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Motorola announces Linux handset
Motorola has announced
what it claims is the first handset running Java and Linux. "The
A760 is Motorola's first handset demonstrating the company's
commitment to making the Linux operating system a key pillar of its handset
software strategy. The strategy fosters innovative applications, which helps
lead to increased revenue and differentiation opportunities for operators
around the globe." Unless you live in the Asia/Pacific region,
however, you will have to wait a while before you can get your hands on
one.
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Motorola announces Linux handset Posted Feb 14, 2003 3:14 UTC (Fri) by Bwildermoth (guest, #9636) [Link] If this is running embedded Linux and JAVA then its deffinetly not the first PDA to do so, Sharp has had one out for a long time now the SL550.
Motorola announces Linux handset Posted Feb 14, 2003 7:39 UTC (Fri) by ctg (subscriber, #3459) [Link] Not "PDA" - But Mobile Phone "Handset". This is a different order of magnitude to aPDA, especially in europe where just about every family member has a mobile phone. With "3G" mobile networks starting to come on stream - relatively high bandwidth, always on, you are going to a need a pretty powerful and capable handset that will allow you to host the types of applications that 3G enables. [p.s. The parent page says that there are 6 comments associated with this story - but I can only see one.... deep cache or bug somewhere...?]
Motorola announces Linux handset Posted Feb 14, 2003 14:12 UTC (Fri) by kreutzm (subscriber, #4700) [Link] Yup, a bug because I can only see two comments yet it says 7 in the parent page.
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