This is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung's new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and the cornerstone of the company's commitment to provide a smartphone for every lifestyle.

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Google's open source mobile platform, Android, is expected to launch later this year.

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It also announced it would open its Mobile Developer Platform to third-party applications, mirroring an earlier announcement from Google.

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