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Wait. Palm Had Retail Stores?
Palm shareholders gave the company a kick in the Grape Nuts this morning in answer to news that it will shutter all but one of its retail stores by the end of the first quarter. The closure affects...
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Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices
We are now witnessing the emergence of a new user interface for digital devices, including laptop computers, advanced cellphones, wireless portable data gadgets and other types of computing products....
View ArticleFixing a Frozen MacBook Air
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I am considering the purchase of the MacBook Air...
View ArticleSugarSync Offers the Best Method Yet for Replicating Files
It’s a real problem keeping all the files you need available and up-to-date on multiple computers in multiple locations, whether they are key business documents or just favorite photos or songs. Adding...
View ArticleWe're All Out of Smart Phones. Still Got a Bunch of These Dumb Ones, Though.
Turns out Apple (AAPL) isn’t the only company whose smart phones are in short supply this spring. According to Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt, Research in Motion (RIMM) and Palm (PALM) are...
View ArticlePalm: Cowen Launches Coverage With Outperform Rating
Palm (PALM) shares received a boost this morning from Cowen analyst Matthew Hoffman, who launched coverage of the company with an Outperform rating. Hoffman asserts that the stock can appreciate more...
View ArticleUsing a Stylus With the iPhone
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I bought an iPhone and was frustrated that my...
View ArticleBurn Rate: MediaMaster Goes Under
MediaMaster, a free Web-based application that allowed users to upload music from their hard drives and listen to it online or on their mobile devices, made the decision to shutter its doors, and...
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Oh, Donna
With Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992 and went on to become its CEO. She was part of the brains behind the Palm Pilot–the standard-setting personal digital assistant–upon which Palm...
View ArticleA Stylus for the iPhone
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I am a Palm Treo user and would like to get an...
View ArticleSyncing to an iPhone on MobileMe
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I saw your column last week saying Apple’s...
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Quickoffice Brings Editing to iPhones, But Put It on Hold
I am typing these words in a full-fledged word processor on an Apple iPhone. It’s a third-party app that allows you to edit, format or create Microsoft Word and Excel documents, and then send them back...
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Palm's New Pilot: Jon Rubinstein [UPDATED]
“The key thing was our CEO, Ed Colligan, had the insight that once the [BlackBerry] Pearl came out, the smart-phone business was going to be a consumer business, and Palm was not positioned for that...
View ArticleRunning the Treo's OS on the Pre
There’s no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help. Here are a few questions...
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Gadget Gods Peter Rojas and Ryan Block Finally Unveil their Newest Gadget...
Does the world need another gadget site? Yes, say two of the gadget world’s biggest stars, who are launching gdgt.com today. The site is the work of Peter Rojas, who helped build Gizmodo and Engadget,...
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Pre Sales May Be Slowing. Yes? Nooooooooo!
Now this is just getting silly. Pali Research says sales of the Palm Pre are slowing. RBC’s Mike Abramsky says they aren’t and claims 325,000 to 375,000 have been sold to date, ahead of his...
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Windows Mobile: "Unloved, Unappreciated, and Unlikely to Encourage Any Devotion"
No wonder Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is so dismayed by the company’s Windows Mobile division: Most Windows Mobile users aren’t even aware their phones run it. In fact, according to the CFI Group,...
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Palm Chief: By Birthright, Palm Should Have Owned the Smartphone Market
What Palm chief Jon Rubinstein’s appearance at Web 2.0 Summit today lacked in news, it made up for somewhat in perspective–on the mobile space, Palm’s smartphone birthright, its acquisition by...
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History Repeats Itself at Hewlett-Packard webOS Unit
History, it is often said, has a funny way of repeating itself. So it appears to be at Hewlett-Packard with regard to its webOS business. HP has announced to the world that it plans to stop selling its...
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