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Intel Moorestown powered LG GW990 unveiled

Here’s what looks like one of the most interesting devices unveiled at this years CES. The LG GW990 unlike the majority of smartphone/MID isn’t powered by an…

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Here’s what looks like one of the most interesting devices unveiled at this years CES. The LG GW990 unlike the majority of smartphone/MID isn’t powered by an ARM processor but by an Intel Moorestown (X86) CPU running the Moblin Linux OS. The GW990 is choke-full of hardware goodness:

– Intel Moorestown CPU
-16Gb of internal memoy
– 512 Mb of Ram
– 4.8inch 1020×480 capacitive touchscreen
– HDMI output
– MicroSD card slot
– 1850mha battery
– 5 mpix camera with led flash
– Wifi, BT, aGPS etc..

THe GW990 also pocks LG’s S-Class UI as you can see in the video below:

Source: Engadget

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