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Aside from mobile phone enthusiasts who follow the industry religiously, the mass populace isn't all that aware that Palm is still around selling smartphones. The Palm Centro has managed to break a little bit of ground, but the Treo line is largely flying under the radar these days.

Please note that this story is based upon rumor and/or speculation. CrunchGear is reporting that Palm will be announcing its new Nova smartphone operating system this week at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to rumor, Palm's first device running its new operating system will resemble the iPhone but with a sliding keyboard.

The popularity of cool applications for Apple's iPhone, the leader of the transformation, is driving a fierce competition among the makers of the BlackBerry and Palm devices, and even Google and Microsoft.

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Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of mobile office productivity software, today announced the release of MobileFiles Pro, the first application to include editable Office functionality for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The latest upgrade brings comprehensive editing and saving of Microsoft Office Excel files in the .xls format, Wi-Fi file transfer to and from a desktop (Mac and PC), ...

Palm is rumoured to be launching a smartphone on Thursday that runs Nova, its next-generation operating system, according to a report Sunday on CrunchGear. The report, which cites "a trusted source", says the device will have a full Qwerty keyboard that will slide under the touchscreen.

The popularity of cool applications for Apple's iPhone, the leader of the transformation, is driving a fierce competition among the makers of the BlackBerry and Palm devices, and even Google and Microsoft.

It should be a big week of news with MacWorld and CES taking place and one of the most anticipated announcements surrounds Palm and what they will be revealing on Thursday. CrunchGear just posted some thoughts on the possible new Nova device that we may see this week. According to their source, the new OS is "amazing" and "iPhone-like". Speculation is that the device may have a slider display ...

The struggling handset maker is expected to launch its next-generation operating system on a device that features a full QWERTY keyboard.

Palm's upcoming phone and the Nova operating system it will use will both be major changes from the products the company sells today, a leak to CrunchGear claims. Targeting the iPhone directly, the device will reportedly drop Palm's longstanding design in favor of a full touchscreen; a hardware QWERTY keyboard will be available but will slide down rather than stay fixed. HTC is believed to be ...

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Bear in mind that this could be complete rubbish, but unconfirmed reports from "trusted sources" have reportedly stated that Palm's first Nova-based handset will tout a full QWERTY keyboard that slides down beneath a touchscreen (is your imagination running wild yet?). Moreover (and more importantly), the fresh operating system is being described as "amazing," and we're also told that "a ...

The search for the next big thing in technology gets a reality check.

With the economy casting a gloomy shadow and industry titans Steve Jobs and Bill Gates stepping away, Macworld Expo in San Francisco and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week are expected to be more low-key affairs. The two shows, normally...

Most gadget and software makers don't understand what users want most: control.

We have information from a trusted source that the latest Palm smartphone running the Nova operating system will be launched Thursday. The new phone will have a full QWERTY keyboard that will slide down under a portrait-oriented touchscreen. This only a mock-up based on information received. The new operating system is described as "amazing" and there will be a full software bazaar on ...

Even amid the flash and sizzle of the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics, the reality of the economic recession will be hard to ignore.

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