On the occasion of CES 2009, Palm has uncovered its new operating system, which is called "webOS" instead of the previous "Nova". The new OS - just as its name says - is based on web technologies, so the foundations are HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The new operating system has a very plastic user interface, and it even supports multi-touch displays, like Mac OS X on iPhone. The menu's icon bar is now on the bottom of the screen, scrolling being an easy thing here. Searching has been made extremely simple: on the standby screen we just have to start typing the text we want to search for and the webOS system analyzes all kinds of content, from the contact list to the messages, the calendar and the database of system applications. The multi-layer and multicolor calendar helps us separate business, family, sport events and those related to friends. The central part of the system is the central contact list, which is very well thought-out, it can connect Facebook and Google contacts to the same list. Messaging has also been redesigned: emails are displayed as conversations inside various accounts. The emails, the music player and all important functions can be continuously accessed from the bottom of the screen, so it's easy to control music playback, for example, when working inside a different application. The detailed introduction of the OS is set for a later time, but after the launch it is expected that there will be lots of information available about Palm's new user interface, that has been under development for years.
Translated by Szaszati
