Stories about: Handspring

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    Deathmatch rematch: BlackBerry versus iPhone 3.0 03/07/2009 21:09:00

    The new iPhone 3.0 OS is now old news, but does its enhancements overcome any advantages that the BlackBerry has over the iPhone? In May, I pitted the BlackBerry Bold in a head-to-head competition against the iPhone 3G, which handily beat RIM's business standard in most areas. After all, the iPhone 3.0 OS enhances the e-mail, calendar, and search functions that many BlackBerry users focus on and that IT loves about the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES).
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    Former Apple exec takes the helm at Palm 11/06/2009 05:45:00

    Just as the newest chapter in the storied history of Palm unfolds, the last remaining company founder is moving on.
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    15 events that changed technology history 24/12/2008 09:00:00

    There are certain key points that have shaped the way technology is today. We've rounded up the 15 most important milestones and explained why they changed the course of the industry.
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    15 turning points in tech history 10/06/2008 10:52:22

    Imagine how different the computing world would be if IBM had used proprietary chips in the original PC, rather than off-the-shelf components. The PC clone market would never have happened, and IBM, rather than Microsoft, might have emerged as the leading company of the computer revolution.
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    The top 15 vaporware products of all time 06/05/2008 15:40:00

    The tech industry has had more than its fair share of products that infamously failed to take off. Some fit the classic definition of vaporware, and were all hype and no substance. A few were simply too far ahead of their time. And others were merely victims of bad judgment about what users wanted. Here are the 15 best examples of products that never saw the light of day (at least in their originally intended form), plus some honourable mentions that we just couldn't ignore.
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    The decline and fall of the Palm empire 26/02/2007 12:44:24

    The once-mighty Palm, still successful on paper from the momentum of past glories, is doomed to decline and failure. It wasn't always thus. Here's my preemptive post-mortem.
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    The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years 24/12/2005 08:56:25

    Here's PC World's official (and entirely idiosyncratic) list of the top tech gadgets of the last half century.
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    Treo owners file lawsuit against Palm 22/09/2005 07:58:08

    Three owners of Palm's Treo 600 and 650 hybrid phone/personal digital assistants (PDAs) have filed a lawsuit claiming the devices are inherently defective and are seeking an injunction barring the sale of the popular devices.
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    PalmOne officially becomes Palm 18/07/2005 08:05:52

    PalmOne became Palm, Thursday. The PDA maker has also changed its logo to a new design that will appear on products later in the year.
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    PalmOne gives interim CEO full-time gig 18/05/2005 07:58:28

    PalmOne has taken the term "interim" out of Ed Colligan's job title, making him the company's new chief executive officer (CEO) and president, the PDA (personal digital assistant) maker announced Monday. The move comes just days before PalmOne is expected to launch the first device in its new mobile manager range of handheld computing products.
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    PDA market slumps again as HP gains on PalmOne 28/04/2004 09:58:12

    Shipments of personal digital assistants (PDAs) continued their steady fall in the first quarter of 2004, as a stronger than usual seasonal dropoff in shipments added weight to an ongoing decline.
 
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