Communication

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Asterisk open source company “not worried” about Microsoft patent heat

Ever since the “patent infringement” hissing and dissing match between Microsoft and the open source community flared up earlier this week, I’ve been wondering how Asterisk open source solution…

Motorola finally launches U.S. Linux phone

Linux/Java has topped CEO Ed Zander's list of things to look for from Motorola as it attempts a financial turnaround. At a New York press conference this morning, Zander introduced Linux-based "…

Pidgin 2.0 Released

"After nearly two years of development, Pidgin 2.0 has finally been released! Originally called Gaim, Pidgin is a powerful and robust open source instant messaging client that supports many…

Skype 1.4 Alpha for Linux Released

Today, we have released Skype for Linux 1.4 Alpha, a test version which will give you a sneak-peek into how the next major release for Linux will function.

Alpha means that this version is…

3 Steps to Creating Ringtones with Ubuntu

Don't pay for a ringtone ever again, make your own for free using Open Source Software.

3 Steps to Creating Ringtones with Ubuntu.

Greenphone Developer Challenge

Trolltech today announced the start of the Qtopia Greenphone Developer Challenge, a global contest for innovative development of Linux-based mobile phone applications. Entrants can create their…

Open Source PBX Breakthrough

Leading Asterisk developer Digium Inc. has snagged a licensing deal with a subsidiary of Japanese telco giant NTT in what it sees as a major breakthrough for the open-source PBX system in that…

Gaim changes name to Pidgin

Many years ago when this project was first started, it was called "GTK+ AOL Instant Messenger." AOL naturally complained, and Mark Spencer changed the name to "Gaim." AOL was appeased, and no one…

203 Million Mobile Phones To Use Linux OS by 2012

The Linux community is assaulting the mobile phone environment with a two-pronged attack that focuses on commercial operating system solutions and real-time operating system (RTOS) replacement. In…

Hands On With The First iDen Linux Phone

Nextel's iDen network isn't dead, Motorola says. To prove that they're still innovating in iDen phones, they showed a surprise new handset today at CTIA: the i876, the first iDen phone based on…