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December 05, 2007

Palm announces general availability of Treo 750

Palm today announced the Palm Treo 750 smartphone, previously available in the United States only on AT&T's 3G network, is now available in an unlocked version. The unlocked GSM Treo 750 smartphone comes with the Windows Mobile 6 ...

October 02, 2007

Palm figures unsurprisingly poor

Palm announced yesterday that it had recorded a loss for the first quarter of its financial year.Total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended Aug. 31, was $360.8 million. Smartphone sell-through for the quarter was ...

September 28, 2007

Palm launches the Centro

Palm has had a hard time of it recently. There was a much publicised open letter from respected tech blogger Engadget which was highly critical of the path the company was taking. Then there was the embarassing ...

September 18, 2007

New Palm OS 'delayed'

There are reports that the new Linux-based Palm OS will not see the light of day until the end of 2008 at the earliest.Palm this week told the Guardian "it will be 12 to 18 months" before the ...

September 13, 2007

New Treo targets youth

New Treo targets youth Palm announced a new smartphone yesterday aimed squarely at the youth market.The Treo 500v, available exclusively through Vodafone, is Palm's thinnest Treo to date and certainly looks less like a business tool than its grown up cousins, but ...

September 05, 2007

Palm cancels the Foleo

Palm cancels the Foleo The brief, but spectacular, Palm Foleo story took its final remarkable twist overnight when Palm CEO Ed Colligan announced on the company blog that the 'smartphone companion' was to be scrapped before it had even reached the shelves.Announced ...

September 03, 2007

Palm event may see Centro launch

Palm are holding a press event in London on Wednesday 12th September which many are speculating may see the launch of the new Centro.The invite however, only refers to a new 'Treo' and so may not be the ...

August 28, 2007

Palm Centro pictures leaked

Palm Centro pictures leaked Up until now we've only seen blurry shots of the Palm Centro which made it look a little like a £10 plastic throwaway you might pick up at Toys 'R Us.New pictures leaked onto the web today tell ...

August 24, 2007

Palm responds to Engadget's open letter

A few days ago those concerned chaps at Engadget wrote an open letter to Palm where they listed the actions that they thought the once-glorious PDA / smartphone manufacturer had to take to complete with companies like RIM, ...

August 17, 2007

Palm describes its new smartphone

Palm has unveiled what it describes as its smallest smartphone ever. The details are still under wraps but the company released a broad overview yesterday at a Sprint conference.Firstly, the new phone won't carry the Treo name. Instead ...

August 13, 2007

Palm selects Wind River for Foleo Linux

Palm has selected Wind River Linux as its open standard Linux platform for future Pal Foleo software releases.Palm selected Wind River Linux for its standard development and deployment environment that will help speed applications to market, while ...

August 08, 2007

Australia in 'upgrade first' shock!

Our cousins down under always seem to get the raw end of the deal when it comes to technology. Here in Europe we think we are hard done by to always be a few months behind the USA, ...

July 14, 2007

MotionApps and Palm Announce mDayscape Personal Information Manager for Foleo

MotionApps and Palm have announced that mDayscape Personal Information Manager will be available for the new Palm Foleo mobile companion. mDayscape lets customers manage calendar, contacts and tasks on the Foleo and synchronizes with a Treo smartphone to ...

July 10, 2007

SplashData Announces All New SplashID 4 for Palm handhelds and Treo smartphones

SplashData has announced a major update of its top-selling SplashID password manager for Palm OS handhelds and Treo smartphones. The new version, SplashID 4, offers a host of new features that enhance security, convenience and connectivity."All of us ...

July 03, 2007

New Palm OS delay reported

A recent conference call by Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm, has indicated that its new operating system which is a Linux-based evolution of the existing Garnet OS, will not be available until 2008.This is a turn-around by Colligan ...

June 29, 2007

BlackBerry earnings soar while Palm disappoints

RIM, makers of the iconic BlackBerry range of smartphones saw their earning up 73% in the last quarter while one of their rivals, Palm, saw earnings fall to $15.4 million from $27.2 million in the same period in ...

June 28, 2007

LogMeIn Announces First Web-Based Remote Support Tool for Smartphones

LogMeIn has announced new software that enables customer care representatives at wireless carriers, IT support organizations and corporate IT departments to quickly and securely access and remote control smartphones to diagnose and fix problems - or even train ...

June 28, 2007

Celebrate Your Independence with Triples, 4th of July Edition

Celebrate Your Independence with Triples, 4th of July Edition Smart Box Design has announced Triples Independence Day Edition. Come celebrate your independence this Fourth of July with the stars and stripes version of Triples for Palm OS and Treos.For a limited period, June 28th to July 28th, ...

June 27, 2007

Palm may be biggest loser when iPhone launches

Palm may be biggest loser when iPhone launches The Apple iPhone launches at 6pm on Friday and promises to be the biggest thing to hit the smartphone industry...ever.Manufacturers have been scrambling to produce handsets to at best take on, at worst mildly deflect, the impact of ...

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