Palm 2001 SmartPhone Articles

Palm joins OS X supporters 12/29/2001

Mac OS X can finally speak directly to Palm handhelds.

Palm Chooses TI as Chip Supplier 12/17/2001

SAN JOSE, Calif. –– Palm Inc. said Monday it has chosen Texas Instruments as the "preferred supplier" of chips for its next generation of wi

Palm To Release 32-Bit OS with BeOS Code in 2002 12/15/2001

Ever since Be Inc. (Nasdaq: BEOS) announced that it intended to sell its assets to Palm (Nasdaq: PALM), industry analysts have speculated ho

Palm to acquire wireless software company 12/12/2001

For the second time this year, handheld giant Palm has announced an acquisition aimed at boosting its ability to help corporations make hand

Palm's wireless i705 launch imminent? 12/11/2001

Palm's follow-up to its wireless-enabled VII and VIIx PDAs, the i705, codenamed Skywalker, has apparently turned up in Staples' product data

Palm chops price of m125 handheld 12/6/2001

Handheld maker Palm plans on Thursday to chop $50 off the price of its recently introduced m125 handheld--the latest in a series of price cu

Palm Says Loss to Meet Estimates, Cuts 250 Jobs 11/29/2001

No. 1 hand-held computer maker Palm Inc. (PALM.O) said on Wednesday it expects a second-quarter loss to meet consensus estimates as it tries

Boost memory on your pre-m500 Palm 11/27/2001

There are some things in life that you can never get enough of as a PDA owner. One of them is storage space on your handheld. For those who

Palm targets WLAN's 11/27/2001

Palm, Inc., in another move to attract enterprise customers, said Monday that it is offering fee software to those who purchase a 802.11b wi

Palm, Handspring still not ready to dance 11/27/2001

For months, merger rumors buzzed around Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. With the wireless computing realm in the dumps, a marriage of the aili

Palm to dump MyPalm portal 11/26/2001

Handheld giant Palm plans to discontinue its Web-based MyPalm portal, which offers online access to personal calendars and address books.

Palm prepares for layoffs...again 11/21/2001

The struggling handheld device maker is expected to announce significant layoffs as soon as next week. This would mark the third round of si

Palm, Handspring Surge on Merger Speculation 11/20/2001

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in both Palm Inc. (news/quote) (PALM.O) and Handspring Inc. (news/quote) (HAND.O) surged on Monday in the latest

Palm Completes Be Inc. Buyout 11/17/2001

Palm, Inc. Wednesday said it has completed acquisition of the technology assets of Be Incorporated.

Palm gets in the gift giving mood with Holiday rebates! 11/17/2001

Buy a m125, m500, or m505 and get the following for free, via rebate from Palm:

Gifts for the palm-top generation 11/13/2001

At last you've got a handheld computer. It's small enough to fit in the pocket of your coat, lets you check your appointments, play some gam

Palm offers OS upgrade, delays Bluetooth 11/13/2001

LAS VEGAS--Handheld computer maker Palm has started selling a new version of its operating system but has pushed back the availability of a

Palm to replace buggy devices 11/12/2001

Beleaguered handheld maker Palm plans to replace some of its newest handheld units after owners complained of glitches while syncing Palm m5

Palm CEO Quits 11/9/2001

Palm Inc. on Thursday said chief executive Carl Yankowski resigned.

TDK releases Bluetooth device for Palm 11/7/2001

TDK Systems Europe is shipping a Bluetooth-enabled device for Palm handhelds.

Palm outsells Compaq at a rate of four to one 11/6/2001

Palm regains top spot in the handheld market... Palm has regained its position as the number one money maker in the handheld PDA stakes.

Palm V. Microsoft? Palm wins in 3rd qtr. Sales 11/5/2001

Palm and Microsoft, makers of competing software that powers PDAs, are battling for a market expected to grow significantly in coming years

Palm m505 New Price List 11/2/2001

See the best deals out there for the m505 now!

