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Texas Instruments is using the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to showcase a prototype handset based on the Android mobile platform, the Google-backed initiative that is based on Mobile Linux.
TI's early Android prototypes take two forms. First, a handset based on its OMAP850 processor, which also includes its WiLink Wireless LAN and Bluetooth technology, and an OMAP3430 processor-based Zoom Mobile Development Kit from Logic PD.
In terms of the UI and functionality of the devices, TI promises "quick and easy access" to applications such as web browsing, email, messaging and video.
TI declares that it remains committed to open source and that it is an active participant in a number of such organisations, for example the Open Handset Alliance.
"TI is pleased to be a member of the Open Handset Alliance, furthering our commitment to the open source community," said Avner Goren, TI's worldwide director of strategic marketing. "TI's OMAP applications engine provides the perfect combination for performance and power to deliver an optimized multimedia and UI experience in conjunction with Google's Android framework.
See also: Electronics Weekly's Focus on Mobile Linux, a roundup of content related to the open source operating system shaped for mobile devices.
See also: Electronics Weekly's focus on microprocessors, a roundup of content on microprocessor technologies and developments not related to the x86 architecture (from ARM, Texas Instruments and MIPS).