Coming out in the market next month is Trolltech’s open Linux-based phone called Qtopia Greenphone. It is the first cell phone that can be reprogrammed; thereby, it gives commercial and independent application developers as well as cell phone manufacturers endless possibilities for innovation. Software and source code are provided with the handset to enable users to create a unique cell phone model. Trolltech is a leading provider of Linux software for cell phone manufacturers; to date, there are forty mobile phone models made with Trolltech’s software.

The Trolltech Greenphone flaunts a slim candybar design, a QVGA touchscreen display and will have a 1.3-megapixel camera. It will run on GSM/GPRS standard and will feature a dual-code Marvell XScale processor, a 64MB storage capacity and expandable 128MB flash memory. It also features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. This phone is expected to be priced at around $690.