Palm admitted recently a Linux-based version of its operating system won't be available until 2008.
Palm is developing a Linux-based operating system for its handheld devices, according to company Chief Executive Ed Colligan.
PalmSource, which makes software for mobile devices, said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire China MobileSoft in a deal expected to expand the company's global presence and put Linux applications squarely in its product plans.
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Linux Labs has released a beta version of a Web browser for wireless-enabled Palm handhelds.
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