11 February 2008 No Comment

The first set of handsets based on the LiMo Platform made their debut at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The LiMo Platform is the mobile Linux distribution produced by the LiMo Foundation. The handsets, 18 in total, are from LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung, Purple Labs, and Aplix.

From Motorola comes these models: MOTO U9, MOTO Z6w, MOTOROKR Z6, RAZR2 V8, RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition and MOTOROKR E8.

From NEC: NTT DoCoMo FOMA N905i, FOMA N905″mu”, FOMA N705i and FOMA N705″mu”.

From Panasonic Mobile Communications: NTT DoCoMo FOMA P905i, FOMA P905iTV, FOMA P705i and FOMA P705″mu”.

From Samsung: SGH-i800

From LG Electronics: LG LiMo Phone reference platform and prototype

From Aplix: The OPAL(m) reference platform and prototype

From Purple Labs: Purple Magic reference platform and prototype.

The rest of the news release:

“The breadth of the initial wave of LiMo handsets — 18 models from 7 vendors — consolidates LiMo’s role as the unifying force within Mobile Linux and highlights the strong momentum established in the 12 months since LiMo was launched,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation.

“Within one year, LiMo has secured powerful industry engagement, announced the on-schedule availability of the LiMo Platform and is today registering the first generation of handsets using LiMo Platform
technology. We believe our rapid progress is propelled by LiMo’s inclusive and transparent governance model — with shared leadership and shared decision making — and pragmatic, code-centric approach to open-source innovation.”
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“We look forward to the continued, rapid rollout of LiMo handsets, further expanding LiMo’s market reach and unifying the Mobile Linux ecosystem,” said Kiyohito Nagata of NTT DoCoMo, chairperson of LiMo Foundation. “The mobile industry is embracing Linux and openness as the key enablers of lower device development costs, increased flexibility and quicker time to market for innovative services of all kinds. LiMo Foundation is driving these trends.”

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