“US mobile phone customers will at last gain the option of a
Linux-based handset later this year, when operators begin offering
a high-end Motorola Linux/Java smartphone aimed at business
professionals. The A780 will roll out globally in early Q4,
reaching select US regions before 2005, according to Motorola.“‘It sort of depends which operators get through the first
testing cycle for launch,’ said Motorola’s Jonathan Nattrass. ‘But
we’re expecting it’ll reach market in the US in Q4.’ Nattrass is
director of product management for Motorola’s high-performance GSM
products group…”