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Five new Palm retail stores
All five stores are located in California at various malls and airports.
Palm opens RD Centre in Ireland
The office will develop custom software applications for the company that will be used in the region.
Microsoft's take on the Palm alliance
Microsoft's PressPass interviews their own Pieter Knook about the now historic Palm-Microsoft alliance.
Palm Analyst Day
So what did TreoCentral do after the big Windows Mobile Treo announcement? We went over to Palm's headquarters of course! Find out who we heard speak and what they said.
Palm, Microsoft and Verizon join to announce the Windows Mobile Treo
TUESDAY, 4 PM EST Palm and Microsoft on Monday announced that Palm has licensed the Windows Mobile operating system for an expanded line of Treo smartphones, the first of which (unofficially known as the Treo 700w) will be available on Verizon Wireless' national wireless broadband network.
Palm announces press conference with Microsoft and Verizon
Bill Gates of Microsoft, Ed Colligan of Palm, and Denny Strigl of Verizon, will hold a press conference on Monday morning. TreoCentral will be there live.
Class action lawsuit filed against Palm
Three consumers allege the Treo 600 and 650 are faulty.
Palm Analyst Day next week
Palm will host the event for buy-side and sell-side analysts, investors and members of the press on Monday, Sept. 26, 2005.
Palm opens another retail store
The new store is in Palo Alto, California.
Palm and Movistar announce Oficina movistar for Mexican market
a mobile office solution for corporate information.
Japanese company buys PalmSource
Access, a maker of mobile software, is buying PalmSource for $324.3 million in cash.
PALM up 6%
The company's stock jumped yesterday after good news about Treo sales.
Better Treo compatibility for future Audi vehicles
Palm and Audi partner to ensure that the Treo 650 and 2006 Audi vehicles work like a well-oiled machine together.
Dubinsky Podcast
An audio interview with the cofounder of Palm
Consumers want email on their mobile phones
Would rather get an email from an ex than a boss, though
PalmSource teams up with MontaVista
The move is intended to accelerate the release of the Palm OS on Linux
PDA market continues to decline
Traditional PDAs are passe. Smartphones are where it's at now.
palmOne is dead, long live Palm
Today marks the date palmOne becomes Palm. The company begins trading under the symbol PALM, and released a new company logo which will begin appearing on products this fall.
LG Electronics becomes Palm OS licensee
The company plans on releasing smartphones based on the Palm OS platform
PalmSource Q4 and FY 2005 Results
Fourth quarter revenue of $17.3 million, Company announces reorganization of sales, marketing and product development activities
palmOne brand change details
palmOne announced that they will be known as Palm Inc, starting this July 14.
palmOne Q4 and FY05 Results
Quarterly Revenue $335.8M, Up 26% Year-over-Year; Annual Revenue $1.27B, Up 34%
NYT article on the Treo 650
A nice recap of the quirks the Treo 650 has had and Palm's identity issues.
Sprint will remain Sprint
Sprint and Nextel announced their post merger branding plans today.
What was old is new again
PalmOne buys all rights to the Palm name, will change its name back to Palm later this year.
Ed Colligan named President and CEO of palmOne
In surprise to no one, interim palmOne CEO Ed Colligan was named President and CEO this evening.
The Market According to PalmOne
The company identifies three market segments of handheld users and lends credence to the LifeDrive being announced soon.
New Treo 650 case from Speck Products
Now you can have a skin case for your Treo 650 and carry it on your belt
Earthlink Wireless to offer Treo 650
Earthlink Wireless, a mobile virtual network operator using Sprint's network, will offer the Treo 650 next month.
Orange Switzerland Launches Treo 650
Orange Switzerland launched their custom branded Treo 650 today, will other Orange countries soon follow?
palmOne giving away 144 Treo Smartphones today
Celebrating more than 1 million Treo 600 smartphones sold worldwide, palmOne today is giving away a Treo smartphone every 5 minutes between noon and midnight EDT today.
No more free SD cards for Sprint users
PalmOne discontinues free 128MB SD card offer for Sprint Treo 650 users
PalmOne launches Education Store
Qualified individuals can save $50 off the purchase of a Treo
Upcoming Orange Code Camp in Florida
Learn best practices for developing for the Orange cellular network
Soon Available: Verizon Treo 650
The Treo 650 will soon be certified on the Verizon Wireless network, according to Verizon's website.
Apple in discussions to buy PalmOne?
