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Back when buying an MP3 player was cool, the only worthy competitor to Apple was Creative. Their devices were sexy, price competitive, and to this day they offer better sound quality. We’re heading into the start of a new decade however, and no one with an ounce of common sense purchases dedicated music players. Creative knew this was going to happen, and like Apple they’ve decided to transition from making music players to making mobile handsets. Unlike Apple however, who controls both the hardware and the software, Creative will be creating a reference hardware platform powered by Android that anyone can use to create their own mobile phone. They’re basically going to offer all the guts necessary to build a mobile phone, and let other people design the body and tweak the UI. The first version of this hardware platform will be shown off next month in China at the “Zii Summit“. More details as they come.
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
