LG aims for Android handsets by 2009

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Feb 13th 2008 at 12:33PM

It looks like Android will have more than just its openness and pretty face to show to the world soon. According to a report from Reuters, LG has officially set a time-table for bringing a Google-powered handset to market (and obviously not the phone above). "We will bring it out late in 2008 or early 2009," said Chang Ma, the company's vice president for marketing strategy. The plan sounds shockingly close to competitor Samsung's scheme for a rollout of the Linux phone in early 2009. Clearly, companies are doing more than just putting pen to paper on the platform -- let's just hope those minor kinks get straightened out before the new year.

[Via Phone Scoop]

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Announcements, Android

Tags: android, chang ma, ChangMa, google, handset, lg, linux, mwc

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robinsmad @ Feb 13th 2008 2:15PM

Why paste the LG logo on the screen of a phone that clearly isn't made by LG? There are much better ways to illustrate this story, guys.

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MTM @ Feb 13th 2008 4:06PM

Yes, definitely, but do they include a weird smiley portrayed by a speaker and two LEDs above the screen?

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