Review: $100 Palm Pixi is stylish but sluggish

Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi.

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Ahead of the Bell: Palm shares rise

Shares of Palm Inc. rose ahead of regular trading Tuesday after Kaufman Bros. said worries about competition for the company's "smart" phones are overdone.

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Sprint to sell Palm Pixi beginning Nov. 15

Sprint Nextel plans to sell Palm's Pixi, a lighter and cheaper version of the Palm Pre, beginning Nov. 15.

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Palm adds 4 million shares to new public offering

Palm Inc. on Wednesday raised the number of shares it will sell in a new public offering to 20 million from 16 million.

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Industry group: OK for iTunes to block Palm Pre

Apple Inc. appears to have clearance from an industry group to block rival Palm Inc.'s Pre phone from connecting with iTunes software.

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Corrective: Palm earnings story

In a Sept. 17 story on Palm Inc.'s quarterly earnings, The Associated Press understated by about $100 million the amount of cash and cash equivalents held by Palm. The story failed to include $101.8 million in short-term investments, which are easily converted into cash, which would bring the total to $211.8 million, rather than $110 million as reported.

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Palm to sell 16 million shares in offering

Smart phone maker Palm Inc. said Thursday it plans to sell about 16 million of its shares in an offering.

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Palm posts larger 1Q loss, but beats Street view

Smart phone maker Palm Inc. on Thursday posted a wider fiscal first-quarter loss — its ninth in a row.

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Palm to release cheaper sibling of Pre smart phone

Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi.

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Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunes

Palm's Pre smart phone just can't stay away from Apple's iTunes software.

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Palm Pre to launch in Europe in time for holidays

Palm Inc. said Tuesday its Pre smart phone will be available on the O2 network in the U.K., Ireland and Germany and Movistar in Spain in time for the holiday season.

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Galveston police baffled by 30 burnt palm trees

Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months.

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Palm appoints ex-Apple whiz as CEO

Jon Rubinstein, a former executive behind Apple Inc.'s iPod, on Wednesday was named chief executive of smartphone maker Palm Inc., replacing Ed Colligan who is stepping down after 16 years with the company.

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Sprint CEO: Palm Pre is `coming out party'

No doubt bolstered by positive reviews, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse said Saturday's release of Palm Inc.'s Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint as it seeks to reverse subscriber losses.

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Much riding on success — or failure — of Palm Pre

When Palm Inc.'s and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s latest bundle of smart phone joy, the Pre, arrives Saturday, it will be entering an increasingly crowded market backed by parents that have a lot riding on its success.

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Best Buy to carry the Palm Pre

Best Buy Co. and RadioShack Corp. say they will carry Palm Inc.'s new Pre smart phone, offering customers instant rebates.

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Sprint says Palm Pre to go on sale June 6

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to start selling Palm Inc.'s much anticipated new smart phone, the Pre, on June 6 for $200. The device could give Palm a needed boost in sales and help Sprint stop the defection of subscribers to other wireless carriers.

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Palm Pre prepares to battle 'iBerry' juggernaut

For the first time in nearly two years, the iPhone faces a showdown with what could be a true iPhone challenger. It's not a BlackBerry. It's not an Android phone. It's a Palm and it's called the Pre.

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Poison killed 21 polo ponies, says vet

The 21 ponies that were to have competed in a Sunday polo match but suddenly died were exposed to some sort of poison, said one of the veterinarians who attempted to save the animals.

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Firefighters near containment on Palm Springs fire

A wind-driven brush fire burned at least two houses and forced at least 50 others to be evacuated Friday before firefighters mostly contained the blaze at 40 to 50 acres. No major injuries were reported.

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Palm leaps on upgrade citing allure of webOS, Pre

Shares of handset maker Palm Inc. charged up 7.5 percent in premarket trading Friday after an analyst upgraded the company, saying its new operating system has boosted the company's potential to catch up with smartphone industry leaders Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd.

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Palm unveils new smart phone, operating system

Palm Inc. unveiled a new touch-screen smart phone and operating system Thursday, marking its latest attempt to catch up with competition from Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

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Palm announces 'Pre,' new OS

Palm Thursday unveiled the "Pre" smartphone, more similar to an iPhone than a Treo in looks, and a new operating system called Palm webOS, with hopes that both will keep the venerable but struggling company in the smartphone race.

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Dubai ups ante with $1.5B hotel on palm island

It's the latest word in Persian Gulf excess: a $1.5 billion resort boasting a $25,000-a-night suite and dolphins flown in from the South Pacific — all atop an island built in the shape of a palm tree.