Nokia tops Palm in European handheld market-study 11/2/2001

Nokia, buoyed by its 9210 Communicator smart phone, has overtaken Palm and Compaq to become Western Europe's leading mobile data device vend

Palm cuts price of top-end model 11/1/2001

Palm has chopped $50 off the price of its top-of-the-line color m505 handheld, bringing the model to $399 in time to compete for holiday sal

Your Palm III is now expandable! 10/31/2001

The current design easily clips on a Palm III(excluding Palm IIIc) organizer allowing it to accept any Type II PC Card or Compact Flash (CF)

Palm Adds to Its Lead in Europe 10/26/2001

Palm Inc. increased its lead in the European market for handheld computers in the third quarter as sales fell more than one-third amid slowi

Be Palms $1.135m in Q3 revenue 10/25/2001

With Be's anticipated acquisition by Palm casting such a shadow over the operating system developer for the last couple of months, you would

Palm launches new OS developer program 10/25/2001

Snuggling up to its developers, Palm Inc. on Tuesday announced a new two-level Palm OS developer program, a new certifying program, and onli

Acer unveils palm-based PDA 10/22/2001

(IDG) -- Acer has pulled the wraps off its S10 personal digital assistant, the first such device to be based on the Chinese version of the P

Palm OS learns Chinese 10/19/2001

Taiwanese computer giant Acer on Thursday announced the first Chinese-language handheld using the Palm operating system.

Palm V skips into BlackBerry patch 10/18/2001

A new wireless modem will take Palm V handhelds on a trip to the BlackBerry patch by offering always-on, instant access to e-mail.

Free $40.00 Gift Card with Palm m125 10/16/2001

Check out this offer from OfficeMax.com, buy the Palm m125 and you get a free $40.00 gift card in the mail.

PocketPC to challenge Palm OS for corporate users 10/11/2001

ALTHOUGH PALM MAINTAINS a healthy lead in the handheld operating system market, analysts at market research firm IDC say Microsoft's new Poc

Palm takes a back seat in cars 10/10/2001

When it was founded last fall, start-up MobileAria planned to marry a Palm and a cell phone to deliver Internet access to cars. But the comp

Palm V to get pager functions 10/5/2001

A wireless data network company plans to unveil a device that effectively allows a Palm handheld to act more like a BlackBerry pager.

REVIEW: Palm m125 10/2/2001

The review of the Palm m125 is up, check it out in our review section!

Midway plays arcade games on Palm 9/28/2001

Palm OS handheld users can now turn their PDAs into gaming machines with the release of a suite of classic arcade games for the platform.

Silicon Insights: Palm Vs. Microsoft 9/28/2001

Consumers could be ultimate winners in the PDA war between Palm and Microsoft.

Palm Introduces 'Powered Up Awards' 9/26/2001

Palm, Inc., provider of handheld computers, today announced the Powered Up Awards program.

Palm's wireless i705 inches closer to release 9/24/2001

Palm is inching closer to releasing its long-promised, next-generation integrated wireless PDA.

Analysts trounce Palm for wireless delay 9/21/2001

Although analysts were dismayed Thursday to see Palm cut its sales forecast for the current quarter, some were more alarmed that the company

Palm Unveils m125 Hand-Held Aimed at Young 9/21/2001

Cook said Palm's new hand-held computer is intended to capitalize on an audience of younger, first-time buyers that perhaps are looking to u

Palm releases the new m125! 9/20/2001

Investors will get a chance to see whether Palm is on more solid footing when the company releases a new handheld and its latest quarterly e

Palm m525 to boast built-in Bluetooth 9/20/2001

Palm's follow-up to its m505 PDA, the m525, will connect to the outside world through a Bluetooth wireless link.

Palm m125 shipping this week 9/13/2001

My Palm "leak" has informed me that the m125 was sent to distribution today. In addition, the official launch is slated for October 4th.

More confirmation: Palm m125 release upcoming! 9/11/2001

Dell appears to have announced Palm's upcoming m125 PDA before Palm itself has had a chance to do so.

