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Vodafone 360 Samsung handset boosts Mobile Linux

By Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on November 4, 2009 3:00 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Vodafone 360 Samsung M1.jpgThe LiMo Foundation is heralding the launch of the Vodafone 360 Samsung M1, the second LiMo-compliant device built upon LiMo Platform release 2, writes editor Richard Wilson.

The first LiMo Platform release 2 compliant device was the Vodafone 360 Samsung H1.

According to Morgan Gillis, executive director, LiMo Foundation:
"These first R2 handsets from Vodafone and Samsung mark the beginning of an exciting period of broad market adoption led by LiMo's global operators that will usher in a highly-interactive and trusted mobile internet experience for mobile consumers around the globe."

"One reason Vodafone has chosen to launch our Vodafone 360 service strategy on the LiMo Platform is because it enables us to work within the LiMo ecosystem to bring high-caliber devices and innovative services to our customers," said Patrick Chomet, Vodafone Group Director of Terminals, and a founder director of LiMo Foundation.
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