PalmSource took the wraps off Palm OS 6 last week during the PalmSource Developer conference. In this piece we take a closer, in-depth look at the next generation Palm OS operating system. Cobalt is a new enhanced version of the Palm operating system that is designed to enable the creation of new categories of smart handheld devices.

PalmSource today announced that the Treo 600 smartphone has delivered twice the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) than the average mobile phone for leading mobile operator Orange.

Cingular WIreless announced today they will acquire AT&T Wireless, creating the premier wireless carrier in the US. This would also be the largest GSM networks in the US. Combinded the company will have 46 million customers with service in 49 states and coverage in 97 of the top 100 markets.

A large number of new Palm OS software applications were announced, updated or previewed at the recent developer conference. Read on for an overview of the many new titles shown at PalmSource.

The results of the PalmInfocenter/palmOne Romance Survey have been compiled and palmOne issued a news release based on the survey data. It was a tremendous success, generating more than 1,000 responses in just four days, with 67 Percent of respondents saying that their Handheld plays a role in their love life. Read on for the winning PDA romance stories...

Astraware has released a special Valentines Day edition of Bejeweled. Available for only a limited period, the game not only features new heart-shaped gems, but also provides an ingenious secret built in means for proposing marriage.

Sony has announced they will soon update and replace their existing purple memory stick line. Sony is updating the flash memory format with faster cards with built in copy protection.

February 10th, 2004, San Jose, California. The annual PalmSource developer conference kicked off with a keynote speech from David Nagel, CEO of PalmSource. Read on for PalmInfocenter's coverage of the opening keynote and Nagel's remarks on the current state of affairs in the Palm Economy.

updated In a surprise announcement at the developer conference, PalmSource revealed that Palm OS Cobalt will no longer offer synchronization with the Mac OS. This marks a departure as previous versions of the Palm OS had long shipped with Mac compatible hotsync software. update: PalmSource has issued a statement clarifying their position on the issue.

The results of the PalmInfocenter/palmOne Romance Survey have been compiled. The survey was a tremendous success, generating more than 1,000 responses in just four days. Over 67 Percent of respondents said that their Handheld or Smartphone plays a role in their love life.

PalmSource announced today it has licensed IBM's WebSphere MicroEnvironment (WME) Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) certified runtime environment and WebSphere Studio Device Developer (WSDD) toolset for integration into the Palm OS platform.