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Palm Clarifies Its Support for Palm OS

From PalmInfoCenter:
Palm CEO Ed Colligan has released an open letter to the Palm Development community. In his letter, he makes clear that Palm will continue to support the Palm OS and that new Palm OS handhelds and Treo smartphones are on Palms product roadmap. Colligan is addressing concerns that Palm's support of Palm OS is short-lived given the announcement of the Windows Mobile Treo. Read on for the full letter.

Dear Palm Developer,

I'm writing to you today because I'm concerned by the number of posts I've
read that suggest that Palm's support of Palm OS is either wavering or
short-lived. It is neither.

I thought I had made this perfectly clear with earlier statements, but let
me reiterate that our announcement on Sept. 26th that we'll broaden our line of
Treo smartphones to include ones made on the Windows Mobile platform is all
about growing the Treo market. We want to deliver the Palm experience on Windows
Mobile, strengthen our company's ability to deliver ever-more capable solutions
and answer current and potential customers' requests for a Windows Mobile-based
product from Palm. This is not a zero-sum game! This market is in its infancy,
and if we can expand our opportunities by being a strong cross-platform provider
of world-class smartphone products, then we should do so. At the same time, this
does not mean we need to walk away from our existing products or technology
partnerships, like Palm OS.

It's a fact that a large majority of businesses around the world use a
Microsoft-based infrastructure across their IT assets. And many of those
companies simply aren't open to products that use another OS. Some of our
carriers also have been asking for a Treo on this platform. Finally, many end
users in the world are attracted to the familiar Windows user interface. We can
either answer that marketplace demand with a Windows-based product, or we can
walk away from that business.

We have a rich product roadmap of Palm OS-based handheld computers, mobile
managers AND Treo smartphones that we intend to deliver. Our Palm OS customer
loyalty is extremely high, and we intend to continue to earn that loyalty with
great Palm OS-based products. We have sold more than 30 million Palm OS-based
products over the years, and it is not our intent to walk away from such a
strong and loyal user base. That's why in May we extended our license for Palm
OS, giving us the right to continue to make and market Palm OS-based products
until 2010.

So, I'd like to ask you to look at our Windows Mobile news as a way to
expand our market opportunity. We have every intention of continuing to support
our Palm OS developers and to encourage the expansion of the already rich array
of consumer and enterprise applications and peripherals for Palm OS. We're
pleased Access has initiated the purchase of PalmSource because we believe
Access has the resources to really invest in and develop Palm OS.

Net net, I believe that developing differentiated, software-rich products
on a range of industry-standard platforms puts us in a unique position with
customers and carriers and helps us expand the market opportunity for us, the
developer community and everyone involved in the smartphone category. I hope you
will agree.

Regards,

Ed Colligan
Palm, Inc. president and CEO

5 New Palm Restail Stores Opened

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2005--Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the opening of five Palm Retail Stores in California. The new stores include the following:

* The Palm Retail Store at Valley Fair Westfield Shopping Town (San Jose), a new inline store that opens today, replacing the original kiosk location;

* The Palm Retail Store at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, which opened Oct. 24;

* The Palm Retail Store at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3, which opened Nov. 5;

* The Palm Retail Store at Palm's company headquarters in Sunnyvale, which opened Nov. 2; and

* The Palm Retail Store at the Grove Shopping Center (Los Angeles), an entertainment and shopping destination, which opens on Nov. 14.


These stores represent close to 30 percent growth in Palm Retail Store locations, strengthening the Palm brand and reflecting the success of the retail-store strategy that Palm selectively began rolling out with the original kiosk location at Valley Fair three years ago.

"Our retail stores offer a casual shopping environment where Palm solutions experts put the Palm experience directly into the hands of new and upgrading customers, which benefits current and future sales across all our retail and carrier partners," said John Hartnett, senior vice president of Palm's worldwide sales and customer service. "Early surveys have shown that more than 31 percent of shoppers who stop at the Palm Retail Stores purchase from other retail partners, giving us confidence that the stores are a strategic as well as commercial success."

Retail Store Customers

The Palm Retail Stores embody the company's belief that the future of personal computing is mobile computing. According to IDC's Mobile Worker Forecast, nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers will travel for business in 2006. Many of the stores are located in some of the nation's busiest airports; these continue to be popular with Palm's main demographic of mobile business customers, who appreciate the ability to upgrade an existing device or purchase accessories while traveling.

Palm Retail Stores also are reaching new users who are buying Palm's high-end devices, demonstrating the rewarding experience customers have when they interact with knowledgeable staff and have a hands-on experience with Palm(R) products. Forty-three percent of Palm Retail Store customers are new to handheld computing -- 56 percent of those new users are buying Palm Treo(TM) smartphones, and 44 percent are buying Palm handhelds and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers.

"Our first Palm retail location, a kiosk at Valley Fair, was the beginning of a pilot program to get more consumers to experience Palm products and accessories," said Kanwal Sharma, director of Palm Retail Stores. "Today we're opening a stylish 800-square-foot store at Valley Fair, and have 22 stores nationwide. The solid growth in year-over-year revenue demonstrates the success of the retail strategy; for example, during the 12-month period ended Oct. 6, 2005 over the preceding 12-month period, revenue at the Valley Fair store grew almost 52 percent."

