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NEWS ABOUT: Palm

Palm stories: 6 news summaries

With Spotlight on Apple, Palm Unveils Pixi

Smartphone is 'super-adorably skinny'— but who's paying attention?

Sep 9, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Palm’s tiny new smartphone is taking on a Goliath: The firm introduced the Pixi today, squeaking onto the scene just hours before Apple debuts its latest gadgets at its own San Francisco gathering, All Things Digital reports. Can Palm’s David expect to emerge victorious? Unlikely, writes Kara Swisher.... More »

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Apple • smartphones • Palm • gadget • Palm Pre

Ex-Apple Exec Takes Over
at Palm

Rubinstein will be
new CEO as company goes after iPhone

Jun 10, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Palm shuffled its top leadership today as it continues to zero in on Apple and the iPhone. Jon Rubinstein, who led Apple's iPod division before jumping to Palm in 2007, will take over as CEO and chairman from Ed Colligan, who is resigning after 16 years. "Colligan's departure means... More »

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CEO • Apple • smartphones • Palm • Palm Pre • Jon Rubinstein

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Palm Pre Gets Big Thumbs Up 

Demo of new smartphone has revi

Jan 9, 09 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Palm's new Pre smartphone is the hottest product at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show by a long stretch, a smitten Lance Ulanoff writes at PC Magazine. Ulanoff heard a lot about the Pre before yesterday's rollout, but was still blown away by the smartphone's impressive specs, fresh interface, and groundbreaking... More »

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cell phones • Treo • smartphones • cell phone industry • operating system • Palm • Consumer Electronics Show

(Newser) - Palm unveiled a new smartphone today, the Pre, which it hopes will compete with the iPhone and restore the company’s place in the market, the New York Times reports. Industry experts say it won't be easy. The Pre has a touchscreen, 8 gigs of storage, and a new... More »

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Internet • iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • cell phone industry • operating system • Palm • Palm Pre

Palm Lays Off 10% of Workforce

Missteps, growing competition plague smart phone maker

Dec 14, 07 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Palm, the struggling maker of the Treo smart phone, laid off more than 100 of its 1,150 worldwide employees this week as part of an expense-cutting restructuring. The company, facing stiffening competition, has compounded its recent woes with product launch delays and the September cancellation of the Foleo portable... More »

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layoffs • Treo • smartphones • Palm • Palm Inc • Foleo

Short Sellers Betting Big on Palm's Failure

Smartphone firm made many missteps, but turnaround is possible

Nov 28, 07 8:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Tech stocks have had a good year, and one wouldn’t expect short sellers to take much interest in the area. Anticipating declines, however, is good business, and right now Palm is the horse the short-sell vultures are betting will fall first. Fortune reports that November short-sell bets against Palm... More »

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iPhone • BlackBerry • Palm Pilot • Palm • Google Android • short selling

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