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Jan 26 ACCESS rebrands Palm OS to Garnet OS
Found in: Mobile News, Palm, Garnet,

ACCESS CO., LTD., has revealed the new ACCESS Powered logo and announced it is renaming Palm OS to Garnet OS. The new ACCESS Powered logo replaces the Palm Powered logo and is now used with products from both ACCESS and PalmSource, Inc. (now known as ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc.).

Back in October 2006 ACCESS announced that its subsidiary PalmSource, Inc. had begun the process of changing its name to ACCESS. As part of that process, along with its previously announced agreement with Palm, Inc., to sell PalmSource’s rights in the Palm Trademark Holding Company to Palm, ACCESS is renaming all products that originally had Palm-based names. The first product to be renamed is Palm OS, which is now known as Garnet OS.

ACCESS customers may include the ACCESS Powered logo on their ACCESS compatible devices, either on the hardware itself, or on splash screens. The logo may also be included on customers’ packaging, marketing and sales collateral, tradeshow exhibits and other promotional items.

The Garnet OS supports a range of screen resolutions and expanded support for wireless connections including Bluetooth. It also includes multimedia capabilities, a suite of security options, and support for a broad set of languages. Garnet OS also offers flexibility for licensees to customize the software to build devices for different market segments such as phone, multimedia, educational or enterprise.

Garnet OS is delivered to licensees as part of the Product Development Kit (PDK). A Software Development Kit (SDK), that allows third party developers to create applications or test their compatibility with Garnet OS, is also available on the ACCESS Developer Network website.

In addition to Garnet OS, ACCESS is developing its next-generation platform for mobile phones and converged devices, called ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP). This is a fully integrated, commercial grade Linux-based platform for mobile phones and devices. The ACCESS Linux Platform will include a Garnet OS compatibility layer, currently known as GHost (Garnet Host)

ACCESS says that most properly written 68K Garnet OS applications will run on ACCESS Linux Platform-based devices with little or no modification.

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Jan 09 Add more icons to Palm OS 5 command bar with iconCMD
Found in: palm, garnet, launcher, customization,

iconCMD enables Palm OS 5 (Garnet) users to add icons to the Palm OS command bar. It is useful when users want icons to quickly launch an app, toggle the sound, or initiate a HotSync operation.
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Dec 20 Another reason why Russians will love the Palm Centro
Found in: Russian, language, localization, Palm, Centro, Garnet,

Centro users in Russia and other Russian speakers can now localize their Centro experience with the Russian PiLoc Deluxe system.
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Jan 10 Bored at a party? Get PartyDice for Palm OS 5!
Found in: palm, garnet, OS 5, party game, game,

PartyDice is a very easy Palm OS 5 game with rules that can be learned in a breeze. It is ideal for small parties and a great way to play with new friends.
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Jan 10 Bring JezzBall to your Palm OS 5 smartphone
Found in: palm, garnet, game, free trial,

BallZ is an engaging, 30-level Palm OS 5 implementation of Microsoft's popular JezzBall game.
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Jan 09 Control the Treo's backlight brightness with myDimmer
Found in: palm, freeware, garnet, utilities,

myDimmer is a backlight brightness controller for your Palm smartphone or handheld which helps save battery power and, with proper backlight brightness, your eyesight too.
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Jan 19 Easy voice dialer app for Palm OS 5
Found in: palm, garnet, OS 5, voice dial,

VoiceDialIt makes voice dialing a contact quick and easy from a Palm OS 5 smartphone.
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Nov 27 EOL for Palm's Treo 680
Found in: palm, garnet, warranty, EOL,

Palm Inc. has pronounced the Treo 680, successor to the Treo 650, as an EOL (end of line) product.
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Jan 18 EZQuote Estimator for Palm OS 5 helps you do business
Found in: palm, OS 5, garnet, business, estimate, calculator,

EZQuote Estimator allows you to easily create estimates and job quotations on-the-spot and is ideal for estimators, construction contractors, landscapers, builders, handymen, insurance adjusters and similar professions.
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Jan 09 FastLaunch your Treo or Centro
Found in: palm, garnet, launcher, free trial,

FastLaunch is another fast and simple launcher for the Palm Treo and Cewntro smartphones that lets users quickly dial contacts, launch applications and desk accessories, including popping up one application over another, while keeping the old one loaded.
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