The handset itself is hardly anything new, and we had a pretty good indication that Android was heading its way, but there's still nothing like a few good 'ol fashioned blurrycam shots to make a plan really come together. From the looks of it, the handset doesn't appear to have gone under any major ...

Yes, whilst other people are getting very excited about the iPhone 3G I’m getting geeky on their ass and getting truly excited about a Linux phone. Indeed, could someone pass me a new pair of pants, I’ve appeared to wet myself with anticipation. It’s finally being shipped.  Openmo...

Filed under: cellphones hacks A first look from Ars Technica at the newly released Neo FreeRunner phone by OpenMoko reveals some interesting information. There are three different software stacks available to use; the Neo FreeRunner will ship with the GTK-based stack, referred to as om2007.2. It off...

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds July 4 was the date, but hey, what's the harm in opening up the floodgates just a handful of hours early? Get past the lack of 3G, EDGE, camera, and a rock-solid set of tested, commercialized apps, and open-source phoning nirvana can now be yours for $399 on the pl...

Gnomie Tomek Chrzczonowicz writes: Hey Chris, In one of your latest videos you briefly discussed Google Android — well, there is also a completely open development platform along with a smartphone called Neo FreeRunner to be released hopefully by the end of this year. That’s basically th...

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Unless you're very, very special, you haven't yet had an opportunity to run your hands over Openmoko's latest open-source creation, the FreeRunner, which was announced several months back with the hope of a spring release. Unlike the Neo1973 before it, the FreeRunn...