Trollech Ltd., belum lama ini mengumumkan tidak akan dilanjutkannya lagi pengembangan platform Greenphone. Perangkat Greenphone pernah dirilis pada LinuxWorld Conference 2006, dan menjadi terkenal bagi siapa saja yang menginginkan pembuatan aplikasi third-party software untuk mobile phone, dan siapa saja yang membutuhkan perangkat berbasiskan platform open source development. Selain tidak dilanjut
Trolltech Ltd, recently announce that will not continue the Greenphone project. The device launched in 2006, the first fully open handset designed for the development of open-source applications. Running on Trolltech's Qtopia platform, the device was supposed to stimulate the growth of mobile Linux, and the company is adamant that it has done just that.As replacement of this product, Trolltech will launch or develop other portable media and mobile phone which also use open-source applications.According to David Bailer, the manager of Trolltech's partner community, the do this is "to catalyze an ecosystem, as well as for internal use".Bialer said the 2-year-old architecture of the Greenphone was no longer adequate, so Trolltech would like to target "more modern 3G phones." The OpenMoko Neo1973 device, which can now run a port of Qtopia, also appears to be filling much of the need for hackable Linux handsets.Bialer claimed that demand had recently been increasing for the Greenphone, b
Slashdot Linux phobos13013 writes Trolltech announced this week that they will discontinue development on their Greenphone platform The Greenphone was advertised to be the first phone with a user modifiable environment Trolltech CTO Benoit Schilling stated that they are not really a hardware company and so will focus their efforts on FIC s Neo 1973 now available However Schilling hinted at a future Wi Fi enabled endeavor possibly a VOIP phone Read more of this story at Slashdot - Bali based Web Design, Development and SEO Services
When it was introduced it was called the “first Linux-based mobile phone with user-modifiable firmware,” but now Trolltech has decided to discontinue its Linux-based “Greenphone” development platform. Greenphone had created a buzz when it was introduced at LinuxWorld 2006. (more…)
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'Trolltech today announced a Qtopia Greenphone Grant Program. The Grant Program is offered to open source developers who wish to experiment creating or enhancing applications for mobile devices. Under the Grant Program, accepted applicants will receive a complimentary Qtopia Greenphone and Qtopia SDK.A limited number of devices have been set aside for the Qtopia Greenphone Grant Program. In order to select applicants from the pool of expected entries, Trolltech asks entrants to describe the application they’d like to develop. Entries will be considered based on the described application’s functionality, practical uses and originality. Entries are being accepted now until August 7, 2007 or until the devices set aside for the Grant Program are fully distributed.'Qtopia Greenphone is the first open mobile phone of its kind', commented David Bialer, Trolltech's ecosystem director. 'We really encourage open source developers to experiment and use their talents to create innovativ
Trolltech, líder en la programación Qt, ha comenzado a regalar móviles Qtopia Greenphone, a aquellos desarrolladores de Linux mobile que apliquen en la página del programa. La intención de este programa es poner el máximo número de aplicaciones para este móvil en el mercado lo más pronto posible. El móvil GSM/GPRS sirve como plataforma para crear y probar nuevas tecnologías usando la tecnología de Trolltech.
Para participar, los desarrolladores pueden llenar este formulario, con una descripción de la aplicación que proponen presentar. Si Trolltech aprueba la propuesta, el programa ofrece publicidad de tu aplicación en su página web, el móvil Qtopia Greenphone, y una licencia para el SDK.
Las aplicaciones serán evaluadas el 3 de Julio, basados en funcionalidad, uso práctico y originalidad.
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