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  • Samsung i8330 ‘H2′ for Vodafone leaked?

    Samsung i8330 ‘H2′ for Vodafone leaked?

    Posted on May 27, 2010 | No Comments
    At the time of its release late last year, Samsung's H1 for Vodafone's then-new 360 service represented some of the sweetest featurephone hardware that money could buy, thanks to a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen, WiFi, 5 megapixel autofocus cam, and 16GB of onboard storage. Those are still killer specs, but it's always onward and upward with these guys -- so we're not surprised to see rumors of an H2 model surface. Like the H1, this new handset (apparently with internal model number i8330) is said to run LiMo (release 3 this time) and packs an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and HD video capture, 1GHz Cortex-A8 processor, and a WVGA Super AMOLED display. Super AMOLED sounds like a gimmick until you actually see a display in the flesh, then you realize that it's the real deal, so this phone could make some waves; it's tapped for launch before World Cup soccer starts next month, so we could see an announcement any minute now.

    Samsung i8330 'H2' for Vodafone leaked? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 27 May 2010 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Four big carriers targeting LiMo phone releases this year

    Four big carriers targeting LiMo phone releases this year

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Hey, remember LiMo? Yeah, us neither, but the stealthiest of major mobile platform coalitions is back in the spotlight today on news that four top global carriers -- France Telecom's Orange, Telefonica (presumably via O2 and Movistar), Verizon, and Korea's SKT will all be launching LiMo-based phones by year-end. As a refresher, Big Red jointed the LiMo Foundation way back in 2008, so it's interesting to see that they're still looking to play ball; the platform has typically been billed as more of a carrier-facing initiative than a consumer-facing one, so realistically, end users are likely going to perceive nothing other than a little more dumbphone synergy across the lineup than they do now. Android, Windows Phone, iPhone, webOS... you guys are free to carry on.

    Four big carriers targeting LiMo phone releases this year originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 May 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Motorola quietly takes one step away from LiMo, looks to Android for consolation

    Motorola quietly takes one step away from LiMo, looks to Android for consolation

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments

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    Man, remember LiMo? Amazingly, there are some 40 handsets on the market today based on the platform, but precisely none of them are boasting a profile as high as any one of the Android smartphones also on store shelves. As Motorola scrambles to re-make itself and prove that its CLIQ is a force to be reckoned with in the burgeoning Android phone sector, the company has also decided to remove itself as a "founding member" of the LiMo Foundation. The company recently noted that the outfit was sliding down to "associate member," stating that "at this time it feels that the Android platform gives it a richer, more consistent foundation with strong support for the ecosystem and developer community." That's a pretty damning statement to our ears, but we won't go so far as to call the breakup between Moto and LiMo official; we're guessing "it's complicated" would be entirely more appropriate here.

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    Motorola quietly takes one step away from LiMo, looks to Android for consolation originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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