Samsung's SCH-i519 Linux phone hits Chinese streets

By Ryan Block

While it's definitely not the first
penguin-based cellphone out there, it's nice to see Samsung finally getting some of their previously
mulled-about Linux phones to market (though it'd be nicer if it was our market). The SCH-i519 is physically the same hardware as the SPH-i700, the only real difference being the Embedded Linux OS—we're hoping since it's not running Windows we'll get a few bucks off. It comes hooked up with a browser, email, MP3 player, MS Office compatibility (including Outlook syncing), Chinese handwriting recognition, a Chinese-English dictionary, MSN and ICQ IM. What, ICQ and no AIM? What is this, 1995?

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