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Motorola To Release Linux and Java-based Phone/PDA

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the annoying-essentials dept.

clapton_fan writes "Motorola will release a combination phone / PDA this year in Asia using the Linux operating system and Java software. No U.S. release date set." It also packs a camera, Bluetooth, and a media player. Looks pretty sharp too. Update: 02/15 15:25 GMT by CN : Whoops. We mentioned this a couple days ago, but this time around there's pictures!

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  1. hmm by Troed · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd say it looks pretty Motorola, not Sharp.

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  2. Converging SuperPhones by marko123 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it just me, or is it that the best thing about uber-powerful phone appliances is that they can now run my perl spam-filter scripts on my email account during the busy cyberwarrior workday so that when I get home I have less spam in my inbox?

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  3. unpopular OS? by caino59 · · Score: 3, Funny
    from the article -
    "My main concern, same with the P800, is the unpopular OS - in US terms. I hope software support for Linux and Symbian accelerates so we can get past these hangups. "



    Hangups...did he get disconnected a lot on calls?

    But seriously...How can he say the US is unfriendly to Linux?

    Maybe he hasn't heard of IBM?

    and if he wants better software support, maybe he should learn to code ;oP

  4. Yo, Cowboy! by TrumpetPower! · · Score: 0, Funny

    CChheecckk yyoouurr dduupplleexx sseettttiinngg!!

    CChheerrss,,

    bb&&

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  5. news.google.com by garcia · · Score: 3, Funny

    am I going to have to start asking Google to put Slashcode on their news site? Why should I ever bother to read this when it is WAY old news compared to Google News? I saw this yesterday afternoon and though to myself, "wow, I wonder how long this will take to get posted twice on /." ;-)

    1. Re:news.google.com by sbuckhopper · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think the true irony of your post is what I found on google news this morning:

      Motorola To Release Linux and Java-based Phone/PDA
      Slashdot - 40 minutes ago
      clapton_fan writes "Motorola will release a combination phone / PDA this year in Asia using the Linux operating system and Java software. No US release date set." It also packs a camera, Bluetooth, and a media player. Looks pretty sharp too. Motorola to launch Linux and Java based phone The Inquirer Neither Nokia nor MS

      So now not only do we have it posted twice on slashdot, but now we have google news second posting of this story pointing to slashdot's second posting of it...perhaps soon google news and slashdot will be making their own stories with recursive links.

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  6. Can I call you back? by eap · · Score: 5, Funny

    The garbage collector is running.

  7. Correction... by Akardam · · Score: 2, Funny

    *watches server go down in slashdotting induced flames*

    There were pictures.

    >:)

  8. Correction of Correction... by kondrag · · Score: 3, Funny

    You have to follow the incorrect grammar in the story heading ("there's pictures"). So accordingly, it would be

    There was pictures.

  9. Re:What ? by toriver · · Score: 2, Funny

    Its 1980 and you've been asked to join the board of Microsoft or the board of Commodore, who do you choose ?

    Is that a trick question? Commodore, of course, they have cool technology, Microsoft has a CP/M knockoff and a bunch of compilers.

    Then I would use my board position to kill silly stuff like the C64C, C16, +/4 (or at least market it as a MSX clone), CD-32, A500+, A2000, and A3000.

    And my Commodore would rule the world. :-)