The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc.Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in 1997 to form rival Handspring. Now Hawkins...
Palm Inc. announced a new expanded partnership with European carrier Orange France, a move that further highlights the growing device market and the importance of carrier relationships.Palm and Orange France said they will team to create the Orange bureau service, which the companies said...
Nokia Corp. hired a former Palm Inc. executive to head up its worldwide developer efforts, a move that highlights Nokia's continuing focus on its developer and licensing business and the potentially troublesome issues in the space.Lee Epting started as Nokia's vice president of developer...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. reported a dismal quarter, with sales of its unique personal digital assistant/mobile phone failing to meet company hopes.However, the company hinted at a major new product announcement, and reported a new deal with European operator Orange to develop...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Handspring Inc. announced the availability of GPRS technology for Treo users on Cingular's 1900 MHz GSM network. The upgrade to GPRS allows Cingular customers to access corporate or Internet e-mail inboxes and to seamlessly switch between voice and data applications...
CANNES, France-Wireless device maker Handspring Inc. said it will integrate Action Engine's software management tools into its line of Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistants."Providing simplified device management that ensures a highly satisfying customer experience is critical for operators launching services wrapped around smart phones...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Handheld device makers Palm Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. seemed to fare relatively well over the quarter, with both companies reporting relatively solid earnings.Palm said it managed to move into the black and capitalize on its new products, scoring a net income...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Handheld device makers Palm Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. seemed to fare relatively well over the quarter, with both companies reporting relatively solid earnings.Palm said it managed to move into the black and capitalize on its new products, scoring a net income...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. plans to release a "major new product" sometime next year, a device with wireless capabilities that will likely use the newest version of Palm Inc.'s operating system.The company first hinted of its plans during its third-quarter conference call,...
Lucent Technologies Inc. says carrier Movilnet has launched its cdma2000 1x voice and data network using its equipment, software and services. "Movilnet's subscribers will be able to access the cdma2000 network with cdma2000 1x cell phones or personal digital assistants and laptop PCs equipped...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo users in Canada will be able to speed up their devices through a new GPRS software download, Treo maker Handspring Inc. announced.The personal digital assistant/mobile phone manufacturer said the software download is available to Rogers AT&T Wireless subscribers using the new...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. announced relatively solid earnings for its fourth quarter, including evidence that its line of advanced personal digital assistant/mobile phone devices are continuing to gain momentum.The company's stock was up about 5 percent after the news to about $1.88...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-In the latest round of patent disputes, a district court in Delaware ruled in favor of personal digital assistant makers Handspring Inc. and Palm Inc., asserting the companies' products do not infringe on patents held by NCR Corp.In Handspring's case, the court...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring announced it will begin selling its much-lauded mobile phone/personal digital assistant Treo device throughout the nation's retail stores. Further, the company said Cingular Wireless will also sell the device through its retail outlets, and will license the company's popular Blazer wireless...
INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. announced its subsidiary Brightpoint North America L.P. has entered an agreement with Handspring Inc. to provide distribution services in the U.S. Brightpoint will distribute Handspring products including the Treo compact communicator and will also provide integrated logistics services related to the Treo...
SINGAPORE—Personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. announced it is selling its new Treo PDA/mobile phone device through SingTel and IT stores in Singapore.The company is also working with GrandTech for marketing support and technical service.
The personal digital assistant and wireless data device markets shook last week under a series of major announcements that served to puzzle, jar and-in most cases-hearten Wall Street and the wireless industry.The handheld computing industry has suffered through the past year along with the...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. announced a series of deals aimed at fortifying its business offerings. The announcements are the latest in a major enterprise push from the PDA company.Handspring introduced its Enterprise Alliance Partnership Program in an effort to add...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring Inc. made its latest in a series of announcements aimed at the corporate market, inking a deal with Extended Systems to provide education and training to business users looking to deploy wireless products and services.Specifically, the companies will work to sell...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—According to research firm Credit Suisse First Boston and other published reports, personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. on Monday will unveil its highly anticipated integrated wireless device.The device will combine PDA organizer functions with mobile phone and wireless Internet browsing capabilities.Company...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Aether Systems Inc. announced partnerships with Handspring Inc. and EON InfoTech Pte Ltd., moves furthering the company's Fusion software layer.Under its deal with personal digital assistant maker Handspring, Aether will work with the company to offer wireless business solutions based on its...
SEOUL, Korea—Personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. scored a major deal with GrandTech Korea and LG TeleCom to distribute Handspring PDAs working over LG's wireless network to Korean customers.Wireless service for Handspring's Visor line of PDAs will work through a CDMA Springboard module for...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-No. 2 personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. reported fourth quarter earnings in line with company expectations but severely impacted by the slow economy, inventory problems and pricing wars.Handspring also announced it would cut 9 percent of its work force-about 40 positions-and...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The battle between Handspring Inc. and Palm Inc. rose to a new fevered pitch this week as Handspring announced a spate of new services and applications for its personal digital assistants, a move that comes just one week after both companies announced...
