Azingo (azingo.com) is an open mobile OS company and it has launched a Linux based platform with a browser and application suite.
Wait! Az – in Go – “as in Go” – clever clever name – I love it!
From the press release
“We are excited to bring a full touch and web-enabled open mobile OS to market,” said Mahesh Veerina, CEO of Azingo. “Azingo’s mobile platform and software suite enable operators and handset manufacturers to deliver customized mobile devices with a rich Internet experience and a consistent user interface across their product portfolios.”
“Azingo has demonstrated leadership in the open mobile platform space by bringing to market a full touch user experience for the LiMo platform,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation. “The rich Web Runtime environment and SDK of Azingo Mobile 2.0 will be instrumental in enabling the LiMo developer ecosystem.”
What we think?
I am not sure what to think. I agree that there is some room for improvement and growth in the mobile OS space but a complete new platform – will it have legs.
Also – I am no Linux fan… but from what I have seen of the browser it does look quite cool. I am going to set up a meeting at Mobile World Congress and make sure I live demo this.
Other features:
– Azingo Mobile Entertainment provides music and video players, camera,
and photo gallery.
– Azingo Mobile Productivity delivers complete Personal Information
Management applications, including contacts, calendar, tasks, notes,
calculator, and alarm.
– Azingo Mobile Communications offers telephony, call log, SMS, MMS, and
email.
– Azingo Mobile System Applications include idle screen, main menu,
panel, phone settings, application and connectivity managers, and a file
browser.
