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Filed under: Symbian, Palm, Commercial, Mobile

Run PalmOS apps on Symbian with StyleTap

by Brad Linder Jan 16th 2009

While we're still waiting to find out whether StyleTap will bring its PalmOS emulation software to the new Palm Pre, the company has officially launched a utility for Symbian S60 series phones that allows users to run thousands of Palm applications.

The Symbian version of StyleTap has been in closed beta for a few months. The company says the program supports more than 30,000 apps designed to run on PalmOS devices. There's also a version of the program for Windows Mobile phones and PDAs.

StyleTap is available as a 14 day free trial so you can find out whether your favorite Palm apps work. A full license will set you back $49.95, which may seem like a lot of money, but it's much cheaper than purchasing a spare Palm III to carry around in your pocket in addition to your phone.

[via Palm InfoCenter and Symbian Guru]

Tags: emulation, palmos, s60, styletap, symbian

Filed under: OS Updates, Palm, Commercial, Mobile

StyleTap could bring PalmOS apps to Palm's WebOS

by Brad Linder Jan 15th 2009

If you haven't been hiding under a rock (where there's usually pretty poor mobile reception), you probably know that Palm announced a new phone and a brand spanking new operating system at CES last week. The company's new WebOS shocked a lot of folks by actually looking pretty awesome.

The new OS is based on Linux, has an entirely new UI, and includes some nifty zoom, transition, and fade effects. And unlike OS X on the iPhone, WebOS allows you to do basic things like copy and paste or cycle between running tasks without closing one.

But there's one thing that WebOS won't do: run older PalmOS applications. Since WebOS was built from the ground up as a new operating system, it's not backward compatible with earlier Palm operating system. And that means that instead of having thousands of applications ready to go on day one, Palm will have a few dozen.

But there may be a solution for folks who are addicted to older Palm apps. StyleTap is a company that makes a $50 PalmOS compatibility utility for Windows Mobile devices. The company has also expressed interest in developing a version for the iPhone and for Symbian phones.

Now Brighthand reports that StyleTape could be headed to WebOS as well. According to one of the company's founders, building a WebOS version of StyleTap is certainly doable, but he says that Palm will first need to rlease a set of C/C++ APIs as part of its SDK. That hasn't happened yet, but if those APis become available, StyleTap could provide access to thousands of older Palm apps on newer Palm devices.

Tags: palm, palmos, styletap, webos

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Palm, Commercial, Mobile Minute, iPhone

StyleTap confirms plan to bring PalmOS apps to the iPhone

by Brad Linder Jun 1st 2008

StyleTap is an application that lets Windows Mobile users run PalmOS applications. A few months ago the makers of StyleTap announced plans to port the application to run on Symbian smartphones. They also demonstrated a version of StyleTape CrossPlatform running on an iPhone, but said the video (shown above) was just for demonstration purposes and that no decision had been made yet on whether to create an iPhone version.

Now it's official. StyleTap is coming to the iPhone. The company plans to release the application in early July. That means you'll soon be able to run over 20,000 applications designed for PalmOS on an iPhone or iPod touch.

The company said they wanted to gauge the interest in the product before deciding whether to proceed with development. The videos posted to YouTube and Viddler have been watched more than 800,000 times, so apparently there is some interest.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: iphone, palmos, styletap

Filed under: Utilities, Symbian, Palm, Commercial, iPhone

StyleTap PalmOS emulator coming to Symbian, maybe iPhone

by Brad Linder Apr 11th 2008

StyleTap is an application that lets you run PalmOS software on Windows Mobile devices. The company has been working on a Symbian version of StyleTap since last year, and is now looking for beta testers. The test will begin on May 12th, and users can sign up by sending an email to StyleTap asking to be part of the beta.

In other news, while the company hasn't exactly committed to releasing a version of StyleTap for the iPhone, it's looking more and more likely that we'll see an official version at some point. In February, the team posted a video demonstrating an experimental version of StyleTap running on an iPhone. This was before Apple released the iPhone SDK, so the team obviously had to Jailbreak an iPhone to get the software running.

