LG recently announced that the LG GW990 handset will hit the market during the latter part of 2010. Paul Otellini, during his Intel CES (Consumer Electronics show) keynote speech, actually demoed the phone. This was the first demonstration of the GW990 publicly and it was shown to have video capabilities surpassing even the lofty BL40 Chocolate. It will run on the Linux based Moblin 2.1 operating system and was based specifically on the Intel Moorsetown platform. It is a mobile internet device and will be one of the first such phones to actually be available for sale.
One of the handset’s most impressive features is its full touchscreen display. It is nearly 5 inches (4.8 in) with a 1024 x 480 resolution. It has an aspect ratio of 2.13:1. LG is touting the phone as having the capabilities of a PC with a smartphone’s mobility. They are very excited about product as is the mobile phone public.
The phone comes standard with 16GB of Flash internal memory which is quite good. Individuals are able to add additional memory simply by purchasing a MicroSD card. The handset also has 512 MB of RAM and 720 p output. The phone is durable and sturdy, is a 3G and has an 1850 mAh battery.
In the summary, for those interested the LG GW990 will be available or sale during the latter part of 2010. There has been no announcement concerning price. As the release date becomes closer that information should be provided by LG or leaked (which will likely be the case) prior to the official release. This Linux based Moblin 2.1 mobile Internet device has the industry quite excited. Whether or not that translates into consumer sales will soon be determined. If it does do well, there will likely be many manufactures attempting to create their own handsets based on the same technology. That’s usually the way that it goes. One manufacture experiences success and the others quickly follow suit.