Palm quietly cuts price of m500 9/7/2001

Palm quietly cuts price of m500 By Ian Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 6, 2001, 6:50 p.m. PT Amid a weak mark

Digital Music Now Playing on Palm m100 and m105 Handhelds 9/6/2001

New Package Offers Shinei MP3 Player, Palm Co-branded Liquid Player Plus Software and Song-download Website -- Everything Needed for Mus

Steve, Don't Give Palm a Hand 9/5/2001

The last thing Apple needs right now is a foray into the ruthlessly competitive handheld market. That would be like sticking your face under

Microsoft puts the boot into Palm 9/4/2001

Hot on the heels of cautious statements and radical restructuring at Palm, Microsoft has leaked its plans for an all out assault on the PDA

Palm preps successor to m505 9/4/2001

Palm is upgrading its m505 PDA and will announce its succesor next March at CeBit, if the latest whisperings about the company's product pla

Palm's first new handheld with built-in wireless 9/2/2001

The Palm i705 will be Palm's first new handheld with built-in wireless functionality since it released the Palm VII in 1999. Palm has not co

International Mobile Gaming with the Palm OS 9/1/2001

GIC-Software, a Los Gatos, CA based entertainment software development company, announced Wednesday a new game system for devices running th

REVIEW: Samsung Embeds Cellphone Inside Palm in New I300 Device 8/31/2001

THERE IS A new contender in the race to create the perfect merger of the hand-held computer and the wireless phone. Samsung, the Korean elec

RUMOR: Palm m525 on it's way! 8/31/2001

Rumor has it that this new m505 replacement will be announced in March of next year at Cebit 2002 in Hannover Germany.

CNET adds the Palm m125 to their database 8/31/2001

Palm continues to keep quiet regarding the pending release of their new Palm m125 unit. Well, we now have confirmation, sort of...

Confirmed: Palm's next wireless device on the way 8/28/2001

Palm's upcoming wireless handheld has moved closer to launch after the company received regulatory approval Monday for the device, which Pal

Leader in Education Technology Teams With Palm to Further Cost-effective, Portable Technology Solutions for Schools 8/27/2001

AlphaSmart, Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for education, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM),the leading provider of operating

Palm taps AT&T exec 8/27/2001

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Palm Inc. has hired David Nigel, AT&T Corp.'s chief technology officer, to become president and CEO of its software unit,

Rumor: Panasonic to Licence Palm OS, Make ARM-Based Handheld 8/24/2001

A source who has spoken with a former Palm employee says that Panasonic is going to announce early next week that they have licenced the Pal

Debating Merits of Palms in Class 8/23/2001

Ann Arbor Open School in Michigan is an alternative public school that prides itself on accepting new ideas and student individuality, talen

Rumor: A First Look at Future Wireless Palms 8/17/2001

A source has come forward with some info on Palm's plans for the next two generations of wireless handhelds. According to this source, the

Palm seeks software boost with Be buy 8/16/2001

Palm on Thursday announced it is acquiring the assets and intellectual property of software maker Be for $11 million in stock, as it pursues

Palm releasing another low-end handheld. Introducing the Palm m125! 8/14/2001

The company is set to launch a new low-end handheld called the m125 next week, according to detailed specification sheets leaked to several

Palm to groove with Liquid Audio music 8/10/2001

Handheld device maker Palm has tapped online music software and services company Liquid Audio to offer some Palm customers a window into sec

Lawsuit alleges Palm defect 8/8/2001

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Francisco County Superior Court, claimed the function that allows people to synchronize the data of the mo

Palm CEO says his company not aggressive enough 8/8/2001

BOSTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Palm Inc. on Wednesday conceded the No. 1 maker of handheld devices has not been aggressive

For Palm users, a PowerPoint show 8/6/2001

Software maker DataViz on Monday unveiled an application that brings PowerPoint presentations, along with other Microsoft Office features, t

buy.com Deal of the Day -- Kodak PalmPix 7/31/2001

It's always worth checking out buy.com to see what their deal of the day is. Palm users will be interested to check out today's special buy

Speed up your Palm PDA with QuickBits...... 7/28/2001

QuickBits (http://www.2bitsoftware.com) to the Rescue!

Palm to separate OS business 7/27/2001

Handheld giant Palm announced on Friday its plans to create a separate subsidiary for the part of its business that develops and licenses th

Software takes Palm programs to Pocket PC 7/25/2001

When is a Palm not a Palm? When the Palm operating system runs on Pocket PC devices.

Smart Phone Shipments Set to Grow Faster than Palm Shipments in Next Two Years 7/24/2001

Shipments of non-wireless handheld computers, such as Palm devices, are expected to slow sharply in Western Europe over the next two years,

Palm Launches New Initiative to Silicon Solution Providers Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments and ARM to Kick-start ARM Powered(R) Innovation 7/24/2001

Consistent with its strategy to fuel innovation and broaden the market for Palm Powered(R) devices, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announ

Palm to announce steps to ARM transition 7/23/2001

Palm will announce on Tuesday its initial steps to adapt its operating system to run on ARM-based processors, CNET News.com has learned.

