Purple Magic: New Linux PhoneThat is Cheap and 3G

A mobile Linux-based 3G phone has been developed that could be made available to operators for less than $100!

The result of collaboration between NXP Semiconductors and Purple Labs — a mobile Linux development company with a focus on mass-market devices — the Purple Magic handset is a "reference design", meaning it can be tweaked by manufacturers to include or exclude various 3G features. Some markets may, for example, not want videocall functionality.
3G technology is seen as particularly important in the developing world because wired internet infrastructure there tends to be sparse, making the wireless approach more cost-efficient and practical for most consumers.

The Purple Magic handset is far from the first handset to target the developing world — last year LG won the GSM Association's "3G for all" contest with its similarly priced LG-KU250 device — but it could mark a significant development for the mobile Linux industry. Way 2 go.
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