So for $44 million, Palm now has rights to the Palm OS again. This includes the source code and the right to make changes to the Palm OS 5 operating system (Garnet). The press release is included below.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec 07, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced it has signed an [...]
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Marvell has completed the purchase of Intel’s handset chip business
No, not Marvel Comics. Marvell Technology today announced the completion of the XScale chip purchase. The XScale chip has been powering mobile phone handsets and PDAs for many years, but has seemingly stagnated under Intel’s ownership.
Hopefully, Marvell will continue innovation in the space by working on power requirements, performance and feature integration.
Via: The Wireless Report [...]
Palm Treo 680 by Cingular
Cingular has launched the Palm Treo 680, at the $199 price-point. This Palm OS powered phone has some nice updates to the basic Treo design.
The big change to the 680 is the lack of an external antenna, which allows for a sleeker appearance, and more pocket-friendly. Improved buttons on the keyboard, and [...]
Latest Palm Photos?
Chris Ziegler over at Engadget Mobile has some information and pictures on what may be the next revision of the Palm Treo phones. An updated version of both the Windows Mobile (700w) and Palm OS (700p) are in the works, so this may be some early snapshots of them.
Obviously, there has not been any official [...]
Intel Selling XScale Processor Line
Ed Hardy over at Brighthand.com is reporting that Intel is planning to sell it’s XScale line of processors. The XScale line has long been used in mobile devices, from Pocket PCs & Smartphones, to Palm and BlackBerry devices.
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. is the company that will be purchasing the devision, along with about 1,400 employees [...]
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