Linux is gaining ground in the mobile arena, especially since Motorola supports it strongly. Motorola is naturally interested to back it, as an alternative to the Symbian and Windows OS.



In this regard Trolltech's announcement is particularly interesting:
Trolltech offers fully reprogrammable mobile phone

Trolltech's Greenphone is priced at around $690 and comes with all the software and source code necessary to develop a complete mobile phone model, including core Linux operating system controls, a phone dialler, address book and camera application.

[...] Trolltech's Eirik Chambe-Eng told delegates at the Open Source Business Conference in London that Linux is set to "make a lot of headlines going forward on embedded devices and mobile phones".

"We believe we are just now at the beginning of a revolution," he said on Wednesday, citing what he called the "five Cs"--complexity, control, customization, cost and community--as motivating factors for manufacturers to switch to Linux.