Palm may have failed to capture consumers’ attention with their webOS mobile before company resources started becoming scarce, but there’s no denying that twas touch-happy mobile operating system was the closest thing to an iPad killer available today. That is, until now. Rumors have Palm’s new parent company, HP, developing a tablet device – codenamed…
Palm Pre Plus and 3G MicroCell Available Nationwide on AT&T May 16th
Palm, er, HP, er… I mean… heck, Palm AND HP fans should take note of May 16th. That’s the date when AT&T will begin to sell the Palm Pre Plus! If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on a GSM version of Palm’s latest hardware, your time is coming. It’s been a heck of…
Palm Pixi Plus Coming to Vodafone Spain
The Palm Pixi Plus will be going live with Vodafone Spain on May 10 for those who have been looking for an alternative to the Pre on Movistar. This is yet another step in Palm’s ongoing spread across Europe, which has to date included France, Germany, the UK, and more. The Pixi Plus crams a…
IntoMobile breaks down the HP acquisition of Palm
We’ve had a little time to mull over HP’s $1.2 billion acquisition bid for the venerable handset-maker Palm and the IntoMobile team is divided on how big an impact this will have on the smartphone space. Does an “HPalm” represent a major new mobile player or are these just two dinosaurs huddling together for shelter?…
Verizon Drops Price on the Pre Plus to $29.99 on 2-Year Contract
It sure seems that with each passing week, we see new price drops on the Pre and Pixi. This week starts out no different. Looks like Verizon has dropped the 2-year price on their Pre Plus down to $29.99. Not bad. Sadly no corresponding drop on the Pixi is available on the Verizon site as…
With Palm buy, HP intends to “double down” on webOS
Let’s make no mistake: Hewlett-Packard spent $1.2 billion to buy Palm because it wants to push webOS at scale, according to statement from HP executives. “WebOS is the best-in-class mobile operating system,” said Brian Humphries, HP’s senior VP of strategy and corporate development, in a conference call. “Our intent is to double down on webOS.”…
Verizon Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus get minor webOS update (webOS 1.4.1.1)
If you’re like us, you’re probably a little distracted by HP’s late-Wednesday announcement that the company will be buying Palm for a cool $1.2 billion dollars. So distracted, in fact, that you may not have noticed that Verizon is pushing out an update for your Verizon Palm Pre Plus or Palm Pixi Plus. The webOS…
Why HP is buying Palm
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to purchase the struggling Palm for $1.2 billion, the companies announced late Wednesday, and HP had to make a move like this to stay relevant in a rapidly changing environment. The deal will give HP a strong brand name, a litany of patents, and an operating system (webOS) that has some great…
HP acquires Palm for 1.2 billion
Today HP and Palm announced that HP will be acquiring the company for 1.2 billion dollars. This is certainly good for one of the leading PC manufacturers, and now they can push into the consumer and enterprise markets all at once with their IPAQ devices. Initially, Palm and HP were competing with each other with…
Crazy rumor: RIM to buy Palm?
We’re here at the Research In Motion WES conference and some of the more colorful conversation includes the idea that the BlackBerry maker should buy struggling Palm. While Lenovo is supposed to be the front runner, reports have surfaced saying RIM could be the only serious bidder. Why? RIM is plagued by software bugs in…