Palm names new executives 7/20/2001

Handheld computing leader Palm announced three new executive appointments to its Solutions Group.

OS 4.0 Upgrade Coming Soon to A Palm Near You 7/20/2001

In late Spring, Palm Inc. began shipping the first handhelds with OS 4.0, the m500 series. Since then, many users have asked when an upgrade

REVIEW: Palm m505 7/19/2001

Users new to the Palm family of products will enjoy its impressive array of features and capabilities, and seasoned Palm users will enjoy th

Company starts selling Linux for Palms 7/18/2001

Empower Technologies, a start-up in Redmond, Wash., has released a version of the Linux operating system that will run on Palm IIIx, IIIxe a

Linux In The Palm Of Your Hand 7/16/2001

Playing the underdog is familiar territory for Linux, but now the open-source community prepares to go up against PDA leaders Palm and Micro

Palm regains grip on handheld market 6/29/2001

Buoyed by strong sales of its m505 handheld, Palm grabbed nearly 70 percent of the retail market in May--the company's best showing since Se

PC Card adapter for Palms 6/29/2001

Palm m500 and m505 owners will soon be able to surf the Web using a snap-on, universal PC Card adapter called Guyver.

Wall Street upbeat on Palm, Handspring 6/27/2001

Several analysts gave Palm a high-five on its fiscal fourth-quarter report Wednesday, but some said there is more opportunity for investors

Palm beats reduced estimates 6/26/2001

Handheld maker Palm on Tuesday narrowly topped already slashed estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter but also took more than $435 million

Palm CEO extends his hand to corporations 6/26/2001

Aiming to restore confidence in his struggling company, Palm CEO Carl Yankowski announced on Tuesday several new deals designed to attract m

Analysts seek signs Palm has grasp on future 6/25/2001

NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Palm Inc.(NasdaqNM:PALM - news) this week reports results from its turbulent fourth quarter, but investors may

Palm Handhelds Land on the Shelves at Sears Stores Nationwide 6/25/2001

Palm to Reach Potential 100 Million New Customers in Mainstream Retail Stores

Fortune 1000 IT Departments Turning to the Palm OS Platform for Mobile 6/20/2001

Survey Reveals Majority of Fortune 1000 Respondents Select Palm OS as Enterprise Handheld Standard

REVIEW: Michael Jordan Palm m100 6/20/2001

Nothing says “We’re screwed” quite like the release of a bogus product, in this case, the Michael Jordan Palm Pilot m100.

Palm hopes to score with Jordan handheld 6/18/2001

Faced with slow sales, Palm is looking to Michael Jordan edition handhelds to help it regain momentum.

Palm losing the revenue game to Compaq 6/18/2001

Compaq Computer will topple Palm from the top spot in revenue from handheld devices, research firm Gartner predicts in a report to be releas

Palm chief executive mulls company split 6/16/2001

Palm is considering a break-up into two companies to separate its software licensing operations from the manufacturing and distribution of i

Palm's new headquarters kaput 6/15/2001

Handheld maker Palm will sell the land in San Jose, Calif., it had intended for a new corporate headquarters, the company said late Friday.

Palm hopes Jordan edition is a slam-dunk 6/14/2001

As basketball fans continue to wonder "will he or won't he," Michael Jordan has made a decision: He will hawk his own Palm handheld.

Giants and Palm Post Beaming Stations at Pacific Bell Park 6/14/2001

In a move to bring baseball fans even closer to the action, the San Francisco Giants and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today unveiled three "b

SAP and Palm Announce Global Technology Alliance 6/13/2001

Market Leaders Deliver Wireless Business Solutions Enabled by Palm Handhelds and mySAP Mobile Business at SAPPHIRE Orlando

Games for Palm-based devices 6/12/2001

Game software publisher Infogrames said Tuesday it will work with Finland's Springtoys to develop games for the Palm operating system. Sprin

Palm plans to split businesses 6/12/2001

NEW YORK--Palm's CEO said Tuesday that no company has approached him about buying the struggling handheld maker, quelling persistent specula

