Samsung releases open source-based phone for British mobile carrier

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second largest
handset maker, said Friday that it released its first open source-based mobile
phone exclusively for a British mobile carrier.
Samsung Electronics said its new touchscreen device based on the LiMo platform
will be available for subscribers to a new service called "Vodafone 360," which
is provided by the world's largest mobile telecommunications network company
Vodafone Inc.
The LiMo platform is an operating system and software development platform for
mobile devices, developed by the LiMo Foundation. The foundation is a consortium
of mobile industry leaders working together to deliver a free and open software
source for use by the whole mobile industry, based on the Linux computer
operating system.
"As a Founder Member of the LiMo Foundation, we have been highly involved in
driving the platform forward and are truly delighted that Samsung has delivered
the first R2 LiMo handset," said Shin Jong-kyun, executive vice president and
head of the mobile communications division at Samsung Electronics.
LiMo R2, or Release 2, refers to the latest version of the original LiMo, Samsung
officials explained.
"Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung represents our commitment to deliver the quality and
richness of the LiMo platform to consumers worldwide. Together with Samsung's
proven technology leadership in the mobile phone industry, I strongly believe
that Samsung will provide better value to our consumers along with Vodafone's
ground breaking service, Vodafone 360," Shin said.
As Samsung's first LiMo platform product, the Vodafone 360 H1 is equipped with
high performance in a stylish design, the company said.
The phone comes with a 3.5 inch high-resolution active-matrix organic
light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display and a wide range of features including
high-definition video recording.
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