09-30-2004, 11:30 AM
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PalmSource Introduces Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 For The Smartphone Market
"PalmSource, Inc. provider of Palm OS, a leading operating system powering next generation mobile devices and smartphones, today introduced Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, an enhanced version of Palm OS Cobalt. Designed to accelerate the development of next-generation Palm Powered smartphones and wireless devices, Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 builds on the foundation of Palm OS Cobalt and provides integrated telephony features, support for WiFi and Bluetooth and enhancements to the user interface. Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 offers new functionality aimed at Palm OS licensees looking to participate in the growing wireless market, while maintaining the flexibility, ease-of-use and compatibility that are the hallmarks of Palm Powered wireless devices."
PalmSource the maker of Palm OS for the handhelds has decided that it's time to get serious about the smartphone market. Looks like the competitor to Microsoft in the mobile arena, has learnt from it's past mistakes. Palm OS lost a huge chunk of the handheld market when it failed to realize the importance of the features offered on the Pocket PC devices, features as basic as color screens, SDIO, Bluetooth and WiFi. PalmSource with the release of Cobalt 6.1, now has an OS that is on par with Windows Mobile for Smartphones. The update does not seem to offer any revolutionary features but is supposed to help the device manufacturers quickly put together a Palm OS based smartphone. It will be interesting to see how the battle for the smartphone throne unfolds.
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