Lots of news, rumors and innuendo about the new Palm device rumored to hit us this Thursday… The device (as Dusan reported earlier this morning) will apparently be a slider of sorts. As Dusan commented: The device that will run the new operating system is “iPhone-like” and comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that slides…
New Palm phone info emerges! Nova described as “amazing”?
CrunchGear got an exclusive information from a trusted source about Palm’s upcoming CES announcement. Palm’s new OS aka “Nova” is described as “amazing,” boasting full software market a la Apple AppStore alongside Palm’s classic PIM suite. The device that will run the new operating system is “iPhone-like” and comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that…
Palm Treo Pro Now Available on O2 in UK… OK?
Palm users in the UK will be pleased to know that in addition to being offered at Vodafone, the Palm Treo Pro is now available at O2 as well. As you can see from their website, the handset is being offered for free on some plans… 12, 18, 24 and 36 month tariffs (contracts/plans) are…
Palm Stayin’ Alive with $100 Million Injection
Palm’s usual mainstay for funding, Elevation Partners, has juiced them with $100 million in additional funding to get them through to 2009, while nabbing 7 million stocks at the same time. Maybe promises of the upcoming Nova OS have kept investors interested in Palm’s future, but it’s really hard to ignore the half billion they…
Palm CEO Confirms Next-Generation Palm OS “Nova” Already in the Wild
Palm has a lot riding on its next-generation Palm OS platform, dubbed “Nova.” The struggling smartphone maker, once responsible for pioneering the PDA/smartphone market, is banking on their revamped, Linux-based mobile OS platform to bring the company back into the mainstream. And, from the looks of previously released screenshots, the Palm Nova platform should bring…
Twisting Handset not from Palm After All
It turns out that crazy spinning handset spotted last week isn’t Palm’s Roteo at all, but the COMPAL Tabasco, with a front-facing video camera, a rear 3.2 megapixel still camera with flash and optical zoom, 5″ touchscreen, and measurements estimated at around 160 (W) x 85 (H) x 33 (D) mm. It’s one beefy phone,…
Palm Launches Software Store
First the iPhone’s App Store kicked things off, then the Android Marketplace came trundling along, and Microsoft revamped the Windows Mobile Catalog, and RIM’s planning their Application Storefront for March, but not to be left behind, Palm has launched their own Palm Software Store. Combined with demos of their latest OS looming from the upcoming…
Palm to Replace Andy Brown With Douglas Jeffries at CFO
In the midst of continuing troubled times for the company, Palm has announced a new CFO for the company. Today Palm announced that they are replacing their current CFO Andy Brown with Douglas Jeffries. Jeffries will report as the new CFO starting January 7th… But until then you can bet he has a lot of…
Palm to Introduce Brand-New ‘Nova’ OS at CES in January
Rumors have now been confirmed that a new OS is going to be introduced by Palm during CES. The new OS, dubbed ‘Nova’ has been a project lead by Executive Chairman of Palm, Jon Rubinstein. He’s also a former senior vice president over at Apple (thought that was interesting). Hopefully Jon has the magic touch…
Palm preparing something interesting for CES 2009?
Just like Motorola’s handset division, Palm needs a miracle to stay alive. Apparently, the Treo-maker thinks it’s onto something, or at least their CES 2009 e-flyer says so. What are they planning to launch? They say it’s “all that Palm New-ness you’ve been waiting for.” What exactly they’re talking about, it’s hard to tell at…