http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/wikireader.has.more.than.3m.wikipedia.entries/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/wikireaderintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Openmoko on Tuesday began shipping its WikiReader, a portable device that aims to bring Wikipedia offline. It contains over three million Wikipedia articles in English and doesn't connect to the Internet to get the information, instead storing the Wikipedia database on a microSD card and gets free, quarterly updates from the Wikipedia website. The device uses a monochrome touchscreen for navigati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/wikireader.has.more.than.3m.wikipedia.entries/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/freerunner.project.dies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/openmokogta02.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Linux-based FreeRunner phone is no more, according to OpenMoko's executive director. Sean Moss-Pulz made the announcement at this week's OpenExpo in Switzerland, saying that focus will be redirected towards a non-smartphone device, being developed under the codename Plan B. Simultaneously affected are half of the company's workers, whose are losing their jobs so that OpenMoko can survive as ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/freerunner.project.dies/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/07/openmoko.gta02/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/openmokogta02.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />OpenMoko's recently mentioned Android phone is effectively the company's Neo FreeRunner with a different operating system, the company has confirmed. Instead of a custom-built but basic Linux distribution, the GTA02 uses Google's Android to both give it a native touchscreen interface and access to all the features of the phone, including its 3D-capable ARM processor, assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/07/openmoko.gta02/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/29/openmoko.explores.android/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/openmokoneofreerunner.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Open source handset manufacturer OpenMoko is expected to unveil plans to adopt the Linux-based Android as early as November, under an alleged project name called GTA02. AndroidGuys reports that the project will launch on a similar handset to the Neo FreeRunner, offering users a 400 to 500 MHz processor, with 128MB of SDRAM and 256MB of NAND Flash, as well as A-GPRS and a four-in-one "laser pen".... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/29/openmoko.explores.android/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/08/openmoko.shares.schematics/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/openmokoneofreerunner.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Open-source cellular phone maker Openmoko today announced that it will supply the schematics for its 1973 phone and the recently unveiled Neo FreeRunner. Before this release, the CAD files were available under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license that allowed product designers to change the look and feel of the device. Now, engineers can freely customize FreeRunners on the outside while programm... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/08/openmoko.shares.schematics/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/openmoko.ships.friday/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/openmokoneofreerunner.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />OpenMoko today said that it will start selling the Neo FreeRunner to the US on July 4th, marking its first phone release in the country. The touchscreen device is positioned as an unusual competitor to the iPhone whose strength is in its open access: based on a strictly open-source version of Linux, the device includes just the basic software for calling and SMS but is freely modifiable down to i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/openmoko.ships.friday/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/03/openmoko.linux.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/openmoko1973.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />CES will signal the debut of the Neo FreeRunner phone, maker OpenMoko has announced. Though based on an existing phone called the Neo 1973 (pictured), the FreeRunner is touted as the world's first mainstream phone to run on an open-source software platform, beating out any rivals running Google's Android. It specifically uses GNU Linux, enabling any coder with the skill to write a third-party pr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/03/openmoko.linux.phone/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:45:00 GMT