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Palm launches new Treo on Sprint network

Palm Inc., which has been struggling to maintain its position in the hot market for "smart" phones, introduced a new Treo model Monday with Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities.

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I really didn't want to beat up on WinMo here, because at this point it just feels tired. But man, come on Microsoft, you're giving me no choice. Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't just a letdown—it barely seems done.

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I've had the chance to use both an AT&T HTC Pure and Pharos Traveler 137 running Windows Mobile 6.5 and I have to say Microsoft disappoints me greatly with this release.

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We went into this review with the full hopes of emerging with a generally positive outlook. Sorry, Windows Mobile 6.5 – it's just not going to happen.

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The first is that they're allowing developers to fully distribute their apps via the web. What this means is that developers can simply submit their apps to Palm, and Palm will return to them a URL that they can then blog, tweet, do whatever they want to share it.

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Clearly, other companies know how to sync painlessly with iTunes music (see RIM's Blackberry Media Sync for example), so why doesn't Palm develop a syncing solution for their own hardware? The exact reason is unknown, but my guess is that it's a combination of things.

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Former Palm Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ed Colligan rejected a proposal from Apple Inc.'s Steve Jobs to refrain from hiring each other's employees two years ago, calling it wrong and "likely illegal," according to their communications.

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In a survey of 200 3GS users conducted Aug. 4-11 by RBC Capital and ChangeWave Research, 99% pronounced themselves satisfied, of which 82% were "very satisfied." In a matching survey of 40 Pre owners, 87% said they were satisfied and 45% "very satisfied."

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President Obama's top antitrust official and some senior Democratic lawmakers are preparing to rein in a host of major industries, including airline and railroad giants, moving so aggressively that they are finding some resistance from officials within the administration.

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Reports are coming in that Apple's latest update to its iTunes software has locked out Palm's Pre.

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Are Some Palm Pre Screens Defective? Multiple Reports Indicate an Emerging Problem

Palm USA's recently released touchscreen Palm Pre represents the companies best last hope for a resurgence, due to strong competition from both Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry line of smart phones.

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Palm has requested that the Pre Dev Wiki refrain from discussions about how to use a Pre for tethered internet access, explaining that such discussions risk upsetting Sprint.

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According to the Business Insider part of the cost cutting measures taking place at Microsoft, employees are no longer have their data plans covered for iPhone, RIM or Palm Pre devices. Only those with devices powered by Microsoft Windows mobile will be covered.

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SAN FRANCISCO — With its coveted gadgets and resurgent stock price, Apple has cast something of a spell on both consumers and investors

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The Pre has generated a lot of excitement among gadget hounds, and Palm is relying on the phone to turn its fortunes around.

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The ridiculous fringe of punditry is working hard to invent a bitter, angry rivalry between Apple and Palm in order to suggest that the iPhone is at some potential risk of being overshadowed and that Apple has become an abusive monopolist seeking to beat up underdogs.

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Plug a Pre into a Mac and it syncs, seamlessly, with Apple's (AAPL) iTunes. In fact, the iTunes Store treats the Pre just as it would an iPod or an iPhone with one exception: it can't handle old copy-protected songs.

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Sprint just announced that the Pre will cost $199.99 after $100 mail-rebate and 2-year contract and will launch on June 6th.

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Will Pre be the first smart phone to challenge the dominance of Apple's iPhone?

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But, the key to the success of this device will be in the software.

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the real question is whether Sprint executives will let the device be free or whether it will ruin it by attempting to control it and ignoring its fan base and developers as its done with its other phones.

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But why did iPhone sales fall 10 percent? Rumors of a new and improved iPhone have been circulating for months, and it's likely that potential buyers are sitting on the fence to see what Apple rolls out this summer.

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Palm is now taking applications for its "Real Palm Phone Reviewer" promotional campaign. Basically, you apply to become a real Palm Phone Reviewer and Palm sends you a shiny new phone and covers your data-plan service for 6 months.

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6. Gap (GAP) Old Navy and Banana Republic. Gap is a three-brand company living in a two-brand body. In March, same-store sales for the Gap North America flagship brand were off 14% following a 14% drop in the same month in 2008.

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Palm investor Roger McNamee recently stated that when the phone contracts of the initial iPhone owners expire this summer, they'll all be jumping ship for the Palm Pre - which should be shipping by then.

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