PalmSource, Samsung, China Unicom NewSpace and Motricity Showcase Versatility of Samsung SCH-i539 Smartphone
- Palm Powered™ smartphone now available in retail distribution throughout China
- Palm OS® software applications available via OTA solution powered by Motricity
- China Unicom NewSpace Joins Palm Powered Mobile World
BEIJING, China, May 12, 2005 — PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSRC), Samsung Electronics, China Unicom NewSpace and Motricity showcased the versatility and ease-of-use of Samsung's SCH-i539 smartphone at an event held today in Beijing, China to announce the general availability of the Samsung SCH-i539 in retail channels throughout China beginning today.
PalmSource also announced today that it has launched the Palm Powered Mobile World Program (PPMW) in China, and China Unicom NewSpace is the first charter carrier member of the program. China Unicom NewSpace joins existing PPMW mobile operator partners Orange, Sprint and Telefónica Móviles España, in addition to more than a dozen infrastructure and middleware partners in the program designed to capitalize on the growing market.
Samsung SCH-i539
The Samsung SCH-i539 is now available on the CDMA network in China through China Unicom, and is the first Palm Powered smartphone to be available in mainland China.
Features:
- Palm OS® Garnet
- MX1 CPU with 64 MB ROM / 32 MB RAM memory
- CMDA 1x (800MHz)
- Clam shell form factor with dual displays, supports handwriting recognition
- 324 x 352 pixel, 2.3 inch, 65,536 color display (internal)
- OLED 128 x 96 pixel display (external)
- 1 megapixel digital camera with a LED flash
- Supports streaming media (VOD)
- MP3/MPEG4 player
- Mobile QQ, English-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary
- Web browser
- IR remote transmit
- Support China Unicom Endless service (WAP,U-MAIL,GPS)
- SD memory expansion slot
Xiaoyang Zhou, executive member of board of directors and general manager of the wireless division of Samsung Electronics in China, said, "As one of the three largest mobile phone manufacturers in the world, Samsung Electronics has always been in a leading position in the Chinese CDMA market and the world market at large. I believe Samsung Electronics in collaboration with China Unicom and PalmSource will have a more brilliant and splendid tomorrow in the CDMA market."
"Combining Samsung Electronics' world leadership in the handset market with the power and flexibility of the Palm OS®, has enabled the development of innovative and easy to use smartphones such as the SCH-i539," said Dr. David Nagel, president and chief executive officer of PalmSource. "We believe the SCH-i539 delivers superior telephony design, with powerful smartphone, multimedia and data capabilities to the Chinese marketplace. Together with China Unicom and Motricity, Samsung is providing Chinese consumers a powerful yet easy-to-use smartphone."
"We are pleased to offer the innovative Palm Powered SCH-i539 from Samsung to our customers," said Song Xiaobing, president and CEO, China Unicom NewSpace. "Palm OS and China Unicom CDMA 1X provides customers with a truly versatile device."
"China is a significant market with tremendous potential," said Ryan K. Wuerch, CEO, Motricity. "We are excited to be working with Samsung, China Unicom NewSpace and PalmSource to provide Chinese customers with access to a wide range of consumer and productivity mobile Palm OS developer applications."
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