Ningbo Bird selects Trolltech's Qtopia Software for Linux-based Mobile Phones

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"Ningbo Bird, the largest domestic supplier of mobile phones in China, has selected Trolltech's Qtopia as the software platform for all its Linux-based mobile phones. Ningbo Bird is targeting the launch of its first handset build on Linux and Qtopia, the E899 smartphone, for Q2 2005." Read more

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