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Samsung Electronics releases 1st open source-based mobile

SEOUL, Sept 25, 2009 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) --

Companies: Vodafone Group Plc (VOD)

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. (KSE:005930), the world's second largest handset maker, said Friday that it released its first open source-based mobile phone exclusively for a British mobile carrier. Samsung Electronics said its new touchscreen device based on the LiMo platform will be available for subscribers to a new service called "Vodafone 360," which is provided by the world's largest mobile telecommunications network company Vodafone Inc.

* The LiMo platform is an operating system and software development platform for mobile devices, developed by the LiMo Foundation.

* The foundation is a consortium of mobile industry leaders working together to deliver a free and open software source for use by the whole mobile industry, based on the Linux computer operating system.

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Companies: Vodafone Group Plc (VOD)


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