Posted on January 9th, 2009 (12 minutes ago) by Robin
Could this device save Palm? Announced at CES today along with Palm’s new webOS, the Pre is a revolutionary new smartphone. The new Palm webOS is designed with the internet as the center of attention, with a focus on web browsing and web-based services. The Pre will bring features that Palm OS users have been looking forward to, such as multitasking, WiFi, GPS, and EVDO Rev. A. But is this enough and not too late? Only time will tell. It will be available on Sprint during the first half of 2009, followed by a GSM version.
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Posted on December 21st, 2008 by Robin
Modern Marvels
After seeing the post on Palm’s official blog about the airing of a new episode of the History Channel’s Modern Marvels featuring the Treo line of smartphones, I promptly scheduled a recording on my DVR at 4:00PM and 9:00PM (redundancy is to ensure that I would get it!).
It’s nice to see Palm products being featured on TV, right? Click on the YouTube link to watch the clip!
Related Links
Palm’s Blog Post
Modern Marvels: Retro Tech
Watch the clip on YouTube
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Posted on December 11th, 2008 by Robin
Recently, Palm’s Treo line has started to face more and more competition. With the addition of the BlackBerry Storm onto the marketplace, we can’t help but wonder how well Palm products fare when placed side-by-side with a competing product. So the question is, how does the Treo 755p compare with the BlackBerry Storm? Read on to find out!
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Posted on December 5th, 2008 by Chris Nolan
Palm have announced that the Treo Pro smartphone is now available in Latin America from carriers in seven countries.
Apparently, Ed Colligan, Palm president and chief executive officer, said in a statement that, “I’m pleased with our momentum as we work to re-establish Palm as the leading innovator in the smartphone marketplace”. Hmmmm.
I’m hopeless at Geography, so I offer 1 point for each of these that you can point to on a map (no cheating):
- Argentina (Personal, Movistar, and Claro/America Movil)
- Chile (Entel)
- Costa Rica (ICE)
- Guatemala (Claro and Tigo)
- Mexico (Movistar and Telcel/America Movil)
- Panama (Movistar)
- Puerto Rico (Claro/America Movil)
Source: Palm’s Treo Pro Smartphone Offered in Latin America.
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Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Chris Nolan
Hot on the heals of their recently announced job cuts, according to ZDNet (UK), Palm is reporting a 41% shortfall in revenue compared to expectations for the second fiscal quarter. They announced revenue of just $198m compared to Wall Street expectations of $331.
Palm blamed this shortfall on a “reduced demand for maturing smartphone and handheld products”. What on earth does that mean? I’m no market analyst, but everywhere I look I see smartphones and handheld products. The problem for Palm is that they are not Palm smartphones or handheld products. Reduced demand, nonsense.
And what is “maturing” supposed to mean in this context? Do they mean people don’t any longer want old technology when there is newer, better technology available for lower prices? I’d go along with that.
File under “I never saw this coming”.
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Could this device save Palm? Announced at CES today along with Palm’s new webOS, the Pre is a revolutionary new smartphone. The new Palm webOS is designed with the internet as the center of attention, with a focus on web browsing and web-based services. The Pre will bring features that Palm OS users have been looking forward to, such as multitasking, WiFi, GPS, and EVDO Rev. A. But is this enough and not too late? Only time will tell. It will be available on Sprint during the first half of 2009, followed by a GSM version.
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