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Azul Systems, a company selling hardware to run Java programs, has sued Sun Microsystems over a dispute about fees and royalties.
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video PalmSource CEO David Nagel talks about the company's new operating system, Cobalt, about embracing Java and about telephony's impact on the PDA.
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PalmSource has announced a revision of its wireless-focused Cobalt operating system at its European Developer Conference in Munich.
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Although it's not the lightest or cheapest handheld, Toshiba's e800 provides the performance and robust software that mobile professionals require.
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