Bob Russell
10-08-2005, 06:59 AM
"Palm will ship Linux-powered mobile phones this year, say sources claiming to be close to the company. The devices will be powered by Wind River Linux, and pending carrier reaction, may well be the first Linux-powered handsets distributed widely within the US."
Don't expect a Linux Treo. It's probably going to be a Linux feature phone, not a "smart phone" like the Treo. And it's probably a continuation of work that CMS has been doing since before PalmSource bought them.
"As part of its transition to Linux, PalmSource acquired China MobileSoft in a deal consummated on Valentine's Day of this year. At the time of its acquisition by PalmSource, CMS already had about 70 customers using its mobile phone stacks on RTOSes in China, as well as an entire Linux phone OS in the works, according to PalmSource Engineering VP Michael Kelley. Our anonymous sources confirmed that Palm's first Linux-based handsets will use a version of Linux developed by Wind River."
It's good progress, and reminds us that no matter what happens to Palm, we will be seeing a lot of mobile devices based on Linux as well as Windows Mobile. And, with some luck, PalmOS on Linux also. With that sort of competition, along with Symbian and Blackberry/RIM and others, the consumer should see some pretty exciting devices over the next decade to come!
See the full article here (http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5058819583.html).
(Via Palm Addict (http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/). If you want Palm news, be sure to visit them!)
Don't expect a Linux Treo. It's probably going to be a Linux feature phone, not a "smart phone" like the Treo. And it's probably a continuation of work that CMS has been doing since before PalmSource bought them.
"As part of its transition to Linux, PalmSource acquired China MobileSoft in a deal consummated on Valentine's Day of this year. At the time of its acquisition by PalmSource, CMS already had about 70 customers using its mobile phone stacks on RTOSes in China, as well as an entire Linux phone OS in the works, according to PalmSource Engineering VP Michael Kelley. Our anonymous sources confirmed that Palm's first Linux-based handsets will use a version of Linux developed by Wind River."
It's good progress, and reminds us that no matter what happens to Palm, we will be seeing a lot of mobile devices based on Linux as well as Windows Mobile. And, with some luck, PalmOS on Linux also. With that sort of competition, along with Symbian and Blackberry/RIM and others, the consumer should see some pretty exciting devices over the next decade to come!
See the full article here (http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5058819583.html).
(Via Palm Addict (http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/). If you want Palm news, be sure to visit them!)