Thursday, April 12, 2007
Palm also happens to Linux, in parallel with its Access and ALP
Juicy news that we read today in Palminfocenter. Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm, Inc. during the Palm's Analyst Day has unveiled plans for the company with respect to Palm and Linux: Palm is preparing a new operating system based on Linux. Do not confuse it with the ALP at PalmSource which we have already spoken several times.
Combination of 5 Garnet Palmer with a Linux kernel
- Most importantly, this development of the Palm itself, is that it combines the Palm Garnet (Palmer 5) today, with a Linux kernel. On the one hand means that our beloved Palmer will not be forgotten for always, but will be improved through a Linux kernel presumably multitasking, robust and that support new technologies. On the other hand, it seems that Palm Cobalt (Palm 6) is definitely missed, although perhaps Cobalt is not only a Garnet advanced, and is being used. Either way, the new operating system will surely seem to present fairly, and changes occur below, something that I think all users appreciate Palmer.
Provision is many improvements to the current Palmer 5
- Ed Colligan singled out as key points in the new operating system the possibility of having a team of fast ignition, easily portable, with a long battery life. These are precisely the qualities most important palm, and I think a big success not have been left in oblivion.
- Additionally enhance other features missing in its current operating system, such as processing simultaneous voice and data, and greater flexibility to handle hardware varied (hopefully within the wifi between this flexibility).
Palmer has many advantages over Windows Mobile and other competitors
- Another aspect which is intended to enhance Web browsing and online services. Have been as examples of backup systems and automatic updating software. With regard to Web browsing, you only have to recall the recent agreement with Opera, creators of the popular browser for mobile devices Opera Mini, to realize that they think go far.
- Finally, do not take the new operating system sleeve, but they carried it developed in Palm for quite some time.
Another fact that transpired in the subsequent press conference, is that new products that will use both as this new Palm 5 operating system will be in the market later this year, as well as a new type devices still unknown. In addition, these new products do not necessarily will go on sale across operators (carriers), but also will be on sale in a direct manner. The bets are open then about whether or not these teams include phone functionality. Perhaps they are thinking of something similar to the Nokia 800.
There are still many things in the air. There have been no technical data or hardware SDK, we do not know anything about the compatibility with current and future Palm development environment. But one thing is clear: there will be significant developments and not much time.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyas in News
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Finally some good news from Palm… I hope it may involve having to also support Linux as today's not so much taken into account, in reality nothing….
that exciting! and I want to be Christmas
is no way to put this new OS in a palm with 5.4? because if I say… is not only good news for which they plan to buy a palm new
Wow only hope that this does not generate tension or incompatibilities between ALP and Palm Linux…
There are many things in the air yet, but I too am anxious to see where all this is. Who knows, perhaps appearing as a substitute for my Tungsten E2
Brand Help, VI to let me SOMETHING EVIL……
ATENCIOIN VE IN THIS You Tube
Palm Tungsten E runing Linux
Prevents people like me do this… WHY IS VERY VE is too good to be true
Exceptional video! There had never seen the PGE fully operational, it looks much better than we imagined. Like to do the test
I've been holding a desire TX only because rumors began to run a new operating system (which now are more consistent news). At the moment I am still with the TE2, I saw the video and really impressed me. I share the concerns of one of Jose Sedano (http://www.pdatungsteno.com/2006/08/27/detalles-del-nuevo-sistema-operativo-alp/) regarding the possibility that Palm is not interested in producing most PDAs (I opted for the Treo), but I also believe that Marcos, as he commented in the same article of yours, Palm depends on market trends and whether the same majority that there is a demand SmartPhones because Palm will not be produce a device (PDAs) whose investment in research, development and marketing will give less profits than another (Treo, in this case). So things are, or how. Greetings from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
greetings from Coatzacoalcos Veracruz
Mocambo hey if you want to talk about pda and applications… the first Palma nearest my state ke see in the blog
Quiobas JC, sale goes, when you want brother, walk over here. There is a community of users of Palm devices can connect with all of them