Engadget is linking to a story at Computing.co.uk that talks about PalmSource’s future direction for the PalmOS being cell phones. PalmSource will make it’s PIM applications availible for inclusion on basic phones that don’t run PalmOS. The applications will need to be modified to run on non-touchscreen devices. I imagine the move is an attempt to develop PalmOS PIM as the standard format for mobile devices. Also, Palm will drop its HotSync protocol and move to the open-source SyncML protocol. On the surface, this looks to be a great move, as this should allow PalmOS devices to sync with anything that someone wants to write the appropriate software for. Perhaps this will be the start of some greater standardization for devices syncronizing data.
(I just had to include that picture when I found it on Google… for some reason I really get a kick out of it. Brings back the old days.)
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