ACCORDING TO information received, the new Palm OS 6 will be released to licensees before the end of October. The new version will focus on wireless technology standards, security and multimedia. Palm OS 6 is supposed to build on a next generation communications framework for new and upcoming technologies. Scalable communications, a more robust security feature set, a new multimedia framework with a scalable graphics engine, interchangeable I/O features (such as the ability to incorporate many different methods of data input) and a new messaging framework.
Apparently the number of categories for phone lists and such will be boosted up, something that many users have been clamoring for. Developers will also be able to write fully ARM native applications. With OS 5 developers have had to use armlettes, which were little chunks of ARM code, to speed up applications to take advantage of ARM processors. OS 6 will also include Multi-processing/threading features, web services (XML/SOAP), a reference version Java VM and the PalmSource proxy-less web browser.
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News source: The Inq
Apparently the number of categories for phone lists and such will be boosted up, something that many users have been clamoring for. Developers will also be able to write fully ARM native applications. With OS 5 developers have had to use armlettes, which were little chunks of ARM code, to speed up applications to take advantage of ARM processors. OS 6 will also include Multi-processing/threading features, web services (XML/SOAP), a reference version Java VM and the PalmSource proxy-less web browser.
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The keyboard is significantly smaller than that of the original Treo. The keys have a dome shape to them intended to make typing with thumbs easier. It has an integrated digital camera and will be able to send pictures via wireless e-mail. It will also play MP3 music files. The only thing we see missing is Bluetooth, and that can easily be added in a later model if the market demands it.
It will run Palm OS 5.2 and will come in versions for both GSM and CDMA wireless phone networks. On the CDMA side, you can expect Sprint PCS to be a major carrier--as it has carried the Treo 300 for some time and has a history with Handspring.
I switched from palm to PPC this spring when Dell came out with it's PDA's. I LOVE IT. (except for active sync).
If it wasn't for the fact that the Palms are so much cheaper, Pocket PC would be blowing Palm out of the water, it's such a superior product. There isn't anything from my Palm that I can't do on my Pocket PC, and so much on my Pocket PC that I couldn't do with my Palm (watch movies, listen to mp3s, total integration with Outlook, Pocket Word/Excel, high memory, faster system in general). I don't know what you're talking about ActiveSync being bad, I like it so much better than the Palm Hot Sync crap.
My only complaint so far, is that Microsoft Money 2003's PPC plugin doesn't work with PPC 2003 yet (only 2002), so I'm waiting to get that worked out.
Last edited by 82 on 19 Jun 2003 - 15:37
Movies ! a gadget but you can do it now ! Listen MP3 ! You can do it now on a palm !
it's such a superior product
Not at all !
high memory
Bigger programs !... and so on !
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