OpenMoko launches new Android phone
In our list of upcoming Android phones we mentioned the possibility of an Android-powered OpenMoko handset (project name GTA02), and according to DIGITIMES the company has just launched such a device. Details are sparse at the moment, but the image published by DIGITIMES shows Android running on what looks like a Neo Freerunner. That means either OpenMoko hasĀ modified Android to be compatible with the ARMv4 instruction set (which is what the Freerunner uses) or there’s ARMv5-compatible hardware inside this Freerunner shell. SinceĀ user efforts to port Android to ARMv4 have yielded promising results, our guess is OpenMoko is using a modified operating system on standard hardware as well, at least for the demo device.
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