Some big changes could be in store for the Treo. [Maybe not. April Fools!]
palmOne Q3 Earnings Conference call
During the Q3 conference call, Ed Colligan announced initiatives to significantly expand palmOne's R&D unit. Also, 295,000 smartphones shipped last quarter yielding revenue of $131.2 million.
palmOne revenue up 18% Year-Over-Year
palmOne today reported revenue of $285.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2005, up approximately 18 percent from the $242.5 million reported during the comparable quarter a year ago.
New Palm OS Smartphone for Germany
A localized version of the Xplore M68 offers nice features for those that don't need a QWERTY keyboard
PalmSource joins CELF
The company joins the Linux advocacy group as an associate member
Treo 650 launches in Europe
Orange and TIM will offer the GSM Treo 650 in UK, France, Switzerland, and Italy this March.
Treo 600 now $299 with Activation
Good news for bargain hunters
Orange Treo 650 in 2nd Quarter
palmOne today announced that the Treo 650 smartphone will be available on Orange's network in the UK, France and Switzerland, sometime in the 2nd quarter.
palmOne CEO Bradley steps down
palmOne CEO Bradley will step down at end of the quarter, stating "I feel the time is right for me to move on to another challenge."
Treo Roadshow goes Online
If you missed the Treo Road show last fall, palmOne will hold a live webinar next Wednesday with highlights from the event.
Memory card offer now available
The free 128 MB SD card to Treo 650 users with memory management issues is now available.
Sprint + Nextel = Sprint Nextel
Sprint and Nextel have agreed to merge, creating the nation's third largest wireless service provider. What will it mean for the Treo?
PalmSource announces Cobalt on Linux
PalmSource announces the purchase of CMS and the development of a PalmOS that runs on top of Linux
CTIA Press Releases
With the announcement of the Treo 650, many companies have expressed their support through press releases. We will be compiling these kinds of press releases here. First off: Good, Visto, JP Mobile. Second: NotifyLink, Handango Inhand, Seven, Audible
First Treo 650 Carrier: Sprint PCS
Sprint announces plans to be the first Treo 650 carrier. Price: $599.99. Available in all Sprint store, business channels, and online next month. No camera version available soon. A free month trial of HandMark Express and Audible included.
"News" on Monday
On Monday palmOne President Ed Colligan will outline the future of Smartphones at his CTIA Keynote, and the company will unveil "news".
PalmOne Q1 Results
PalmOne reports a profit and large increases in revenue, partially based off of their great success with the Treo 600: Revenue Up 62%, Operating Margin 8.5%
ImpactRX to outfit more than 1000 physicians with Treos
PalmOne, Sprint, and ImpactRX, jointly announced a major purchase by ImpactRX, a pharmaceutical related company, of Sprint Treo devices.
Free Treo 600 accessories with purchase
PalmOne is clearing out inventory, now giving several accessories free with any Treo 600 purchase.
PalmOne CTIA Keynote
Ed Colligan, President of PalmOne, is scheduled to give a keynote speech on October 25th at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2004 conference.
PalmOne adds third carrier for CMDA Treo 600
Bell Mobility announced the availability of the Treo 600 on their Canadian CDMA network. This is the third CDMA carrier for the Treo.
PalmOne to present at Investor Forum
PalmOne President and CEO, Todd Bradley, will present at the Silicon Valley Bank Tech Investors Forum in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
PalmOne expands airport retail store initiative
PalmOne announced new airport stores to sell Treos and other PalmOne handhelds to business and consumer travelers.
Treo 600 now available in T-Mobile retail stores
Maybe T-Mobile was scared after the Treo 270 was not a breakout success, but they finally announced today that they will carry the Treo 600 in their retail stores.
ESD-UNION
As a way to raise awareness and protect developers, Aaron Ardiri, has started a Palm OS developers union.
Good expands network for Treo 600.
Good Technology added Canada to the regions it will sell its Goodlink wireless email and calendar system in.
Eric Benhamou to step down
PalmSource chairmen, Eric Benhamou will resign on October 26th, 2004.
BlackBerry on Sprint
By the end of the year, Sprint will offer a Blackberry enabled device on their network.
Treo Testimonials
Do you like your Treo? Are you in the Bay Area? PalmOne wants to hear from you.
Escape-A-Date
Cingular's new Voice Connect service gives daters the perfect alibi if things go sour.
Handango redesigned
Handango has launched a new design for their 5th anniversary.
PalmSource Mac Petition
A petition has started for PalmSource to continue to support Mac OS in future versions of Palm Desktop.
Orange Treo Code Camp
Orange is holding a three day camp in France for developers to help strengthen their wireless application creation skills.
