PalmSource, Samsung Electronics, China Unicom NewSpace and Motricity showcased the versatility and ease-of-use of Samsung's SCH-i539 smartphone at an event held today in Beijing, China, to announce the general availability of the Samsung SCH-i539 in retail channels throughout China beginning today.

The Samsung SCH-i539 is now available on the CDMA network in China through China Unicom, and is the first Palm Powered smartphone to be available in mainland China.

• Palm OS(R) Garnet
• MX1 CPU with 64 MB ROM / 32 MB RAM memory
• CMDA 1x (800MHz)
• Clam shell form factor with dual displays, supports handwriting recognition
• 324 x 352 pixel, 2.3 inch, 65,536 color display (internal)
• OLED 128 x 96 pixel display (external)
• 1 megapixel digital camera with a LED flash
• Support streaming media (VOD)
• MP3/MPEG4 player
• Mobile QQ, English-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary
• Web browser
• IR remote transmit
• Support China Unicom Endless service(WAP,U-MAIL,GPS)
• SD memory expansion slot

"Combining Samsung Electronics’ world leadership in the handset market with the power and flexibility of the Palm OS(R), has enabled the development of innovative and easy to use smartphones such as the SCH-i539," said Dr. David Nagel, president and chief executive officer of PalmSource. "We believe the SCH-i539 delivers superior telephony design, with powerful smartphone, multimedia and data capabilities to the Chinese marketplace. Together with China Unicom and Motricity, Samsung is providing Chinese consumers a powerful yet easy-to-use smartphone."