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OpenMoko working up Android-based handset?

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OpenMoko, the company most famous for its altogether open Neo FreeRunner, is reportedly quite close to kicking out an Android-based handset. Before you get all shocked and appalled, let’s look at this rationally. If you’ll recall, we actually got wind of such an occurrence way back in April of this year, and some of those very details are jibing nicely with what we’re hearing now. Apparently a company dubbed Koolu will be looking to OpenMoko for the design, and we could see a device emerge as early as next month. Initial specs for the elusive mobile include a 400MHz / 500MHz Samsung 2442B CPU, 128MB of SDRAM, a 2.84-inch 640 x 480 resolution touchscreen, 802.11b/g WiFi, aGPS / GPS, inbuilt accelerometer, a pair of “hard” buttons, Bluetooth support, a 2.5mm headphone jack (boo!) and a microSD card slot. Obviously we’ll have to wait and see if any of this pans out, but we’ll be the first to cross our fingers and hope for yet another Android phone in the mix.

[Thanks, Charles]

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