Palm announces acquisition of Handspring
Posted on 5-Jun-2003 07:53 News, Palm
Well, looks like Handspring failed to deliver its promisse of revolutionary handhelds and Palm OS based smartphone implementation. Handspring will merge with Palm, and PalmSource spin off (responsible for the Palm OS) was approved. The design/hardware maker side will be renamed after the merge.
More than 1 million Palm Zire sold
Posted on 29-May-2003 07:43 News, Palm
Continuing the momentum of the Palm Zire handheld as the fastest-growing handheld in Palm's history, Palm announced sales of the original Zire handheld have passed the 1 million mark.
Is this Handspring, or is this...
Posted on 14-May-2003 20:39 News, Palm
The website for Handspring New Zealand is hosted in Australia, and it shares the server with other businesses.
Flawed Palm T|C MAC Addresses in the field?
Posted on 12-May-2003 17:31 News, Palm
Apparently the latest Palm Tungsten C is showing a fault, where its MAC (Media Access Control) address is set to a non-unique number. MAC addresses are supposed to be unique in the world, but it's not happening with Palm T|C.
New Palm Tungsten W on the way
Posted on 2-May-2003 09:34 News, Palm
Brighthand reported about a rumour of a new Palm Tungsten W.. Since then the original site where the news were spotted came with more detail. And apparently they've received confirmation that a new Palm Tungsten W is on its way.
CNET Video: the new Palm Zire71 and Tungsten C
Posted on 26-Apr-2003 21:09 News, Palm
Anthony Armenta, senior product manager with Palm, talks to CNET's Brian Cooley about the two new Palm handhelds: the Zire 71, with integrated camera and the Tungsten C with built-in Wi-Fi networking (5min 32s).
Palm Tungsten C and Zire 71 this week?
Posted on 23-Apr-2003 07:51 News, Palm
Apparently some Frankin Covey stores confirmed the Tungsten C to be released 24th March. And there was an auction on eBay for a brand new unit.
Handspring to develop Smartphone for Orange
Posted on 16-Apr-2003 21:11 News, Palm
Handspring reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 ended March 29, 2003 and announced an agreement with Orange to develop smartphones.
Free Palm Zire with Michelin tires
Posted on 2-Apr-2003 18:28 News, Palm
Yes, that's right. If you live in U.S., for a limited time only, you can get a free Palm™ Zire™ when purchasing four new Michelin tires.
Sony Clie NZ90 available in New Zealand
Posted on 14-Mar-2003 22:16 News, Palm
Sony is promoting their new Clie NZ90 in New Zealand. Just got a newsletter with new products, including Vaio notebooks and a free T300 mobile phone with some Sony projectors!
Samsung releases Palm OS based SGH-i500
Posted on 14-Mar-2003 08:31 News, Palm
Infosync reports Samsung's new SGH-i500 is the very first Palm OS smartphone using an ARM processor, and the first Palm OS 5.2 device. Also: it has a camera with flash, 32 MB of RAM, and J2ME.
CNET article considers infrastructure problems on new Palm W
Posted on 1-Mar-2003 11:11 News, Palm
The article goes on to say "Take Palm's new Tungsten W device. The company began selling the combination cell phone, e-mail and organizer device on Friday, but early reviews haven't been flattering. Although critics noted a number of problems, one of the biggest from the point of view of business users could well be the lack of server software enabling secure, wireless access to corporate data."
Palm cuts 19 percent of work force
Posted on 28-Feb-2003 17:47 News, Palm
Palm cut 19 percent of its work force with at least half of those workers being let go Thursday.
Current Palm based models review
Posted on 23-Feb-2003 21:53 News, Palm
Found this on Slashdot today: a review by HardwareExtreme of current Palm OS based PDAs.
PalmSource cuts 18% of its work force.
Posted on 11-Feb-2003 20:42 News, Palm
PalmSource, the operating system subsidiary of handheld company Palm, cut 18 percent of its work force this week.
Handspring drops Treo 90 and Treo 180
Posted on 4-Feb-2003 19:19 News, Palm Updated Handspring removed the Treo 90 and Treo 180 'Communicator' from its line and from its website. Vodafone NZ still offers it, but at a price
