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And another one bites the dust.
Following on ASUS’s confirmation that they’ve scrapped (or at least put on the back-burner) their plans to release the ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini, ASUS P560, and ASUS M536 smartphones, we’re hearing that Samsung has also put the kibosh on their upcoming, Linux-based Samsung i800.
The Samsung i800 was touted as Sammy’s first foray in to Linux-based mobile platformas – “The World’s first smartphone based on Access Linux Platform (ALP).” Samsung had planned to release the Samsung i800 on Orange’s network in the UK, but it seems that the handset was “withdrawn in order to… prepare a more competitive Linux mobile.”
Apparently, since Samsung announced their Samsung i800, advancements have essentially made the handset obsolete. That’s how it goes in the gadget world…
[Via: EngadgetMobile]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
