Rumor: Asian industry trade journal Digitimes has a report out that Palm is readying a Linux-based smartphone for an October release. The incredibly vague article is short on details but does say that more Linux-based models are forthcoming in the near future and that the Wind River Linux underpinnings will definitely be part of this new model. The article additionally goes on to say that Windows Mobile-powered products are still on the company’s roadmap and, presumably, Palm OS (presumably Garnet) devices will be left to solder on as “non-mainstream technology”.

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