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After two years since the release of the last major upgrade to the Palm operating system for mobile devices, CNet’s News.com notes that Palm OS may be losing its mojo with software developers.
Some larger developers of mobile applications are looking elsewhere when launching their new multimedia applications and both Symbian and Windows Mobile emerge as the operating systems of choice.
PalmSource, the developer of the Palm OS, can still count on thousands of loyal developers to create applications for the platform, but companies like Sling Media, Google and TiVo have held back their initial support for the Palm OS in favor of Windows or Java-based applications despite Palm’s heft in the U.S. market.
PalmSource’s reliance on third parties to implement many multimedia features appears to be a factor behind the decisions of developers and as a result, some newer mobile applications that require bandwidth or Java support are not making their debut on Palm devices.
To conclude – Palm developers around the world, join the rising wave of Symbian OS. You’ll be welcomed! 
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
