Samsung has officially renewed its Palm OS license with PalmSource and commited to the development of further smartphone products. The South Korean consumer electronics giant currently uses the Palm OS in the i300, i330 and i500 CDMA smartphones.
Samsung also licenses operating system technology from Microsoft and Symbian. It has developed two versions of its i330 product, one of which uses the Palm OS and the other Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition. It is also working on a Series 60 Symbian smartphone using interface technology licensed from Nokia.
Samsung is currently engaged on a nationwide promotional tour of the US, demonstrating everything from smartphones to widescreen televisions.