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Sad, sad news for those of you waiting for the LG GW990 "smartphone". It won't be hitting the market since it was intended that it was just a proof of concept. That means that it won't be released in the second half of this year. The handset was running Moblin, but we already know that it will continue on to become MeeGo. Inside of this smartphone was an Intel Moorestown Atom CPU that might find its way into some smartbooks / netbooks / MIDs.

[Phone Arena, Slash Gear]

Remember the LG GW990 from CES? Well, it was supposed to use Moblin as its OS, but now it's on track to be the world's first "smartphone" running on the newly announced MeeGo OS. This handset is expected to launch in the second half of 2010 and, to be honest, is more like an MID than a phone since it's so large. Maybe Nokia will snub them for this world's first title, but it doesn't really matter.

[Electronista]

I never thought I'd see the day where I'd want an LG handset, but this could be it. The LG GW990 is sporting: a 4.8-inch multi-touchscreen display with a 1,020 x 480 resolution, 16GB of internal memory, , an Intel Moorestown CPU, WiFi / aGPS / 3G support, a digital compass, 512MB of RAM, a 5MP camera, HD video support, a huge 1,850 mAh battery, and Intel's Moblin as an OS. The display is huge, so it could and probably will double as an MID and PMP. Could this that LG and Sprint and Microsoft handset that was hyped a couple of weeks ago? Only time will tell.

Update: According to Slash Gear, this "smartphone" will be launching in the second half of this year.

Update: More information has been added above, courtesy of Engadget.

[Engadget]