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HP and webOS: But They Seemed So Happy Together!

John Paczkowski in News on August 18, 2011 at 1:30 pm PT

Just over a year ago, HP and Palm were promising an “amazing roadmap of new tools for your mobile and web-connected future.” And now, suddenly, this!

No Christmas in Palm-ville

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2009 at 12:04 pm PT

With a handful of new Android handsets arriving at market in the coming weeks, including Motorola’s much anticipated Droid, Palm’s prospects for blowout winter holiday sales are dimming. Earlier this week, analysts at Citigroup and CL King voiced their concerns about the company in the wake of another ugly quarter from carrier partner Sprint. Now, Standard & Poor’s is doing so as well.

Palm Pixie Launch Delayed Until 2010?

John Paczkowski in News on August 17, 2009 at 11:16 am PT

Palm’s next webOS handset, the so-called Eos (codename: Pixie), is still in the pipeline, but it may not arrive at market for some time. Though some observers have speculated that the device would debut in the late fall in time for the holidays, others are now suggesting that a 2010 launch is more likely.

Palm Analysts, Best Buy Suffering From Pre-Mature Elaboration

John Paczkowski in News on July 27, 2009 at 11:19 am PT

Add another voice to the chorus of analysts claiming that sales of the Palm Pre have been on the decline these past few weeks. In a research note published this morning, CL King analyst Lawrence Harris, speaking to the controversy over sell-though numbers for the Pre, cast his lot with those who feel sales are slowing.

Palm Pixie in November?

John Paczkowski in News on June 30, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

According to some lines of code secreted away within webOS, Palm has at least one more handset in the pipeline–the so-called Eos (codename: Pixie). And while no one seems to know when it will arrive at market, there’s speculation today that we’ll see it by November, right in time for the winter holidays.