On Intelligence
Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm, Handspring, and the brains behind the Treo, has written a book examining the theory of intelligence.
PalmGear promotes Treo specific applications
Recognizing the extensive software development for the Treo, PalmGear launches a new Treo 600 section.
$149 $199 Treo 600 on ATT
Amazon.com is selling the ATT Treo 600 for $149 after $100 $199 after $300 rebate and activation.
Chatter Closed
The developer of popular IM application Chatter has stopped creating new server IM accounts. Existing users will be supported indefinitely.
Goodbye Basejet
A favorite email client and service by many, Basejet, Inc. has announced the discontinuation of the Basejet email service.
All Treos in stock
For the first time since the Treo 600's launch, PalmOne's online store has all carrier's models in stock and ready to ship.
Verizon launches Treo 600 Nationwide
On Monday, Verizon launched the Treo 600 in retail stores nationwide
Seidio recalls early 2 in 1 headsets
Seidio posts in the TreoCentral forums that a small number of early 2 in 1 headsets are defective. A free replacement is available to those users who are affected.
Treo Summer Tour 2004
PalmOne, Good Technology, and ATT Wireless are embarking on a four city summer tour, to show how the Treo can help businesses using wireless email.
PalmOne's Bounty
Trade in your old handheld at PalmOne retail stores, and receive $50 off your purchase of a Treo, or other PalmOne handheld.
T-Mobile Tops Customer Service
The results of J.D. Power and Associates's annual Wireless Customer Care Performance survey: T-Mobile has the best customer service, Sprint PCS has the worst.
PalmOne helps Mac users
PalmOne this week launched an online Mac resource center, providing step by step help in using a Palm device with a mac, such as how to setup iSync.
100,000 Developers
PalmSource announces that there are now more than 100,000 registered enterprise developers of Palm OS applications.
ATT Wireless joins PalmSource Program
ATT Wireless has joined the Palm Powered Mobile World program, connecting mobile operators, application developers and users of Palm Powered smart mobile devices in the Palm Powered Economy.
PalmOne Q4 Notes
With every earnings report is a conference call, where interesting tidbits of information can be learned.
Sprint announces plans for EV-DO technology
Sprint announced plans to rollout by 2005 a nationwide EV-DO network. EV-DO is a 3G technology that has peak download speeds of 2.4 Mbps.
PalmOne Stock Soars
After surprising analysts with a sizeable profit, PalmOne's stock rises 37% to $29.36.
Treos helping schools
PalmOne is promoting the Treo 600 at an education conference for use by school administrators.
PalmOne Profits
PalmOne posts a profit for their fiscal fourth quarter, and a small loss for the year.
Ed for Pres
PalmOne promotes Ed Colligan to President; he was formally senior vice president and general manager of the Wireless Business Unit.
$2 million of ads
According to the Wall Street Journal, PalmOne is ready to launch a $2 million ad campaign for the Treo 600 in airports nationwide.
Sprint Demo Days
Sprint and PalmOne are demoing the Treo 600 in sprint stores throughout April; Small business owners who buy a Treo 600 at the event are eligible for a $200 instant rebate.
Treos Reduce PalmOne's loss
PalmOne reported revenue of $242.5 million for the third quarter, with a loss of 9.3 million. 938,000 PalmOne handhelds were sold this quarter.
Cingular to acquire AT&T Wireless
$41 billion deal creates a new wireless giant which promises to bring greater network coverage, improved service quality, and new advanced data services.
palmOne reduces work force, shifts focus to Smartphones
palmOne is rebalancing the investment levels in its handheld computer and smartphone product families, and reducing its work force by about 100 people.
Push-to-Talk on Orange's Treo
Orange plans to later this year launch a Push-to-Talk service, Talk Now, and will initially make it available on the Orange Treo 600.
BlackBerry service coming to Treo
PalmSource and Research In Motion have begun efforts to jointly develop a software client that enables BlackBerry connectivity to Palm OS.
Handspring is now... palmOne
The merger is complete; Handspring comes home to Palm. No Treo 600 GSM yet though.
Handspring acquisition a done deal
Palm's acquisition of Handspring is a done deal; PalmOne to emerge tomorrow.
The last earnings report
Handspring reported first quarter results this week, its last earnings report as an independant company.
Existing Treo owners: Treo 600 for $399
Handspring is selling the Treo 600 for $399 to all existing treo owners, without having to sign a new contract.
Goodlink 2.1
Good Technology introduces an enterprise email system for the Treo.
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