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Title: PalmSource Strengthens OS

Author: Schwartz, Ephraim Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: InfoWorld, v26 n39 p17(1) Publication Date: Sep 27, 2004
  ISSN: 0199-6649
  Illustrations: Charts, Screen Layouts
URL of Publication: http://www.infoworld.com

PalmSource's Cobalt 6.1, the most recent release of the mobile operating system (OS), now supports wireless connectivity that puts it on the same level as Microsoft Windows Mobile and Nokia Symbian. Cobalt 6.1 will support IEEE's (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers') Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth SIG's Bluetooth. Integration of telephony features has also been improved with better call management. Without restarting a synchronization session, users will be able to temporarily interrupt a data synchronization session to answer a voice call and then return to synchronization when the call is competed. For handset licensees, support is included for one-handed screen navigation, and Cobalt 6.1 also supports multiple connections so that users can browse the Web while using a Bluetooth headset. A PalmSource spokesman says Cobalt 6.1 provides users, including handset makers, with features they want. Developers are also supported with the inclusion of many different resolution sizes that will permit hardware manufacturers to create a variety of products. To appeal to corporate developers, new Java support is included via the Eclipse development environment, but, says a developer, PalmSource also must support multiple development tools.

Special Features: Charts, Screen Layouts

Companies:
PalmSource Inc

Products:
Bluetooth Cobalt
Wi-Fi

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