Any doubt that Palm would be making a comeback was put to rest this week when TCL (TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited), better known as ALCATEL ONETOUCH, confirmed that it will indeed create “a new Palm Inc.” The new company will take ownership of the Palm brand and operate in Silicon Valley. Palm has always carried a lot of affect […]
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Palm brand to return to smartphones in 2015 thanks to Alcatel
The Palm Pre was the talk of CES 2009. Sadly, the company could not translate the original excitement into strong sales. Hope sprang again when Hewlett-Packard bought Palm in 2010 but died again quickly in the debacle that followed when the company decided to abandon the webOS platform only months after launching new smartphones and a tablet. HP turned webOS into an […]
HP completes Palm acquisition
It’s official: HP today announced it has completed its acquisition of Palm Inc. The combination gives HP significant headway into one of technology’s fastest-growth segments with Palm’s innovative webOS platform and family of smartphones, plus a rich portfolio of intellectual property from the smartphone pioneer. HP’s global scale and financial strength plus Palm’s award-winning webOS experience, as well as its […]
Palm sales not meeting analyst expectations
It appears that sales of the Palm Pre and Pixi are not meeting some expectations. Both Macquarie Research and Merrill Lynch downgraded their stock ratings on Palm, triggering a stock sell-off today. Palm launched its webOS operating system to great fanfare over a year ago but is facing stiff competition in the mobile space. According to Macquarie Research, Palm sales […]
Rumour of the day: Nokia to buy Palm?
Is Nokia about to buy Palm? That was the rumour today that pushed Palm stock about 8 percent higher. Rumours of Palm getting bought out have swirled for some time now. Other suitors mentioned in the past included Motorola, Dell, Microsoft and Nokia. Not everyone believes that such a deal is imminent. Some analysts have pointed out that such a […]
Palm releases webOS 1.2 update for Sprint (Updated)
Palm has released an update for its webOS mobile operating system. The widely expected version 1.2 which had been leaked earlier this month comes with quite a few updates. Among these are the following: The App Catalog application will now let you store credit card information in preparation for the debut of paid apps. Support to reinstall purchased applications has […]
Rogers offers Treo 680
Rogers Wireless is now offering the Treo 680 here in Canada. The Treo 680 was unveiled back in October and is already offered by Cingular in the United States. Powered by Palm OS 5.4.9 (Garnet) and an Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor, the Treo 680 is much like its Windows 750v sibling in that it lacks the external antenna of […]
Cingular Palm Treo 680 available in four colours
Cingular and Palm have announced that the Treo 680, announced at the DigitalLife conference in October, will be available starting on Friday, November 24. You will be able to get it at Cingular Wireless retail stores, other national retailers and Cingular’s web site. Powered by Palm OS 5.4.9 (Garnet) and an Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor, the latest Treo is […]