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  • Palm's Ed Colligan confirms: no new Palm OS till end of 2008

    Filed under: Software , Palm , Palm OS Just in case you missed the mention in our post about Palm's Q1 FY08 conference call , or the earlier report about the company's new OS getting more delays , take notice: Ed Colligan did indeed confirm that we won't be seeing a new operating system on Palm devices until the end of next year. Of course, with a track record like this crew has, we're not holding our breath, and would seriously suggest you follow suit. Read -- Palm admits new OS 18 months away Read -- Colligan Talks About Next Generation Palm OS Progress Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
  • Palm's Ed Colligan hypes new OS to investors

    Filed under: Handsets , Software , Palm , Linux , Palm OS , ALP Our main man Ed Colligan is on the scene once again, this time giving some serious lip service to investors on the future of Palm and its "upcoming" new OS . According to reports, Ed informed the the crew of dudes and dudettes (via the company's Q1 FY08 conference call) that the Centro systems team and Foleo engineers are "totally focused" on delivering the Linux-based OS (Palm's in-house work, not ACCESS 's ALP ), and announced that it will be available by the end of the next calendar year. Fleshing out his bold statements, Colligan noted that the new platform will retain the ease of use and developer support of the badly ailing current Palm OS, and that it will enable the company to deliver the UI across various products, including Foleo-like devices. The Palm honcho went on to say that development has gone, "As well as possibly could be expected," and added that the company has no plans to hand over the smartphone market to anyone else, telling investors that its next generation of products will be "revolutionary device types." Just like Fox Mulder, we want to believe -- but it's going to take a lot more than honeyed words to hold our interest, Ed. Hey -- feel free to invite us over to the pad for some hands-on. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
  • Palm's new OS getting more delays?

    Filed under: Software , Palm , Palm OS The hits just don't seem to be stopping for Palm these days. In the last few weeks we've watched the Foleo debacle unravel , seen the underwhelming Treo 500v announcement, and gotten word that the Elevation Partners partial sale has gone through (a small ray of light, really) -- but it appears we're not done yet. According to a scathing report in The Guardian, Palm is now projecting a 12- to 18-month wait on the new, Linux-based version of its OS (Palm OS II to you and me), which is a considerable extension compared to the dates we heard back in July (which, of course, were just more delays in a long line of empty promises), and puts the oft-hindered software closer to a 2009 release. No offense guys, but you've been talking about this OS for about five years, all while Windows Mobile, RIM, and Symbian have lapped you... repeatedly. Maybe you can get the open source community to lend a hand? They're quite crafty. [Via Brighthand ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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