According to this
article, PalmSource will release the next OS already in a few months. News:
- 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)
- a new messaging framework
- full ARM native applications support for developers
- multi-processing/threading features
- web services (XML/SOAP)
- a reference version Java VM
- full multitasking (!)
- some optimizations for ATI's IMAGEON 3200 chip
Also check
BrightHand who wrote on the upcoming OS release.
I think I will better wait before I buy my next Palm.