PalmOS catalog ported to Android and Moblin

By Eric Brown
2009-08-25

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Brazilian independent software vendor (ISV) Handcase has ported 60 applications from PalmOS to the Android and Moblin platforms, with another 40 said to be on the way. The apps are available in English via web-based subscriptions, in a variety of free, advertising-driven, and paid plans.

In January, Handcase announced it was porting about 100 of its catalog of 346 PalmOS applications to the Linux-based WebOS platform for the Palm Pre. Handcase also announced it was translating some 323 of its PalmOS apps from Portuguese to English.

Now 60 of these apps are said to be available for two other mobile Linux stacks: the Google-sponsored Android mobile platform, as well as the netbook- and MID-oriented Moblin platform, sponsored by the Linux Foundation and backed by Intel. LiMo (Linux Mobile) ports, meanwhile, are said to be in the works.

Handcase's HandFleet fleet management app has been ported to Android and Moblin

The software will be offered in the form of web-based subscriptions protected by encrypted security, says Handcase. Subscription options -- presumably varying depending on the individual app -- include free usage for personal users "with and without advertising," as well as paid and free options for professionals, and paid options for companies. Users who have already licensed a corresponding title on PalmOS will receive the Android and Moblin titles for free, says the company.

Subscription options are said to include mobile-phone "skins," as well as tools to create mobile social networks around particular apps. The software is also available to carriers, which can offer customized versions, says the company.

First 60 Handcase apps for Android and Moblin
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The apps are primarily vertical, productivity, and personal lifestyle titles (see list above). Unlike the apps ported to WebOS, the initial offering does not appear to include any games, but these may be coming in the next installment of 40 titles. One of those upcoming titles is Handcase's recently published carbon credit management app, which should be available soon, says the company.

Stated Ricardo Garay CEO Handcase, "We know that we are offering something, which by volume, segmentation and mobility has not yet been offered."

Availability

The first 60 Handcase PalmOS apps ported to Android and Moblin should be available now in a variety of free and paid subscription packages with or without advertising, depending on the title, type of purchaser, and plan selected. More information may be found at the company's English-language site, here.

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