Sunday, January 10, 2010

LG shows off Moblin and Intel Atom-powered phone

Well, CES 2010 is just finished and most of the show went to to mobile gadgets namely Android and some others in particular other variant of Linux Mobile OS namely Moblin short for Mobile Linux.

LG has unveiled the GW990 smartphone at CES, the first to use Intel's Moorestown platform, alongside Intel's Moblin Linux OS.

The phone itself is gigantic, but includes a 4.8-inch screen that features a 1024x480 resolution. The device gets about 4 hours of talk time and 300 of standby for its 1850 mAh battery, and includes a now-standard 5MP camera.

The Moblin OS looks similar to Android but has much less developer support as of yet. LG uses an "S-Class" UI for the GW990, adding 3D effects and large, colorful icons.

Details from here:
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/21214.cfm

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