Now that the SDK is available, an official version could be in the works, but according to the StyleTap blog, developing the application isn't quite as easy as you might think, thanks to some "legal roadblocks." So StyleTap is asking anyone who'd be willing to pay for software that lets you run Palm apps on an iPhone to let Apple know.

[via jkOnTheRun]

Tags: iphone, sdk, styletap, symbian

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Apple, Mobile Minute, iPhone

Palm apps might be coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch

by Brad Linder Feb 24th 2008

StyleTap, makers of PalmOS emulation software for Windows Mobile is showing off a video demonstrating their software running on an iPod Touch. The company has made it abundantly clear that there are no plans at this point to release StyleTap for the iPhone/iPod. But you know, they could if they wanted to.

Apple hasn't actually released an SDK for the iPhone yet, so the only way to run third party applications like the one StyleTap is demonstrating would be to hack your iPhone. Since StyleTap is a commercial product, we're going to go out on a limb and assume they wouldn't sell software that requires you to Jailbreak your iPhone. The company would probably wait until after the SDK is released before launching any sort of a product.

In the meantime, StyleTap is working on a version that will run on Symbian phones.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: emulation, palmos, styletap

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Commercial

StyleTap to let Symbian users run PalmOS apps

by Brad Linder Oct 19th 2007

StyleTap plans to launch a Symbian version of its PalmOS compatibility software. StyleTap currently lets Windows Mobile users run applications designed for PalmOS.

The company estimates there are over 20,000 commercial and freeware applications designed for Palm that can run on Windows Mobile using StyleTap. The new version should open the same library of programs to Symbian users.

Of course, what we'd really like to see is software that will let you run Windows Mobile applications on Symbian or PalmOS devices. A few years ago, StyleTap made a lot of sense. Windows Mobile was something of a newcomer to the mobile space and all the cool development was happening in the Palm space. But that's really not the case anymore, and we're not sure that being able to run 5 year old Palm applications on your new phone is really much of a draw.

StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian will be released early next year. There's no word on the price yet, but StyleTap for Windows Mobile costs $50, so we'd expect the Symbian version to carry a similar price.

[via tech[dot]blog]

Tags: compatibility, palmos, styletap

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Palm, Commercial

Run Palm applications on your Windows Mobile Smartphone

by Brad Linder Jan 21st 2007

StyleTap has released a beta version of StyleTap for Windows Mobile Smartphones. StyleTap is a program that lets you run Palm programs on Windows Mobile devices, but up until now, it was only available for Pocket PC users. You might remember that we covered the PocketPC version back in November.

Because Smartphones lack touchscreen displays, many Pocket PC programs don't run properly on devices like the T-Mobile Dash or the Samsung Blackjack. Styletap greatly expands the number of applications you can run on a Smartphone, by letting you run thousands of Palm programs, even those that require a touchscreen. StyleTap includes a display cursor that you can control with your 5-way navigational button as if you were using a stylus. It won't be as precise as using a stylus or a mouse, but it should work in a pinch.

The preview is designed for Smartphones running Windows Mobile 5.0. There's a 14 day free trial available, and you can also buy the preview for $50 and qualify for a free upgrade when the full version is released.

Tags: palmos, smartphone, styletap

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Palm

StyleTap: Use Palm programs on Windows Mobile devices

by Brad Linder Nov 10th 2006

Thinking about switching from Palm to Windows Mobile, but don't want to give up that one special application you can't do without? Or maybe you're a Windows Mobile user and you desperately want to play the Palm-only role-playing game Edge?

For the past year and a half, the best solution has been StyleTap, a program that allows you to run Palm applications on Windows Mobile devices. Tens of thousands of users tested a public beta version of the software. Recently, StyleTap hit version 1.0, which means a bunch of bug fixes and significantly improved speed and compatibility with most Palm programs.

There are still some programs that won't work, and Styletap only supports resolutions up to 320 x 320 pixels, so you're out of luck if if you have a VGA Windows Mobile device, or if you want to emulate a Palm program that runs at 480 x 320.

StyleTap 1.0 is available for $50, but if you purchased a registration key for the software preview the upgrade is free. There's also a 14 day free trial available.

There's a are lists of Palm OS applications that are reportedly compatible with StyleTap here and here.

Tags: emulation, styletap

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