PalmSource to unveil smart-phone software
Filed in: Gadgets — September 30th, 2004
PalmSource will go after the emerging smart-phone market with its latest operating system, looking to grow beyond its core handheld business.
As expected, the market-share leader in handheld operating systems plans to announce on Tuesday the Cobalt 6.1, its first product specifically aimed at smart phones, at a developer conference in Munich. Last week, the company disappointed Wall Street with a cloudy quarterly outlook, citing uncertainty because of the withdrawal of Sony, a significant licensee, from the handheld field in all markets except in Japan.
To assuage concerns about its future, the company is targeting the smart-phone market. Cobalt, previously code-named Sahara, has been in development for about a year. Among its features are telephony capabilities, a native e-mail application, a Web browser and integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless features. It also adds improved security features and enhanced capacity to open several programs simultaneously.
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