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Motorola Launches A760 Linux and Java Smartphone

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the phoning-home dept.

securitas writes "Motorola launched its A760 Linux and Java smartphone in China today. The dual-mode GSM/GPRS phone uses a version of MontaVista Linux, Motorola's i250 chip for communications, Intel's 200 MHz PXA262 chip (based on the XScale PXA250) for computing with 256 MB RAM, and software that includes a personal information management application, digital camera, a video player, MP3 music player, and an instant-messaging tool. The A760 is the first of Motorola's Linux-based phones. Eventually Motorola plans to use Linux in most of its phones."

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  1. I GOT A GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    GO LINUX!

  2. Smartphone OSs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've done some benchmarking on smartphone operating systems and come up with some pretty surprising results (I work for a major carrier, you'd know the name).

    I know you guys aren't going to want to hear this, but here is a summary of my results -

    Smartphones running Windows CE experience 60% fewer "crashes" (any condition resulting in the phone being unusable and requiring a reboot), do phone # lookups almost 200% faster, and generally have a lifespan almost 50% greater than the next leader smartphone OS. Yes, this includes Linux...

    So, although I love Linux just as much as you guys, I'll be sticking to Microsoft products to run my phones.

    I don't like it either, but until everyone catches up... I suggest you do the same.