The LiMo Foundation looks set to capitalise on its recent open-source Linux mobile OS launch with a partnership with Azingo - whose mobile platform consists of the LiMo middleware framework and kernel and a suite of pre-built mobile applications - and Samsung’s cellular chip arm.  Providing both the Azingo platform and a Samsung S3C2442 application processor, the combination is intended to offer manufacturers a low handset cost and shorter product development cycles, while promising broad interoperability (LiMo have apparently been testing multiple aspects of their OS in production handsets built by their manufacturing partners).

“Greater broadband availability, Samsung’s application processors and Azingo’s software combine to deliver exciting multimedia mobile phones.  We are delighted to offer the Azingo Mobile open Linux platform with a partner whose cost-effective and small footprint technology is already found today’s most innovative, commercially successful mobile products” Mahesh Veerina, CEO, Azingo

The Samsung S3C2442 is a low-power, high-performance ARM9-based processor, which also includes a number of onboard peripherals (including TFT/STN LCD controller and NAND flash boot loader) and interfaces (including USB host/device, SD/MMC, touchscreen and camera) which cuts down on build complexity.