This new OS brings new features to explore and new ways to further personalize your smartphone.
For the traditional reason for the traditional surge in PC sales on the release of a new OS is that none of the old machines would ever run the new OS in anything under geological timescales.
So far the reviews for both the OS and new models have been good.
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The spec-bumped version is called the Grand X IN -- it's due out next month and we've just had a chance to run some early benchmarks to test the performance of its vanilla Android 4 OS and new Intel engine.
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But if everyone now has to learn a new OS then why would everyone learn the new Windows?
Curiouser still, these new phones will reportedly run on Wind River Linux rather than the new Linux-based version of the Palm OS that PalmSource is working on (probably because the new Palm OS won't be ready until next year at the earliest).
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The initial reviews of the platform have been positive (RIM has offered sneak peeks at its new OS) and the company is looking to launch six new BB10 devices at various price points in order to get the best shot at capturing customer as well as developer interest this year.
Here is why Microsoft creates new OS. Technology changes and so does the need to be able to handle new resources.
But excitement over the new OS has been obscured partly by a still-uncertain launch timeline for the new phone and poor sales of the PlayBook.
First, touch-enabled laptops running the new OS are more expensive than non-touch versions, giving consumers a reverse incentive to adopt a new screen experience which is clearly designed for touch.
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And there will be a new generation of phones around new OS, like Firefox.
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The second important factor in the chances for a new OS is carrier support.
Nowadays, outside of developers, does anybody really get excited about new OS launches anymore?
Firefox OS is a new mobile operating system built entirely using open web standards.
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Along with the debut of its new OS, the company changed its name from RIM to BlackBerry.
He also does not expect to hear anything about licensing of the new OS prior to launch.
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With the new OS as a foundation, Apple will probably kick its software release schedule into overdrive.
The idea here is to forestall a sales slump in the lead up to the new OS release.
With the new OS, iCloud and Airplay, these newer devices can communicate and sync with each other seamlessly.
PalmSource itself says that the new OS won't be ready until around then.
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Even though the new OS is pleasing developers it remains a single option.
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That said, CEO Perry Oosting has been making non-specific hints about migrating to a new OS for some months now.
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The new OS, which is the most important part of the product, isn't an evolution of the old BlackBerry platform.
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Indeed, BGR reported that Apple would be introducing an entirely new OS and API for developers to take advantage of.
If Microsoft only develops a new OS every three to five years, it will miss major innovations, and constantly be playing catch up.
The new OS will allow manufacturers to choose from a greater scope of processors and radios, but still use the Palm operating system.
So, Microsoft decided to share what it has learned from its own experience dogfooding the new OS around the Redmond campus (and likely beyond).
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Pandora told them that it took them 3 days to bring their app to the new OS, so we think this platform will explode.
Geeksphone has already shipped more than 10, 000 devices tailored to run Firefox OS, the new web-based mobile phone platform coded by Mozilla, to developers.
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Historically, though, most Mac developers latch onto significant new OS X features swiftly, so expect a flurry of updates in the weeks to come.
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