Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jan 4, 2009
Details regarding Palm's new smartphone are starting to emerge in advance of Thursday's Palm event at CES. Crunchgear is reporting that the latest Palm smartphone running the Nova operating system will in fact debut on Thursday. The new phone will feature a full QWERTY keyboard that slides down from a portrait touchscreen. The mockup (courtesy of Crunchgear) is their rendition of what sources have told them.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jan 3, 2009
Just under a week away from one of the biggest event's in Palm history and EverythingTreo.com will be there to provide you with live coverage. The Palm "New-ness" event is expected to usher in the new Palm OS and a new family of smartphones. To get the news first, visit everythingtreo.com/live on January 8th at 2:00pm EST. We'll be live blogging the event providing you with coverage as it happens. If you have questions for Palm, submit them in the live blog comments section and we'll do our best to get all the information related to the new Palm products.
With this new announcement, we expect our forums will be filled with discussion related to the event. We've set up a special Palm Event forum for discussion. Not a member? Register today in advance of Thursday, so you can take part in the discussion.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Dec 17, 2008
Just a quick reminder that entries must be in by tonight at 12:00 PST in the Celebrate With Palm Contest. To enter, you must be a fan of Palm's Facebook page and submit the final line to the xkcd comic strip. The final line should be 50 words or less. Submit your dialog, along with your first and last name, email address, date of birth and Facebook profile ulr to celebrate2009@palm.com by tonight. Good luck to all and hopefully I'll see one of our readers in Vegas for that Palm new-ness we've all been waiting for...
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Dec 12, 2008
Palm is once again creating buzz, only this time it surrounds what every Palm user has been waiting for and that's Palm new-ness. With Apple's iPhone dominating the consumer market and RIM leading the US smartphone market overall, Palm's announcement is seen by many as the last stand from the company that started the entire smartphone craze years ago.
The announcement on January 8th will not be a new color for the Centro or even a Sprint Treo Pro. No, this event is much bigger. Private equity firm Elevation Partners has invested over $325 million into Palm and has also brought in new talent, plenty of which has come from Apple. As someone who remembers the dark days of Apple, the similarities between the two companies are striking. They are even modeling their plan of a comeback on Apple, where marquee products led to financial success. Roger McNamee, one of the chief financeirs and founders of Elevation Partners, says the products will be different than anything on the market. iPhones excel at entertainment, while RIM is best at email. McNamee says Palm will create devices that will "help consumers meld work and play".
