Features available on the news phones, dependent on carrier as well as the handset, include: multi-band 3G/high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) roaming; global positioning system (GPS) functionality; mobile TV and advanced video streaming; secure payment; and advanced mail functionalities.
The new handsets are: Motorola Motozine ZN5; NEC Foma N906i, N906iµ, N906iL and N706i; and Panasonic Foma P906i and P706iµ.
LiMo was founded in January 2007 to promote open standards in mobile phone software.
Its rivals include: Android, another Linux-based body comprising Google and the Open Handset Alliance; Symbian, now owned by Nokia but with control divested to the Symbian Foundation to run as an open source operating system; and Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
Other LiMo founders include Vodafone, Orange and NTT DoCoMo and members now include Mozilla and LG.
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