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Rest in peace, UIQ

John Chan | Jan 06, 2009

Before there was the Series60 (S60) 5th Edition, Symbian already had a touchscreen alternative through UIQ Technology's interface. This was famously used in some of Motorola's first 3G handsets and Sony Ericsson's business-oriented P-series. These days, you can still find UIQ in some Walkman phones and the G-series from the Japanese-Swedish phone manufacturer.

But ever since Sony Ericsson announced that it will be using Windows Mobile for its flagship Xperia X1 device in early 2008, the fate of UIQ has hung in the balance. Now, almost a year on, the inevitable has happened--UIQ Technology has filed for bankruptcy. This should put to rest any dying hope that Sony Ericsson would revive its P-series using this Symbian interface.

The decision to pull the plug was made by Motorola and Sony Ericsson, co-owners of this software company. Clearly, these two phone manufacturers have already covered their bases when it comes to touchscreen operating systems as they are both licensees of Windows Mobile and Google's Android platform.

Goodbye, UIQ, you have served many users well and will now transcend into the realm of smart phone history. You may be gone, but we are sure your Wikipedia page will always be there as a monument to your existence.

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Fresh Palm Nova rumors just before CES

John Chan | Jan 05, 2009

(Credit: Palmdoc_Food, Flickr)

CruchGear has received some "information from a trusted source" which says the new Palm smart phone to be unveiled at CES this coming Thursday (US time, early morning Friday for Asia) will have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard under a touch-sensitive screen.

Additionally, the source described the new operating system as "amazing" and also revealed that it will be made by HTC, just like most of Palm's other devices. We have to wait a few days more to see if the hype is justified. Oh, and that picture above, it's just a mockup. Hopefully, the final product will be prettier. Check back with us at the end of the week when we bring you the news directly from Las Vegas.

CruchGear (via Engadget)