Samsung LiMo R2 Handsets Unveiled

The first handsets supporting the LiMo Foundation’s Release 2 were introduced Thursday. The Samsung touchscreen devices will support Vodafone’s 360 service, Vodafone said. The LiMo Foundation is the industry group behind the Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.

At the same time the LiMo Foundation said operators planning to bring R2 handsets to market in the coming months include Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SK Telecom, and Telefonica. Samsung Cell Phone news

Vodafone’s 360 service is using the open source LiMo operating system to enable users to store social networking contacts and phone contacts in a single place.

The collaboration between Vodafone and Samsung that resulted in the Samsung handsets "signals the first of a wave of R2 LiMo handsets due in the coming months," said Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation, in a statement. Samsung’s Vodafone 360 H1 represents Samsung’ first LiMo-based product. The phone features a 3.5-inch WVGA AMLED display and 720P HD video recording.

Samsung LiMo R2 Phone Pictures – Samsung Cell Phone photos

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