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There has always been an underground following of geeks that just want to put Linux on a PDA just because they can. Now we have a Malaysian company marketing a Linux Smartphone. I have to say that I am impressed!

Along with a QWERTY hardware keyboard, the Phreedom has a landscape-mode 2.5-inch QVGA (320×240) LCD display with 265K colors. Connectivity options include an 802.11b/g WiFi radio with WEP, WPA, and 802.11i support, and a "double tri-band" GSM radio apparently supporting 850/1800/1900 MHz and 900/1800/1900 MHz.

Additional touted Phreedom features and specs include:

• PXA270 processor clocked at 312MHz
• Boots from NOR Flash
• Combined 320MB flash and SDRAM
• 2200mAh lithium ion battery
• USB
• Claimed five hours of talk time in WiFi mode
• Claimed 144 hours standby time
• 4.4 x 2.6 x 0.75 inches (112 x 65 x 19mm)
• 4.6 ounces (130gm)
• Mobile Linux 2.6 kernel

Source : Linux Devices via Engadget Mobile

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