Thursday, November 10, 2005

BusinessWeek - Linux Answers Phone Makers' Call

BusinessWeek - Linux Answers Phone Makers' Call:
"In 2001, four Motorola (MOT) engineers in Beijing faced a daunting challenge. They were developing a mobile phone with a touch screen and a stylus that would let users update calendars and write messages. But it also needed to recognize Chinese characters -- a task that existing software on similar handsets couldn't handle."