The miniature Palm Android phone — once a Verizon exclusive — will be available unlocked for $350 in August. The phone supports LTE bands 2/4/5/12/13/66, making it compatible with AT&T, T-Mobile, Metro, and Verizon.
Palm, a California company that purchased the rights to the Palm brand from TCL, today launched a new device it calls an ultra-mobile product that “syncs with your smartphone to keep you connected but not consumed.” The idea is to allow people to access their vital apps when needed, but keep them from staring at their screen […]
Qualcomm has announced that it has purchased a number of patents from HP. The purchase includes about 1,400 patents and patents pending in the U.S., and another 1,000 patents and patents pending outside the U.S. According to Qualcomm, the patents pertain to mobile operating technologies and cover many of the patents HP acquired when it […]
HP is looking to sell its mobile technology patents in order to improve its financial footing, reports Bloomberg. Most of the patents pertain to webOS, which HP acquired when it bought Palm in 2010. HP killed off Palm’s devices in 2011 and eventually open-sourced webOS before selling the operating system to LG. HP has approached […]
Patent holding company NTP has announced that it has inked settlement agreements with many of the biggest names in the tech industry. The 13 companies, including wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile; smartphone manufacturers Apple, HTC, Motorola Mobility, Palm, LG, and Samsung; and e-mail service and software providers Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. […]
More Americans now own smartphones than basic cellphones, Pew Internet deduced on Thursday. By looking at those who either said they had a smartphone or mentioned it using a smartphone platform, the study found that 53 percent of American cellphone owners had a smartphone as of February. With 88 percent of the entire adult American […]
HP is seriously exploring the possibility of selling the webOS division outright, four insiders said Monday night. The company has brought on Bank of America Merrill Lynch to decide whether or not it makes sense to sell the group, the sources told Reuters. An asking price might run into the “hundreds of millions” of dollars, […]
HP has confirmed that the Pre3 is now shipping to the UK. HP’s Eurostore shows the Pre3 in stock and shipping within 1-2 days. Other online retailers in the UK also show the smartphone in stock. HP’s Eurostore is selling the unlocked 8GB Pre3 for £299 ($493). Clove is also offering it for £300 (£360/$594 […]
Orange may be the first major carrier taking on the HP Pre3 in the UK. The smartphone, although not yet appearing on any of the carrier’s sales-related pages, has cropped up on Orange’s support page. The phone, had been showing up for pre-sale at several UK retailer’s sites, with an expected ship date of July […]
Vudu has throwed itself into more direct competition with iTunes and Netflix by carrying TV shows. The deal gives it access to shows from ABC, AMC, Fox, HDNet, Palm, Showtime, Sony, Starz, and The CW, such as Weeds and The Walking Dead. As a paid service, its episodes will show a day after the air […]
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