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Jolla Announces Sailfish 3 With Feature Phone Support – MWC 2018
Finnish mobile OS developer Jolla is attending Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, where the company has officially announced Sailfish 3, the next-generation independent mobile OS built on a five-year software legacy. The company also announced a handful of new devices that have joined the Sailfish ecosystem and it revealed its plans for a new branch of its mobile operating system which was designed specifically for 4G-enabled feature phones as it sets out to allow select Android app access on low-spec hardware for consumers who don't need or want a full-fledged smartphone.
One of the biggest changes introduced with the latest Sailfish 3 OS lies in the way the software can be distributed through regional licensing, providing full support for regional infrastructure which should lead to steady upgrade releases and more. As for the mobile operating system itself, Sailfish 3 should provide 30-percent faster performance, improved multitasking with the ability to quickly switch between applications, as well as a redesigned top menu containing actions and settings. The mobile operating system employs a new visual style comprising new ambiances, light themes, and animations, while also offering new security solutions including revised architecture, fingerprint support, encryption, remote locking and wiping capabilities, as well as enablers for blockchain-based services.
Press release. Also at TechCrunch, Engadget, and NDTV.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by tekk on Tuesday February 27 2018, @04:47AM (1 child)
To be fair, the Jolla tablet "materialized."
As I understand it they ran out of money during the production run, so they were like "Oh shit" and went full damage control. They shipped the tablets that they could (had already manufactured) and then slowly refunded people who didn't receive tablets as their cashflow allowed.
(Score: 4, Funny) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday February 27 2018, @12:46PM
Yeah, their cashflow has allowed me half a refund so far...
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