All Palm Retail Stores offer the following:

* a hands-on experience with the current line of popular Palm products and accessories, including Palm Treo smartphones, the Palm LifeDrive mobile manager, and the new Palm TX handheld and Palm Z22 organizer;

* software applications from Palm and third-party developers; and

* expert support and the exceptional brand experience customers expect from Palm, demonstrating the company's vision that handheld computing solutions can help people enhance their productivity and enjoyment of life.

More information about Palm Retail Stores and locations can be found at www.palm.com/retail.

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Source: http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/news_feed_story.epl?reqid=779488

MobiTV expands its service to Wi-Fi with the Palm TX

Not too long ago MobiTV was announced for the Treo 650 and it took the Palm community by surprise. Now, MobiTV has announced it's porting it's service to wi-fi handhelds, mainly the new Palm TX.

"MobiTV will be expanding the MobiTV Service to WiFi devices and networks. The first such offering will be launched for the Palm TX handheld later this year, in time for the Holiday buying season. With the exceptional bandwidth available through most WiFi networks, MobiTV will deliver broadcast quality television at 24 frames per second. At launch, the service will include approximately 10 channels offering a mix of news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming."

I have a feeling I'm not the only one looking forward to this new wi-fi version of MobiTV

AutoPilot Converts TiVo to Palm Format

From PalmInfocenter:

TVHarmony has released an update to its AutoPilot application. The program can now automatically convert TiVo recorded videos to a format compatible with Palm OS devices.

AutoPilot automatically transfers, converts and stores your TiVo shows. You can select shows or series to be transfered automatically, and you can even schedule the program to work in the night while your computer is idle. It also keeps track of what you already downloaded, making it east to transfer a whole series without duplicates.

The software is freeware and is available for Windows 2000/XP. The package requires a networked TiVo with TiVo Desktop & TiVoToGo installed. It can create video for Palm OS devices and played back with a video program such as TCPMP.

Edge (Extreme Dungeon Game Experience) is finally here!

While Doom moves to the big screen, Diablo goes to the small screen ... well, kind of,

From PalmInfoCenter:
Zanegames has released its long awaited real-time role playing game. EDGE features console-quality graphics, isometric imagery, rich sound, smooth animation and deadly enemies and spells.

Finally, the long awaited Edge (Extreme Dungeon Game Experience) has arrived for the Palm OS!

"Set in a dark medieval world of demons and dragons, elves and dwarves, rogues and wizards, good and evil....

Edge is an exciting new Role-Playing Game (RPG) with Console-Quality Graphics and a deep storyline. Vibrant Isometric Imagery, Rich Sound, and Smooth Animation take handheld gaming to a new level!"

In Edge, you can:

• Customize your character's name, gender, and stats - choose from three unique races (human, elf, dwarf) and four character classes (fighter, thief, mage, or priest)!


• A huge world to explore with multiple quests and dozens of diverse landscapes.


• Real-time combat, tons of unique enemies, deadly melee and range weapons!


• Cast dozens of vibrant animated spells, like Invisibility, Lightning, Ice Storm, and Fireball!


• Seek out magical potions, weapons, armor, equipment, treasure, and other artifacts.


• Meet, talk, and trade with hundreds of non-player characters (NPCs).


• Listen to a lush soundtrack and exciting sound effects - the clash of swords, the patter of boots, [and even] ferocious battle cries!


• Supports full-screen on 320x320 or higher resolutions.


• Accelerated for ARM devices, including Tapwave Zodiac controls and rumble effects!

Think you have what it takes to be the next hero?
http://www.zanegames.com/

PiTech Develops 3 MegaPixel Palm OS Smartphone

From PalmInfocenter:

Portable Innovation Technology (PiTech) today announced a new Palm Powered smartphone. The PiTech i10 is the world's first Palm OS smartphone to include a three megapixel camera with auto focus and anti hand shaking features.

The Pitech I-10 is based on the smartphone platform developed by PiTech and built on the Palm OS Garnet operating system. It has a Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900mhz) radio with EDGE high speed data and is targeted at the consumer market.

The Pitech I-10 comes with rich multimedia features including a 3-megapixel camera with auto focus & anti hand shaking features, a high-resolution, 2.2-inch color display, WAV/MP3/MIDI ring tone supportability, MP3 player and MEPG4 video capture and playback capabilities. In addition, the device is bundled with productivity applications such as Documents-to-Go and PalmSource Mail.

"We are very excited about the launch of the Pitech I-10 based on Palm OS," said Patrick Lin, executive director of Pitech. "We are thrilled to be working with PalmSource in launching the first Palm Powered smartphone with 3-megapixel camera. The Pitech I-10 is the ultimate Palm Powered smartphone thanks to its comprehensive camera features and robust multimedia capabilities."

The smartphone will be launched across multiple markets in Asia and Europe in Q2 2006.