New Wave of Innovative LiMo Handsets Feature Unique Mobile Experiences and Services

(Business News & Technology News, 5 Aug 2008)

LiMo Foundation has unveiled another wave of handsets using the LiMo Platform. The seven new devices from Motorola, NEC and Panasonic Mobile Communications offer consumers around the globe a host of applications and services that enhance the mobile experience.

"The combination of LiMo's transparent governance model, balanced development model and extensive mobile industry heritage sets it apart and has garnered strong industry support and engagement," says Morgan Gillis, Executive Director of LiMo Foundation. "This next wave of LiMo handsets points to the innovation that will flow as the industry coalesces on the LiMo Platform."

The commercially shipping LiMo handsets being announced today are:
- MOTOZINE ZN5 from Motorola;
- FOMA N906i, FOMA N906iµ, FOMA N906iL and FOMA N706i from NEC, and
- FOMA P906i and FOMA P706iµ from Panasonic Mobile Communications.

There are now 21 mobile handset models available using the LiMo Platform, the industry's first collaboratively developed, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. The new Motorola model—the company's seventh LiMo handset—combines a high-quality phone and camera experience. The models from NEC and Panasonic Mobile Communications—which give the companies eight and six LiMo handsets, respectively—are available in Japan.

Several of the latest LiMo handsets include advanced enabling features that herald the forthcoming Mobile 2.0 experience for global consumers. These include international 3G/High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) roaming capabilities, Global Positioning System (GPS), mobile TV and advanced video streaming, secure payment and advanced mail functionalities—all presented through higher-resolution displays and intuitive user interfaces.

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