OpenMoko has announced an upgrade to its Linux-powered mobile phone and plans to present the device at CES. That’s a slap in the face for open source competitor Google Android, which is still in development.In its announcement, OpenMoko writes “. . . at CES we will formally preview GTA02 to the public. We are doing this at an invitation-only media event, and not the general show floor.”The GTA02 model was renamed FreeRunner and according to OpenMoko will be “previewed at CES and ship later this spring– first to developers and then to end users as software for the new hardware features becomes available.”OpenMoko may be looking to build a larger community of Linux software developers as it begins to to make its phone consumer-friendly.

OpenMoko ha annunciato pubblicamente un aggiornamento al suo Linux-powered cellulare e prevede di presentare il dispositivo al CES a breve termine, battendo così in anticipo Google.Questa notizia rappresenta un vero e proprio schiaffo per il concorrente open source Google Android, che è ancora in sviluppo.Nel suo annuncio, OpenMoko batte sui tempi Google ed scrive ". . . Al CES abbiamo presentato il GTA02 formalmente in anteprima al pubblico. Stiamo facendo questo in un invito-solo evento mediatico, e non per mostrare il piano generale dell'azienda"