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To: RealMuLan who wrote (2053)	12/17/2003 11:12:25 AM
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New Linux-based smartphone coming to the U.S.? Posted by: [meiam] on 12-17-2003 @ 03:09 PM E28, a Chinese company has quietly been selling Linux-based smartphones in China since August but finally launched its device in Hong Kong and what’s more is rumored to be in talks with US and European companies to bring the device to those regions. According to LinuxDevices.com, Japanese NTT DoCoMo is also thinking over the possibility to introduce the smartphone in Japan. What is all this about? It’s about the E2800 smartphone from E28, is a 900/1800MHz GSM/GPRS class 10 device running embedded Linux (2.4-series kernel) supporting both Chinese and English. The E2800 sports dual ARM9 processors, and has 32MB of SDRAM and 32MB of Flash RAM, from which the device boots. The screen is a 2.4-inch LCD with 240x320 resolution and 4096 colors. The handset features a built-in 110,000 pixel CMOS camera and an SD card slot for memory expansion. The E2800 measures 3.86 x 2.32 x 1 inches (98 x 59 x 26 mm) and weighs 123 grams. The built-in 890mAH battery provides up to 130 hours of standby and 120-300 minutes of use. Networking includes USB and IrDA capabilities. The smartphone comes with a great software pack including Email, WAP/WWW browser, EMS, MMS, mp3 player, electronic dictionary, etc. E28’s device targets business users and sells for about $600 with a free 16MB SD card from SanDisk. If the company finds partners overseas we’ll be likely to see the E2800 next year. Related news: Samsung Ships Linux Phone pdalive.com

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