Ye olde rumor mill never does stop churnin’, does she? Today, all the fuss is over information that suggests Palm’s latest smartphone, which will reportedly run the company’s much-anticipated—and long overdue—”Nova” operating system, sports a full-QWERTY slider-keyboard and a large touch screen, not unlike the popular Android-powered G1. Mockup courtesy of Flickr’s Palmdoc_foodThe new Nova device is expected to be unveiled at an invite only Palm event at CES 2009 in Las Vegas on Thursday at 11 am PST., and according to CrunchGear, trusted sources say the OS on the company’s new slider/touch screen smartphone is “amazing.” (Palm was nice enough to send me an invite to the Nova event, so I’ll let you know what I think on Thursday.) Mockup courtesy of Boing BoingFew additional details are currently available, as the information is only speculation at this point. But a number of crafty Palm enthusiasts have been studiously putting Photoshop to work since the rumor hit the Web yesterday, envisioning what the new Palm device could look like. My favorites come from Boing Boing and Flickr-user Palmdoc_food. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Oh yeah, CrunchGear’s sources also say Palm’s new Nova smartphone is “iPhone-like.” Whodathunkit? AS Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe