Palm will buy rival Handspring for approximately US$169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.
Despite a promise last week to elaborate on its plans, Palm Australia is keeping its shutters closed tightly when it comes to revealing whether Australia will be included in the company's aggressive push to capture the mass-market.
News analysis: Palm is hoping that lightning will strike twice with its acquisition of Handspring, but the reunion may not be an easy one.
The next version of the Palm operating system for handhelds will be available to licensees at the end of the year, according to a PalmSource executive.
Palm Australia has finally revealed its local plans to capture the budget hand-held market, confirming the release of a mass-market Palm.
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Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.
The entry-level Zire 31 should have users singing a happy tune with an affordable price tag, added memory, a fast processor, and MP3 playback.
If you can live without Wi-Fi, the midpriced PalmOne Zire 72 is a well-rounded PDA with features suited for both work and play.
According to the trusty grapevine, Palm's prepping three more handhelds, due in two months. What's so exciting about them?
The Palm Zire is aimed at extremely budget minded PDA shoppers. Does it deliver the crucial value for money that cash-strapped consumers demand?
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