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Linux Everywhere: The Penguin Goes Mobile
News Another handheld device maker attracting notice is Handspring, a licensee of Palm's OS that was started by Palm's co-founders. Today, most of the attention in the handheld world is trained on the battle between Palm -- which makes the ubiquitous...
[June 29, 2000, 14:07]
PalmSource Unveils OS 6 Improvements
News PalmSource, the company behind the Palm OS handheld computer operating system, said on Monday it would launch its next major software upgrade on 29 December, with improved multitasking and graphics capabilities.
[September 22, 2003, 17:25]
Singaporeans Tout All-in-one Operating System
News A second piece of the OS runs on a handheld computer that's equipped with wireless communications. But with funding in hand, the company has firmed up deals with handheld makers and mobile operators for the commercial launch of wireless services...
[September 5, 2003, 8:40]
Smartphone Market Picks Up In Europe
News While Palm is still the leading handheld vendor, and Sony continues to post good growth rates, the sheer number of vendors using Windows CE in their devices means that Palm OS is now in third place in EMEA," said analyst Andy Buss in a statement.
[April 23, 2003, 12:58]
Handspring Buy May Boost Palm Wireless Plans
News Palm is the market-share leader for handheld computers, and is concentrated on data-oriented handhelds for the consumer and enterprise markets. And don't forget that today the handheld market is dominated by consumers, and that's where Palm is strong.
[June 4, 2003, 16:24]
CE Losing Palm Arm Wrestle
News As the Palm OS continues to grow in popularity, some handheld hardware makers are abandoning rival Microsoft's Windows CE. The main attraction of the new palm-size operating system version, code-named Rapier, is supposed to be a simplified GUI that...
[November 1, 1999, 8:34]
Microsoft Smartphone Connects Down Under
News Research in Motion has also carved out a niche in some countries with its BlackBerry wireless handheld computer. A number of wireless devices from vendors such as Palm and Handspring use the Palm OS, while handset giants such as Nokia, Sony...
[June 3, 2003, 8:17]
Microsoft Releases New Handheld OS
News Nonetheless, hardware makers, including Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer, ViewSonic and Toshiba, are using the new OS to launch new or improved handheld devices. Aiming to play up its Windows heritage, Microsoft on Monday will unveil a new version of...
[June 23, 2003, 8:03]
Win CE Losing Wind?
News Several players are trying to pump new life into the Windows CE handheld market, even as other companies retreat in the face of increasing competition from Palm. With the competition in the handheld market increasing, will Mainbrace face challenges...
[September 21, 1999, 15:26]
Orange Rolls Out Its First Wireless PDA
News Mobile operator Orange this week began selling its first wireless handheld computer, the SPV M1000, complementing its line of Windows-powered SPV smartphones. Orange's SPV mobile phones compete with Symbian OS-powered devices from most major mobile...
[February 6, 2004, 12:05]
Bluetooth Shifts To The Enterprise
News Palm, which has an early lead in Bluetooth development, demonstrated a Bluetooth-enabled SD (secure digital) card for the company's m500 handheld computer. Microsoft, for its part, has Bluetooth handheld plans, as well.
[June 12, 2001, 11:08]
PalmOne Considers Linux
News The Californian firm has evaluated both Microsoft-based operating systems as well as at least one version of Linux as a potential alternative operating system to the Palm OS for its handheld devices, ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has learned.
[November 4, 2004, 12:48]
Sony To Unveil Palm OS Device At PC Expo
News Sony's prototype device follows up the Visor handheld computer from Handspring which also uses the Palm OS. Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony will take the wraps of a new handheld computer using the Palm operating system at the PC Expo in...
[June 26, 2000, 14:49]
PC Expo: Clash Of The PDA Standards
News Major portable announcements at PC Expo included a coming-out party for the Sony Palm OS-based handheld computer, an expandable platform for future Palm-branded handhelds (called SD), and even more cool Springboard expansion modules for the...
[July 3, 2000, 8:50]
Pocket PC Sales: 1 Million And Counting
News As Pocket PC-based devices mark their rise, No.handheld maker Palm has been faltering due in part to an inventory glut and the economic slowdown. It is Microsoft's third attempt at an operating system for handheld devices and is found in products...
[May 23, 2001, 9:38]
Symbian Shipments Rise Amid Doubts Over Future
News The Symbian OS, like Microsoft Windows CE, the Palm OS and embedded versions of Linux, brings handheld computer features to mobile phones. Most established mobile phone makers have licensed the Symbian OS, while PalmSource and Microsoft have teamed...
[February 23, 2004, 11:10]
Sony Camera-PDA Set To Arrive In UK
News Sony has confirmed that the UK will get its latest multimedia Clie handheld computer, featuring a two-megapixel camera, in mid-March -- shortly after its release in the US. The new device, based on Palm's OS 5, is Sony's latest attempt to join the...
[January 30, 2003, 14:01]
The PDA: It's Not Dead Yet
News However, Gartner said it prioritises its PDA data as a data-centric handheld computer first and a communications device second. Garner blames the stagnant US market on the continuing decline in Palm OS PDA shipments and aging product lines among...
[August 3, 2005, 9:30]
MS Targets Smart Phones, Pagers
News HTC is the manufacturer behind Compaq Computer's iPaq Pocket PC handheld. In the portable device category, products based on Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system have taken a back seat to PDAs (personal digital assistants) using Palm's operating...
[March 21, 2001, 8:32]
PalmSource Eyes Souped-up Device Size
News While the idea is at the speculative stage, the remarks of PalmSource chief executive David Nagel at the PalmSource developers conference in Munich on Tuesday show that the company is looking beyond the conventional handheld-computer market...
[September 24, 2003, 14:55]
