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palm os
CNET.co.uk has 25 stories on palm os
Goodbye Palm OS, hello ALP
News Future iterations of the Palm operating system (OS) will no longer bear that name. Instead -- as predicted since Palm sold its PalmSource OS division to Japanese firm Access last year -- it is now called Access Linux Platform (ALP).
13 October 2006, 10:34
News.blog: iTunes comes to the Palm OS
News Developer Mark/Space has released its update to Mac synchronisation software, the Missing Sync for devices running on the Palm OS. It also helps Palm OS owners to do something that neither Motorola nor Apple even let you do -- sync your device with...
11 November 2005, 10:21
Palm won't abandon Palm OS, says CEO
News I'm writing to you today because I'm concerned by the number of posts I've read that suggest that Palm's support of Palm OS is either wavering or short-lived," Palm CEO Ed Colligan said in a letter to Palm developers.
9 November 2005, 9:29
LG to use Palm OS in smart phones
News Under the agreement, LG can develop and market smart phones based on the Palm OS, the company said. The flexible, open and powerful nature of Palm OS is an ideal match for our industry-leading mobile handsets.
7 July 2005, 12:12
Palm unveils next-generation PDA
News The handheld features the latest Palm OS 4.1 operating system and is roughly the same size as its previously top-of-the range Palm 505 model, weighing in at an ounce more. Palm has taken the wraps off its latest PDA an all-singing all-dancing...
28 January 2002, 7:45
Is Linux Palm's saviour?
News The deliberately simple nature of the Palm operating system was so inspiring to Rick Broida that in 1997 he started a magazine, Tap, dedicated to devices using the handheld OS. When palmOne and PalmSource were part of Palm, licencees were concerned...
26 May 2005, 10:12
Making the case for Windows on Palm handhelds
News We only would consider offering another OS as an additional choice if customers want it and if it represented incremental business," the Palm representative added. In an interview, Palm Chief Financial Officer Andrew Brown said that building a Treo...
12 August 2005, 10:43
Palm touts new Linux-based Treos
News We have been developing a set of system software that we will roll out before the end of the year that will allow us to take the Palm OS forward and to modernise it and to upgrade that functionality and to bring the user community and developer...
12 April 2007, 9:59
Windows-powered Palm Treo to make US debut
News Palm has for some time been entertaining the notion of a Windows-based device to woo corporate customers who are accustomed to Microsoft products and have been reluctant to buy Palm OS-based gadgets. In a report out earlier this month, Gartner...
26 September 2005, 10:00
Palm ditches Tungsten and Zire brands
News The new Z22 also runs on Palm OS version 5.4.9 (also known as Garnet), instead of the previous 5.2.8 version. But the company is expected to look hard at the next version of the Palm OS, which is expected to include code from the Linux kernel as...
12 October 2005, 10:19
Palm does Windows
News Palm has long said it would consider using an operating system other than the Palm OS. Palm did not discuss how it will use the Palm OS in conjunction with the new hardware it showed off on Monday. But the company has said it plans to continue...
27 September 2005, 10:28
Tapwave leaves game device business
News They pointed to Tapwave as an example of applications of the Palm OS outside of handhelds. Tapwave shut down its Zodiac handheld device business this week, meaning one less customer for the struggling PalmSource, maker of the Palm operating system.
29 July 2005, 10:47
Photos: Sling shows off at CES
News With Sling's new software, SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS, Treo users can take their media where they go and watch their favourite full-length TV shows on their PDA. Sling Media has added Palm Treo support to its mobile player lineup.
11 January 2007, 11:05
OS is key to smart phone choice
News While not all of the four operating systems were available in all the countries surveyed, Palm was the top ranked OS in the UK, while Windows Mobile was number one in Germany and China. Palm remains the number one platform among US smart phone...
29 November 2006, 9:35
Handheld shipments approach record levels
News Garner blames the stagnant US market on the continuing decline in Palm OS PDA shipments and ageing product lines among Microsoft licensees. RIM's market share of 23.2 per cent continues to lead the pack, with Palm close behind at 17.8 per cent.
3 August 2005, 9:36
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