PalmOS Cobalt 6.1 News - Tungsten T5 late arrival?

Colin Dunstan · 09-28-2004, 04:38 AM

The Register has a quick write up of the new Palm OS Cobalt, which was presented at Palm's European developer conference in Munich this week.

According to the article, integration has taken longer than expected, and the first new phones won't appear until the first quarter of next year. I am not sure if by "phones" they also mean handhelds, but if yes, then don't expect to see the new Tungsten T5 under your Christmas tree this year!

New hot Cobalt features mention in the article:
- TrueType font support
- translucent windows and drop shadows
- new web browser with "squeeze rendering", multi-tab

Alexander Turcic · 09-28-2004, 06:16 AM

Although WEP is finally integrated, I don't understand why more advanced Wi-Fi security standards such as WPA/802.11i are not supported in Cobalt 6.1 (even Windows Mobile supports it!).

What I like about Cobalt is that it now uses NAND Flash memory for automatic backups: when the battery reaches a certain low trigger point, your data is automatically written into the NAND Flash memory.

sUnShInE · 09-28-2004, 09:22 AM

I think by 'phones', he means phones.

Note the discussion in the last paragraph about Symbian OS and the M$ Smartphone OS.

ignatz · 09-28-2004, 01:12 PM

Wow, this sounds really cool. I have to admit that I'm intrigued. I wonder if Palm can make a serious comeback here. TrueType font support is HUGE for me. I've always hated the Palm standard font. But how can they leave out native support for WPA?? And I hope that they've improved the ability to connect to Windows networks. Without that they can't hope to compete with the growing business world of PPCs.

09-28-2004, 04:38 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	PalmOS Cobalt 6.1 News - Tungsten T5 late arrival? The Register has a quick write up of the new Palm OS Cobalt, which was presented at Palm's European developer conference in Munich this week. According to the article, integration has taken longer than expected, and the first new phones won't appear until the first quarter of next year. I am not sure if by "phones" they also mean handhelds, but if yes, then don't expect to see the new Tungsten T5 under your Christmas tree this year! New hot Cobalt features mention in the article: - TrueType font support - translucent windows and drop shadows - new web browser with "squeeze rendering", multi-tab

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09-28-2004, 06:16 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Although WEP is finally integrated, I don't understand why more advanced Wi-Fi security standards such as WPA/802.11i are not supported in Cobalt 6.1 (even Windows Mobile supports it!). What I like about Cobalt is that it now uses NAND Flash memory for automatic backups: when the battery reaches a certain low trigger point, your data is automatically written into the NAND Flash memory.

09-28-2004, 09:22 AM	#3
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	I think by 'phones', he means phones. Note the discussion in the last paragraph about Symbian OS and the M$ Smartphone OS.

09-28-2004, 01:12 PM	#4
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Wow, this sounds really cool. I have to admit that I'm intrigued. I wonder if Palm can make a serious comeback here. TrueType font support is HUGE for me. I've always hated the Palm standard font. But how can they leave out native support for WPA?? And I hope that they've improved the ability to connect to Windows networks. Without that they can't hope to compete with the growing business world of PPCs.

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