Palm is following Apple and Google’s lead (and soon BlackBerry’s), by launching an application store backed by PocketGear. This new service surely beats the similar Handango and you might want to know that 1500 developers will join in this initiative. There’s also a catch: developers only get 50% from the sales of their software,...
Palm’s planning to make a surprising comeback at CES 2009, or so says its e-flyer you can check out below. They claim that “all that Palm New-ness you’ve been waiting for” will be there, which might mean that we’ll see a Roteo announcement. Don’t know what the Palm Roteo is? Well, it’s a concept for now, a pretty...
We’ve shown you a picture of a pretty strange T-swivel smartphone a few days back and now there’s a name associated to that handset: Palm Roteo. The speculations claim that this is the phone in the picture below and that it’ll hit the market in 2009. Palm is accustomed to strange designs, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise....
Revenues for Palm will be much lower than those expected, according to the company’s recent official statements. The difference is from 330 million expected to almost 200 million in actual results, which says it all. The reason is a “reduced demand for maturing smartphone and handheld products,” according to Palm’s statements in a press...
Reuters informs us that Palm Inc has been hit by the depression so it’s planning on cutting its workforce. Palm lost an important market share to Apple and RIM, as both companies prepare for Christmas with their hot smartphones on popular carrier contracts. The company’s spokeswoman, Lynn Fox didn’t mention the exact number of layoffs,...
Access shows us its latest work, ALP v3.0 and ALP mini, based on the Linux Platform we know and love. This is finally a decent look for Palm OS, as for the Mini version it’ll be available on low-end devices, PMPs, MIDs and UMPCs. NTT DoCoMo have already shown interest for the new platform and they plan to release devices based on it in the second...
Sprint has got goodies for us, specially if you’ve been good boys and gals! Turns out that Palm Centro will be available through the previously mentioned carrier in two new colors (Olive green and Vibrant rose). Plus, these handsets will come with twice the storage space, Facebook for Palm, Google Maps (with My Location) and a $79.99 price tag. You...
The future of touchscreen mobile phones sounds great, especially as there are many such handsets heading towards stores in the near future. They all have the big, touch sensitive screen, but each of them brings something special to stand out. HTC Touch Pro HTC Touch Pro has both touchscreen and a sliding keypad for fast use. Classic meets modern in...
From preorder to actual shipping. This is the actual step forward that Palm has just done with its long time awaited smartphone, Palm Treo Pro. From the looks of it, the handset is already in the mail, heading towards some fairly eager customers. The unlocked version of the device is available at the Palm website for the price of USD 549. [via: engadgetmobile] Read More →
