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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).