freerunner

Toronto, Ontario-based Koolu announced that it will release a version of Google's Linux/Java Android stack optimized for Openmoko's Neo FreeRunner Linux phone.

A beta of "Android for FreeRunner" is due the first week of December, says Koolu, which will also sell the FreeRunner loaded with Android.

Toronto-based Koolu announced that it is optimizing and supporting the Android platform on Openmoko's Free and Open Source-based mobile phone, the FreeRunner.

Google Android running on Openmoko's Freerunner and 1973!

That's right: the port is almost completed, so OpenMoko's Linux-smartphones Neo 1973 and Neo Freerunner will be the second and third phones to run Google's Linux-based Android operating system.

Linux Journal: "The OpenMoko project recently released a much-needed update to the official software stack of the Neo FreeRunner.

I've had a FreeRunner for a few months and during that time I have used it to run everything from Debian to Qtopia (now known as QT Extended), so when OpenMoko announced the OM2008.9 update I eagerly upgraded to see what it had to offer."

twitter writes "Want to run Enlightenment on your cell phone? The Rasterman's recent efforts bring E17 to Open Moko FreeRunner and Treo 650: 'According to the Rasterman, when used with his updated illume stack and new Elementary widget set, E17 can now run in just 32MB of RAM, on an ARM9 processor clocked at 317MHz.

To prove it, he is distributing a Linux kernel and E17/Illume/Elementary stack for Palm's Treo650.

The temptation to compare the FreeRunner and the Apple iPhone can be overwhelming.

Sep. 29, 2008 A Singapore-based startup called Fonemesh is preparing a mesh networking client for mobile phones, starting with the Linux-based OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner platform.

The Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) has showcased a new broadcasting handset prototype called openmokast at the IBC 2008 exhibition last week.

The prototype, based on the openmoko FreeRunner, is the first open handset to integrate the reception of live digital radio, video and data services in addition of typical smart phone functions.

A startup called NeoPwn has customized the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner to act as a network security penetration testing device.

Booting BackTrack Linux off a MicroSD card to perform penetration testing (pentesting), the NeoPwn is the first network auditing distribution for a mobile phone, claims the company.