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∞ ∞ HP buys Palm

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:21:11 +0000

HP and Palm announced on Wednesday that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for HP to buy Palm.

∞ ∞ Palm's WebOS-based Pixi comes to Sprint

Peter Cohen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:19:56 +0000

Sprint announced Monday that it will begin selling the Palm Pixi in the U.S. on Nov. 15. This expands Palm’s WebOS product line, positioned squarely against Apple’s popular iPhone.

∞ ∞ Palm responds to USB-IF decision favoring Apple

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:39:18 +0000

Palm on Wednesday responded to a decision by the USB Implementors Forum that favored Apple in the back-and-forth battle involving the Palm Pre’s ability to sync with iTunes.

∞ ∞ USB Forum sides with Apple in dispute with Palm over syncing

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:48:08 +0000

Palm may be out of moves in its battle to have the Pre continue syncing with iTunes. The USB Implementers Forum rendered its decision today and in a letter seen by The Loop, the group sided with Apple.

∞ ∞ Report: Palm rejected Apple's proposal to stop hiring employees

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:37:06 +0000

Steve Jobs was reportedly very angry with ex-Apple executive and now Palm CEO, Jon Rubenstein, for recruiting Apple engineers to work for Palm.

∞ ∞ Palm reports Apple to the USB Implementers Forum

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:47:23 +0000

Palm didn’t wait for Apple to take the next step in its ongoing battle to have the Pre sync with iTunes.

∞ ∞ Palm re-enables Pre iTunes sync

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:49:37 +0000

Let the games begin.

You knew that Apple was going to disable Palm Pre syncing in iTunes, right? And of course, you knew that Palm was going to come back with an update that would allow its users to sync with iTunes again.

∞ ∞ Apple's 1.5 billion apps and why you should care

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:54:37 +0000

Apple kicked off Tuesday morning by releasing some of the latest download numbers from the App Store. You may be thinking that’s just another press release slinging a bunch of numbers around, but you should really stop and take a … Continued

∞ ∞ iPhone 3GS tops Consumer Reports smartphone ratings

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:21:43 +0000

Apple’s new iPhone 3GS has been receiving rave reviews since its release, but its newest award has it on top of the prestigious Consumer Reports smartphone list.

∞ ∞ Apple won't intimidate Palm

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:35:22 +0000

Whether you agree with Apple’s not-so-subtle message to Palm and its Pre users or not, the battle lines have been drawn. I don’t, however, believe this is a slam dunk win for Apple–Palm is going to fight back hard.

∞ ∞ Apple note warns Pre, RIM customers about iTunes sync

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:29:37 +0000

You just knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Apple on Tuesday quietly released a tech note saying that it doesn’t support syncing third-party digital media players with iTunes.