HP Acquires Palm for $1.2 Billion
HP and Palm have just issued a joint announcement that Palm will be acquired by HP. The cost of the deal is $5.20 per share, or $1.2 billion to purchase all outstanding shares of the company. Palm will now become HP’s main mobile phone device infrastructure, replacing the aging iPAQ line as their flagship mobile […]
Palm to Add Camera and Microphone Access for Developers, Improved Tools
Image courtesy of PreCentral During Palm’s Developer Day conference this past weekend, the manufacturer took time out to introduce a new slate of functionality and tools for developers to use. Palm has confirmed that the improvements should be available to owners by Fall.
Report: HTC Pulls Out Of Palm Bid, Lenovo Sole Bidder Remaining
According to a report filed by Reuters citing a source close to talks, HTC has decided against making a bid for Palm after reviewing the manufacturer’s financial state. With this latest move, the only serious bidder for the company remaining is Lenovo, as Huawei also pulled out of bidding for the manufacturer earlier this month. […]
Novice Friendly Super PreKernel Allows One-Touch Pre Overclocking
For those that want to try out overclocking their Pre, but don’t feel savvy enough to go through the steps required in previous overclocking tools, a new application in Super PreKernel has dramatically simplified the process of overclocking to the point of selecting a desired speed, with the capability to revert to the default clockspeed […]
Palm Waiving $99 Fee for New Developer Accounts for a Limited Time
People interested in becoming Palm webOS developers can now do for free as Palm is waiving the $99 fee for new developer accounts for a limited time while providing all of the information necessary to publish applications on the App Catalog. The move to waive the fee was spurred to stir up more interest in […]
Ares Browser-Based SDK Out of Beta
Following all of the negative Palm news, a bit of positive news has popped up in the newest release of the Ares browser-based SDK. The 1.0 version includes a spate of new features such as component widgets that provide functionality without user interface elements, inline help for assistance in function calls, Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy […]
Radio Shack Discontinues Sprint Pre and Pixi
The Wall Street Journal is reporting with independent confirmation from various sources (including PhoneNews.com) that Radio Shack has discontinued the Sprint versions of the Palm Pre and Pixi, with its online store and retail stores no longer listing the devices for sale after multiple visits to local stores. Sprint representative Scott Sloat has further confirmed […]
Palm Considering Third Party webOS Licensing and Additional Investment, Patent Portfolio Valued At $1 Billion
Following up on Bloomberg’s initial report regarding Palm’s intentions to seek bids for a potential sale as soon as this week, Reuters has followed up with more news, which includes the revelation that network hardware manufacturer Cisco is now interested in purchasing the smartphone platform developer and manufacturer. Palm is also said to be interested […]
Report: Palm Putting Itself Up For Sale, HTC and Lenovo Show Interest
Citing unamed sources, Bloomberg is reporting that beleaguered smartphone platform developer and manufacturer Palm is retaining Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners for a potential sale of the company and seeking bids, with HTC and China’s Lenovo Group showing interest in a purchase. An announcement regarding a sale of the company could come as soon as […]
Verizon Mobile Hotspot Now Free on Pre and Pixi Plus, Pricing Cut to $49.99 and $29.99 with BOGO Offer
Verizon is now making the Pre and Pixi Plus nearly irresistible for new customers by repricing them to $49.99 and $29.99 respectively with no rebates required. An additional BOGO special being offered on both devices as well. However, the biggest news lies in the change in pricing for the Mobile Hotspot feature on both devices, […]