MacNN | PalmOS News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us PalmOS, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ iPhone usurps Symbian as most popular phone OS online http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/admob.august.2009.gives.iphone.the.lead/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/iphone3gs-3sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's iPhone OS has successfully overtaken Symbian for the lead in all mobile web traffic, according to the latest data from AdMob. The combined iPhone and iPod touch share has jumped from 33 percent in February to 40 percent in August. Symbian, meanwhile, has almost exactly traded positions with Apple and fell from 43 percent near the start of the year to 34 percent in August.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/admob.august.2009.gives.iphone.the.lead/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:35:00 GMT Palm not averse to licensing webOS, no plans http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/26/palm.on.licensing.webos/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/palmpre-ad2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Palm chief Jon Rubinstein during the company's fiscal results call yesterday evening detailed the company's stance on licensing webOS as well as some of the early reaction to the Pre. Addressing a question on whether Palm would ever let other companies make webOS phones, the executive was emphatic that there were no current plans for this but explained that it was "not a religious issue" for the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/26/palm.on.licensing.webos/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:45:00 GMT Palm Pre reviews: closest rival to iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/palm.pre.review.roundup/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/palmpre-ad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Reviews have surfaced today for the Palm Pre that suggest the device is the closest rival to the iPhone but has drawbacks that may limit its scope. The New York Times' David Pogue describes it as the "iPhone remixed" and an "elegant, joyous" device. He praises webOS as very smooth and particularly highlights app multitasking, which isn't possible with iPhones. He also singles out Synergy, which... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/palm.pre.review.roundup/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT Palm to revive Foleo as a webOS netbook? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/01/palm.foleo.revival.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/palmfoleo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Palm is reportedly poised to revive its canceled Foleo companion as a webOS device, an investor note from Global Equities Research says. Analyst Trip Chowdhry claims to know that the design will largely be similar to the original concept on the outside but will use webOS and serve as a true, stand-alone computer. By using an ARM processor and a Qualcomm Gobi chipset for 3G, the Foleo remake woul... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/01/palm.foleo.revival.rumor/ Fri, 01 May 2009 18:40:00 GMT iPhone eclipses Symbian in mobile web use http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/23/admob.mar.2009.phone.share/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/iphone3g-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The use of the iPhone online has accelerated to where it's now outranking Symbian in terms of sheer traffic, AdMob's March 2009 metrics report shows. Tracking access worldwide based on ad requests, the firm says OS X iPhone grew to represent 38 percent of smartphone traffic and just slightly edged out all Symbian phones, which have fallen to 37 percent. Both are sharp changes from February, when... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/23/admob.mar.2009.phone.share/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT Palm webOS to get legacy PalmOS app support? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/webos.to.get.palmos.hooks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/palmwebos-classic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A demo of Palm's webOS platform has revealed that the mobile software should include legacy support for PalmOS apps. Once thought to be completely cutting off the older software, Palm has now shown PreCentral a version of webOS which includes a "Classic" icon in the app launcher. A company spokesman discouraged running the shell but has promised that Palm would 'talk about that later,' possibly ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/webos.to.get.palmos.hooks/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:50:00 GMT Palm: "no issues with Apple" over patents http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/11/palm.at.thomas.weisel.conf/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/palmpre.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Palm doesn't expect there to be any disputes with Apple over patents for multi-touch technology in webOS or the Pre smartphone, company chief Ed Colligan said today at the Thomas Weisel Technology & Telecom Conference. The executive believes there are "no issues with Apple" iPhone patents and says that Palm is "very respectful" of other companies' intellectual property, preferring to dodge around... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/11/palm.at.thomas.weisel.conf/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT Analyst: Zune phone "not likely" http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/25/jupiter.on.zune.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/zune8-red2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Any attempt by Microsoft to release a Zune-branded phone would clash with the very fundamentals of Microsoft's mobile operating system business and with the partners it depends on to succeed, according to early observations by Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg. He warns that the frustrations with success in the market that led to the creation of the Zune media player don't exist with Wi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/25/jupiter.on.zune.phone/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT Past Helio/Sidekick designer reworking Palm http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/duarte.reworking.palm.ui/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/palmtreo800w-sprintleak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />One of the most prominent phone interface designers is now working for Palm for its next operating system, Engadget confirms in a hunt for new information. Matias Duarte, who designed much of the interface behind the Danger Sidekick and later moved on to Helio's custom interface, is now known through checks with sources and Palm itself to be a Senior Director in Palm's Human Interface and User Ex... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/duarte.reworking.palm.ui/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:55:00 GMT