Linux-based Palm OS on chart
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The open-source software Linux is making a bigger dent in China&#39;s ever-galloping mobile phone market. US-based PalmSource, provider of Palm OS, a popular operating system powering
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(InfoWorld) - The official Palm blog has added an audio interview with Palm's founder in what appears to be a new attempt to justify theÂ recently announced Foleo. The Foleo, which works with a smartphone, is in a category of its own and has largely puzzled the market. It is the size of a small laptop with a full keyboard and a 10-inch display but no hard drive and will cost $499 after a $100 rebate. Palm hasn't revealed details of the processor but says it's too slow to nicely display video. The Foleo is designed to be used in conjunction with a smartphone which it connects to via Bluetooth. The Palm blog says that it is making available the audio interview with Palm founder Jeff Hawkins in an attempt to answer some of the many questions people have about the Foleo, though the blog entry admits that the interview "barely scratches the surface of everything out there." The Foleo is not a laptop and doesn't pretend to be one, Hawkins says in the segment. "It's not a product for everyone," he says. But for Treo users who travel a lot and would prefer not to lug their heavier laptops with them, the Foleo could meet their needs, he said. The Foleo would be perfect, for instance, for use on a plane, where laptops often are too big for the tray table. The Foleo is "so light and small" that users will carry it around with them the same way they carry their Treos around everywhere, he said. Smartphone users who heavily rely on the phone for e-mail and other online functions would want to use the Foleo when they occasionally need a bigger screen or need to type a lot, he said. Hawkins' renewed explanations, which sound similar to descriptions of the Foleo offered at the launch in late May, may not satisfy some early critics. "The limited functionality offered by the Foleo pales in comparison with far more capable, heavier, and not much more expensive notebooks," wrote Todd Kort, a Gartner analyst, in a report published a few days after the Foleo introduction. The Foleo would be more attractive if it had personal information management software, instant messaging, VoIP, a faster processor, and a better battery, Kort said. Kort was so unimpressed with the functionality of the Foleo that he recommends customers instead considerÂ buying an external keyboard that costs around $80, weighs just 300 grams, and "meets much of the same user needs as the Foleo." Comments on the Palm blog reveal mixed feelings from customers. Some say that they're excited to try out the Foleo, while others are clearly still confused about why it's necessary. One reader wrote: "As ever, the most critical question remains unanswered: Why?"
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PalmSource has completed development of Palm Cobalt, the first version of its handheld operating system designed specifically for smartphones.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. PalmSource -- the maker of Palm operating systems for handheld computers -- plans to introduce new software tomorrow to serve as the brains for so-called smart phones.
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PalmSource ha presentato ufficialmente Cobalt 6.1, sistema operativo sviluppato e dedicato per dispositivi smartphone e wireless. Il nuovo sistema operativo integra componenti per la telefonia GSM e GPRS e
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Palm used to dominate the market with the best gadget. What went wrong? Mike Elgan gives his views.
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This little OQO  machine is certainly pretty cool.  The biggest problem though is that it doesn't run Linux.  This leaves you with a device heavier than your PDA and all the insecurity and bloat of Windows and with a price tag of only sub $2000.  People don't care what OS their PDA/Handtop runs.  It can run an alternative OS and for the most part consumers don't care.  WinCE hasn't exactly been a stellar market success.  While Microsoft does have significant market share PalmOS, Symbian, and Linux are doing just fine.  Also most of the WinCE devices never have the fit and finish of their Palm and Symbian counterparts.  I don't know where OQO thinks they are going to fit in.  If they were to  ...
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Microsoft overtook PalmSource in the third quarter as the world&#39;s biggest operating system for handheld computers, a survey showed Friday.
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Founder Jeff Hawkins will unveil Palm's new offering at the D: All Things Digital tradeshow on Wednesday.
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Seeking to recapture its innovative streak in mobile computing, Palm Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a laptop-like gadget with a full-size keyboard and 10-inch display to serve as a companion for smartphones.
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Mobile Computer I've just got my hands on the Treo 680, and I like it fine. It's a solid Palm OS smart phone with a 2.5-inch color screen, backlit keyboard, and software for synching the contacts, calendars, and messages on the device with your PC or Mac.
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PalmSource Inc. has finally answered the smart-phone call. The maker of Palm operating systems for handheld computers plans to introduce Tuesday its first version designed specifically for so-called smart phones.
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Not dead, just sleeping Palm CEO Ed Colligan has told Brighthand it won't have devices based on its own version of Palm OS until some time in 2008, despite saying two months ago the devices would be available later this year.â¦
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Microsoftâs Windows CE surpassed Palm OS shipments in worldwide PDA operating systems market in 3Q. Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments exceeded 2.8 million units, as Microsoft Windows CE
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Plus: Linux demand lifts Red Hat profit...Strong sales of phones, other gadgets boost PalmOne profit...Lawson expects quarterly loss.
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PalmSource Inc. on Tuesday launched the latest version of its operating system, which targets manufacturers of the increasing number of advanced cellular phones in the market.
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