The Virtual Schmooze - MD's Using Palms 6/12/2001

It's the middle of afternoon rounds in the intensive care unit at Stanford Medical Center when the attending physician asks third-year medic

Palm unveils insertable Bluetooth wireless card 6/7/2001

NEW YORK (AP) -- Palm Inc. unveiled an insertable card that would enable Bluetooth wireless connections between its popular handheld compute

Palm bites into Bluetooth 6/7/2001

The PDA (personal digital assistant) maker announced Thursday that by the end of the year a secure digital card supporting Bluetooth, the Pa

Is weakened Palm ripe for acquisition? 6/4/2001

Six months ago, Palm appeared to have the business world in its hand. Now the handheld giant has broken into a cold sweat, spurring speculat

More layoffs on tap at Palm 6/4/2001

Struggling handheld giant Palm announced Friday that it will lay off more workers this summer.

Acer announces four-year deal with Palm 6/1/2001

TAIPEI, Taiwan--Computer company Acer's move into wireless products accelerated on Friday when it agreed to use Palm's operating system in i

Price pressure extends to new Palms 5/31/2001

With about three months' worth of Palm handhelds sitting on shelves and in warehouses, some retailers have begun selling the devices well be

Acer to license Palm OS 5/23/2001

TAIPEI, Taiwan--Personal computer maker Acer said on Wednesday it planned to license Palm's operating system for its handheld computers, or

Activation problems hit Palm.net 5/22/2001

update Some customers trying to subscribe to Palm's wireless service, Palm.net, have been unable to activate their accounts, CNET News.com h

Palm gets boost from upgrade 5/21/2001

Shares of Palm surged Monday as one analyst upgraded the stock and called it a bargain. The gains, however, were not enough for the handheld

It's getting scary at Palm 5/19/2001

With sales falling well short of even its worst forecasts and its cash dwindling, Palm faces a number of tough decisions in the coming month

Palm halves revenue forecast, exits deal 5/18/2001

Palm issued a double dose of bad news after the bell Thursday. The handheld maker warned that revenue in its current quarter will come i

Will Palm scrap businesses to survive? 5/18/2001

Palm executives have their hands full. With sales falling well short of even its worst forecasts and its cash dwindling, Palm faces a nu

Kasten Chase to Safeguard Palm Handheld Devices 5/17/2001

OTTAWA (Reuters) - In a move that takes its technology one step closer to the consumer market, Kasten Chase Applied Research Ltd. (Toronto:K

Palm slashes price on wireless handheld 5/11/2001

In the latest in a series of price cuts, Palm plans to announce later Friday that it has chopped the price of its wireless Palm VIIx.

Palm's share of European market dips 5/9/2001

Palm has seen its share of the European handheld market slip over the past year, according to a report released Wednesday.

A pair of new PDAs from Sony and Palm 5/8/2001

Introducing Palm's new m500 and Sony's MP3-playing CLIE. Find out how handheld hardware is evolving. Is it time to upgrade?

Palm, Handspring shares sink 5/4/2001

Shares of Palm and Handspring fell Thursday after a Lehman Brothers analyst downgraded Handspring, and Palm told investors that retail sales

OmniSky links arms with Palm, Handspring 5/3/2001

Handspring and Palm owners who sign up for a year of OmniSky mobile e-mail and Internet service can get a free modem, the companies said Wed

Palm's April sales slump 5/3/2001

Things appear to be going from bad to worse for Palm, the leader in the handheld market.

Room, board and Palm? 5/2/2001

The University of South Dakota will require all first-year students to purchase a Palm handheld, the school said Wednesday

A Palm from the Plains 4/21/2001

That's the question for Palm's smallest licensee, a 40-person Iowa company called HandEra. The company, which until recently was known as TR

Palm begins handing out pink slips 4/19/2001

Handheld maker Palm began making large-scale job cuts Wednesday and, according to internal documents, has been detailing other ways it will

The Palm Interview 2/13/2001

In this interview from last year, Palm's Michael Mace discusses everything from the success of the m100 to the impending release of a thin n

My Palm Epiphany 1/6/2001

Brighthand founder Steve Bush has suddenly realized that Palm may be correct--simple doesn't necessarily preclude functionality