Wistron NeWeb to join Android club, but not all Taiwan handset makers to follow suit
A number of Taiwan handset makers have voiced varied views about Google's Android handset platform, with Wistron NeWeb planning to join the Android club soon. Inventec Appliances and Asustek Computer, however, are not ready to make a commitment to the platform at the moment, according to sources at the companies.
Wistron NeWeb, following in the steps of High Tech Computer (HTC), plans to start designing an Android-based system in March, and projects to begin shipping Android-based handsets to branded vendors in the second quarter of 2008, said company sources.
Wistron NeWeb is featuring a Linux-based GSM/Wi-Fi dual mode phone prototype, the GW4, at the ongoing 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The GW4 prototype is built on MontaVista's Linux platform and is powered by a Texas Instruments (IT) OMAP 1710 processor. The dual-mode phone also features a 2.5-inch touch-screen, a QWERTY keypad, a 2-megapixel camera, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the sources detailed.
Inventec Appliances, presently, will continue to focus on the development of Windows Mobile smartphones, and the company may support Android in the future since it has already established Linux R&D teams in Shanghai and Nanjing, according to company chairman Jackson Chang.
Asustek will also focus on Windows Mobile smartphones and the company has no plans to enter the development of Android handsets in the near future due to concerns about the supply chain in the Linux ecosystem, according to sources at Asustek.
Wistron NeWeb, following in the steps of High Tech Computer (HTC), plans to start designing an Android-based system in March, and projects to begin shipping Android-based handsets to branded vendors in the second quarter of 2008, said company sources.
Wistron NeWeb is featuring a Linux-based GSM/Wi-Fi dual mode phone prototype, the GW4, at the ongoing 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The GW4 prototype is built on MontaVista's Linux platform and is powered by a Texas Instruments (IT) OMAP 1710 processor. The dual-mode phone also features a 2.5-inch touch-screen, a QWERTY keypad, a 2-megapixel camera, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the sources detailed.
Inventec Appliances, presently, will continue to focus on the development of Windows Mobile smartphones, and the company may support Android in the future since it has already established Linux R&D teams in Shanghai and Nanjing, according to company chairman Jackson Chang.
Asustek will also focus on Windows Mobile smartphones and the company has no plans to enter the development of Android handsets in the near future due to concerns about the supply chain in the Linux ecosystem, according to sources at Asustek.
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