SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it is now shipping the latest version of the Palm OS, version 6, to its licensees.Palm's licensees include PalmOne Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and others. The Palm OS 6 features modularity, multi-tasking, memory protection, robust security...
Even with the promise of a tech recovery and emergence of new applications for wireless gadgets aimed at free-spending teenagers, information-starved road warriors and the rest of us, 2004 is apt to be no more than a sexed-up version of the year that was....
There are plenty of contentious questions in the operating system business. Will Microsoft Corp. dominate the mobile-phone field as it has done in the desktop computer business? Will Symbian manage to escape Nokia Corp.'s shadow and entice broad support? Will PalmSource Inc. translate its...
LAS VEGAS-PalmSource Inc. announced the launch of the Palm Powered MobileWorld program for mobile operators, infrastructure providers and software developers focused on the smart-phone market. The program's purpose is to allow mobile operators to collaborate with PalmSource on Palm OS platform development efforts and...
PalmSource Inc. made several announcements at the COMDEX show in Las Vegas this week. The company announced the launch of the Palm Powered MobileWorld program for mobile operators, infrastructure providers and software developers focused on the smart-phone market. The program's purpose is to allow...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Stockholders of both Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. approved Palm's acquisition of Handpring and the spinoff of PalmSource Inc., Palm's operating system software division, from Palm Inc.The Handspring acquisition will be completed as a merger with Palm issuing about 13.9 million shares to...
Personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. reported relatively solid earnings, with revenues up 3 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago, but the news didn't seem to please investors, who sent the company's stock down about 3 percent in trading after the...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows converged wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market as shipments of smart phones and other wireless devices are predicted to surpass sales of PDAs this year."As device aesthetics and functionality improve and end-user prices continue to decline, converged mobile...
The smart-phone operating system race continues unabated, with Palm Inc.'s PalmSource subsidiary announcing another device win for the Chinese market. Hong Kong electronics manufacturer Group Sense Ltd. said it will build a smart phone using the Palm OS for the hot Chinese device market.The...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. filed the details of its planned PalmSource initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, promising the IPO would happen some time this fall.The planned spin-off of Palm's operating system business will help clarify Palm's business and improve the opportunities...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-The wireless messaging and e-mail market continues its race toward consolidation with news of two new funding and acquisition deals, including a massive $50 million investment in wireless e-mail company Visto Corp.Visto said it extended its recent round of private equity financing...
The two main rivals in the PDA operating system business sought to bolster their offerings, each touting improved and enhanced products.Further, Microsoft Corp. announced two additional licensees for its operating system for personal digital assistants. Computer maker Gateway Inc. and consumer electronics company JVC...
NEW YORK-Palm Inc.'s operating system business PalmSource announced a range of new deals to bolster the enterprise appeal of its product, including new agreements with IBM Corp., Visto Corp., Novell and others.Under PalmSource's deal with IBM, the companies said they plan to collaborate on...
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced an all-stock, $169 million plan to acquire rival Handspring Inc.Industry luminaries Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in...
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...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and its partners made a string of announcements in conjunction with the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in New Orleans, including news that Palm OS licensees will be able to offer BlackBerry-style corporate access.RIM's deal with PalmSource, the operating...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-PalmSource, the operating system subsidiary of personal digital assistant company Palm Inc., made a range of new announcements in conjunction with its annual developer's conference, including two new Palm OS licensees, a new deal with wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd.,...
NEW YORK-Declining real estate values in Silicon Valley, restructuring associated with layoffs and decreases in units shipped caused Palm Inc., the leading vendor of handheld computers, to report a drop in revenues and profits late March 20.The Milpitas, Calif., company, which had warned earlier...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it cut 19 percent of its total work force. The news, combined with a downgrading from JP Morgan, sent the company's stock down over 10 percent to about $12 per share.Palm spokeswoman Marlene Somsak said the cuts came from across...
TORONTO-Canadian vendors are seeking more cooperation among carriers to promote interoperability. That's the message from a wireless conference hosted Tuesday by BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto.Mike Lazaridis, Research in Motion (RIM) co-chief executive officer (CEO), said, "The most important thing for us in inter-carrying...
LAS VEGAS-Along with continuing to combine various industry standards groups, the Open Mobile Alliance said it will initiate a new interoperability testing program to cover a variety of wireless data technologies, ranging from multimedia messaging services to digital rights management.Under the OMA's new release...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Palm Inc.'s operating system subsidiary, PalmSource Inc., announced it will join the Open Mobile Alliance standards group."The efforts of the Open Mobile Alliance are in line with PalmSource's strategy to enable interoperability between handhelds, wireless data devices and smart phones through open standards,"...
MILPITAS, California, United States-Palm announced its board of directors approved a 1-for-20 reverse stock split."The decision made by Palm's board of directors to complete the planned reverse stock split in October 2002 is timely," said Eric Benhamou, Palm chairman and chief executive officer (CEO)....
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. announced its board of directors approved a 1 for 20 reverse stock split."The decision made by Palm's Board of Directors to complete the planned reverse stock split in October 2002 is timely," said Eric Benhamou, Palm chairman and chief executive officer....
