documents To Go users can now use advanced features in docs and spreadsheets: find and replace, word count, additional format options and more. Check out more details here.


Nokia's Microsoft Deal: How Truly Focused is it on Open Source?

With the announcement of today's deal between Nokia and Microsoft, which will see Microsoft adapt its Office applications for Nokia smartphones, one has to wonder how focused Nokia really is on its execution of plans for an open source Symbian operating system.?Symbian remains a dominant smartphone operating system, and the open source version of it is heading into beta testing.?Nokia, which is backing the development of the OS, with the help of a huge investment from the European investment bank,?retains top market share in the smartphone market, but is displaying increasingly mercurial and questionable decision making with its smartphone strategy.


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