Want to get your hands on the Pre’s little sibling for nothing up-front? The Palm Pixi is now available for free on a new line or eligible upgrade on 2-year contract at Sprint (at least that’s the deal via Sprint’s website!). Chances are if you pop into an old-fashioned storefront, you won’t get the same…
The mobile roundup – An iPhone walks into a bar edition
So, you may have heard that there was that next-generation iPhone leak this week but there was also some really cool stuff from Dell (of all companies!), Research In Motion, and HTC. Hop over past the jump for a thorough breakdown of this week in mobile technology.
Lenovo now first in line for Palm buyout
Now that HTC has said pass on the potential acquisition of Palm, Lenovo is up to the plate. Lenovo may be trying to get into the mobile space, but I couldn’t imagine that they need to buy Palm as badly as HTC does. Lenovo is known best for it’s computers. The company acquired the ThinkPad…
Palm CEO bullish on its prospects for absolutely no reason
Look, if you’re the CEO of an ailing company, you have to spew some bullshit, but Palm’s leader just doesn’t seem to be in touch with reality. CEO Jon Rubinstein had a grand vision for Palm’s phoenix-like resurrection: introduce some bad-ass software that’s tightly integrated with some hot hardware and then watch the money pile…
HTC says no to buying Palm
With HTC’s current predicament at hand, one would think it very wise for them to acquire company like Palm. With Palm’s lack of sales on its WebOS line up, rumors of a buyout gave Palm’s stock reason to rally. But, as smart as many might think it would be for HTC to buy the beleaguered…
Bell Palm Pre Now Available for Free on 2 and 3-Year Contracts
Free Pre anyone? That’s what you can get at Bell these days, thanks to a sizable drop on their 2 and 3-year contracts. Head into any Bell location, and the Palm Pre is yours for free on a new 2 OR 3-year signature. No strings attached here, all you’ll need to do is sign up…
Palm giving out free accessories to webOS users
It’s not all bad news Palm fans, as the company will be randomly giving out neat-o accessories to webOS users across the country and it will be absolutely free! … starting today, a small group of tote-bag-toting Palm envoys will be on the lookout for folks who look like they could use a free Palm…
Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Coming to France April 27
Time to get your AZERTY on, mes amis francophones – the Palm Pre and Pixi Plus have begun their sweep of Europe already, and are now confirmed to be coming to France by way of service provider SFR on April 27 in their online store, and May 11 at retail locations. The Palm Pre Plus,…
Palm Ares boosts app development
It’s not all bad news for Palm, as the company just introduced its Ares development tool to enable developers to create applications within a browser. Palm will be hosting the development environment in the cloud, which should significantly lower the barrier to entry. Palm’s App Catalog really needs the boost too, as it only has…
The hits just keep coming – Palm loses key executive
Well, it just keeps getting worse for struggling Palm. After seemingly getting its inventory removed from Radio Shack, an SEC filing revealed the company will be losing its head of software and services. Michael Abbott, the senior VP in question, will be leaving the company April 23. According to sources, he played a large role…