__/ [ Roy Culley ] on Monday 13 March 2006 00:43 \__
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<http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,109438,00.html>
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> MARCH 10, 2006 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Swiss company ImCoSys AG
> debuted its new Linux smart phone, which runs embedded Linux and
> includes additional applications such as a browser, calendar and
> music player, at the CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Germany, this
> week.
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> ImCoSys, which wrote the applications, expects the phone to become
> commercially available in June in Europe and the U.S. The
> lightweight device is packed with features, including Global
> Positioning System (GPS), Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It also operates
> over General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) networks.
>
> The phone supports push e-mail from IBM's Lotus and Microsoft
> Corp.'s Exchange servers, said Adrian Steinmann, director of
> marketing and sales for ImCoSys. It is also supports SyncML, a
> protocol that is designed to be an open standard for synching
> information such as calendar entries and e-mail between a computer
> and devices like mobile phones.
$355?!?! Not bad for all the above, including GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It's
really pushing some limits. *smile*
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