Linaro's outputs will accelerate the abundance of new consumer products that use Linux-based distributions such as Android, LiMo, MeeGo, Ubuntu and webOS in conjunction with advanced semiconductor SoCs to provide the new features consumers desire at the lowest possible power consumption.

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These capital investments make more consumption possible in the future which is, after all, why people choose to save.

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Electric-only driving is possible without any fuel consumption or local emissions, which is especially advantageous in city driving.

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