has features similar to those of melafonino but costs less and offers more freedom. It's called FreeRunner and reached almost in parallel with the long-awaited iPhone. Like the Apple device, it is not just a phone, but a real laptop computer that can make calls and surf freely. Maybe spending less and using the free programs provided by the open-source community.
FUNCTION 'ADVANCED - In terms of technical features, FreeRunner has nothing to envy to the most sophisticated mobile phones: the network supports 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS, the display is touch sensitive and big enough to navigate without torturing eyes, the memory can be expanded at will through SD cards. Does not have the stylish curves of the iPhone, but the design is still attractive even for the most demanding users. All this is offered at a price (320 €) significantly lower than that of the iPhone by the version released in Italy it costs less than 500 €.
ALL OPEN AND CHANGED - The real strength of FreeRunner is not so much the price or the basic functionality, because the total openness that characterizes it. The manufacturer has not patented any component. Indeed, from the beginning has invited developers and designers to modify it at will. And so, once you purchase the phone, you can draw on all the free software for mobile phone made by open-source community. Same for the design: anyone can take inspiration from the forms to create new devices. An approach that lies at the opposite end of Apple's philosophy, which instead tends to lock down its products and to avoid changes being made by third parties.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS - Launched last July 7, in these days FreeRunner is coming into the hands of early adopters. Is not yet in stores, but may only be ordered online . The impressions are positive, although some have found it difficult to access the 3G network. The list of programs is not very large (incomparable, from this point of view, with the giant iPhone AppStore), but this is a feature of all open projects, which tend to give their best in the long run. For the time being, FreeRunner is especially recommended for experienced users, who are already familiar with Linux and other open systems. But if it is true, as the research institute Gartner, which in 2013 the majority of phones will use open source software, you just think that in a few years you will see many more around the iPhone FreeRunner. Source: Corriere.
FUNCTION 'ADVANCED - In terms of technical features, FreeRunner has nothing to envy to the most sophisticated mobile phones: the network supports 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS, the display is touch sensitive and big enough to navigate without torturing eyes, the memory can be expanded at will through SD cards. Does not have the stylish curves of the iPhone, but the design is still attractive even for the most demanding users. All this is offered at a price (320 €) significantly lower than that of the iPhone by the version released in Italy it costs less than 500 €.
ALL OPEN AND CHANGED - The real strength of FreeRunner is not so much the price or the basic functionality, because the total openness that characterizes it. The manufacturer has not patented any component. Indeed, from the beginning has invited developers and designers to modify it at will. And so, once you purchase the phone, you can draw on all the free software for mobile phone made by open-source community. Same for the design: anyone can take inspiration from the forms to create new devices. An approach that lies at the opposite end of Apple's philosophy, which instead tends to lock down its products and to avoid changes being made by third parties.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS - Launched last July 7, in these days FreeRunner is coming into the hands of early adopters. Is not yet in stores, but may only be ordered online . The impressions are positive, although some have found it difficult to access the 3G network. The list of programs is not very large (incomparable, from this point of view, with the giant iPhone AppStore), but this is a feature of all open projects, which tend to give their best in the long run. For the time being, FreeRunner is especially recommended for experienced users, who are already familiar with Linux and other open systems. But if it is true, as the research institute Gartner, which in 2013 the majority of phones will use open source software, you just think that in a few years you will see many more around the iPhone FreeRunner. Source: Corriere.
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