Palm CEO ‘Bummed Out’ But Confident
Phone+ News, USA It hasn’t been an easy nine months for Palm. Its much-hyped comeback last spring started going downhill last summer when sales of the Pre on the Sprint network failed to impress, by most standards. Then, the Pre and its cousin, the Palm Pixi, also failed to catch on when they were made [...]
Top-Secret Droid Campaign Benefits Verizon
Christian Science Monitor Verizon Wireless was right to withhold the price of its Droid phone until close to launch, a media tracking firm demonstrated today. According a new study from Compete, the Droid advertising campaign attracted much more web traffic than last year’s campaign for the T-Mobile G1, one of the first smartphones to use [...]
Sprint: Palm Pre, Unlimited Plans Fail to Help Earnings
Phone+ News, USA Carrying the Palm Pre and offering unlimited voice and data plans hasn’t helped Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) at all. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier on Thursday reported yet another quarter of losses – wider than the losses of the year-ago and second-quarter 2009 periods. Sprint reported $478 million in losses, compared … Topics: [...]
Analysts Refute Latest Verizon-Palm Pre Rumor
CNET News TheStreet.com reported late Thursday that sources close to the companies said Verizon was considering not offering the phone on its network, as had been expected. But now analysts are saying the rumors are likely bogus. Topics: Sprint, Verizon, Washington, telecommunications, Palm, telecom
Sprint Exec Criticizes AT&T 3G; Palm CEO talks iPod, Apple
Apple Insider In promoting Sprint’s upcoming 4G network, a Sprint executive has cited AT&T’s 3G troubles as an example of what not to do; and Palm’s CEO discusses his time at Apple, including the creation of the iPod. Topics: Apple, telecom, Sprint, wireless, Palm, telecommunications, AT&T, 3G, 4G, iPhone
Open Mobile Summit Connects Internet and Wireless Industry Execs
TMCnet News The Open Mobile Summit, taking place in San Francisco this November 4th and 5th, explores the “open mobile” trends and other growth opportunities for wireless carriers, device OEMs and software companies, as well as the new channels opening for content, media and apps developers. Topics: telecom, wireless, United States, Virgin Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, [...]
Palm Pre For $99 – Whoops!
Phone+ News, USA Lucky smartphone shoppers were able to walk away from a Bay Area Best Buy over the weekend with a new Palm Pre that cost them just $99, instead of the $199 you pay just about everywhere else.The reason for the “deal” was a snafu in a newspaper ad… Topics: Palm, smartphone, telecommunications, [...]
Verizon Details Smart-Phone Plans
Wall Street Journal Verizon executives Monday reiterated plans to offer the Palm Pre and to build its own app store, as the wireless carrier attempts to generate some smart-phone buzz of its own. Topics: 3G, telecommunications, Palm, AT&T, Apple, Verizon, telecom, iPhone, carrier, wireless
Sprint: Palm Pre Available for Sale Online
Phone+ News, USA In case you were waiting for all of the hype to subside before buying a Palm Pre, now you don’t even have to leave your computer chair to get one. Sprint has made the Pre available for purchase through its Website for the first time. Just like in the stores, it … [...]
IPtimize Acquires National Telecom & Broadband Services Assets
TMCnet IPtimize, Inc., a broadband voice and data service provider, has acquired the assets and operating network of National Telecom & Broadband Services, a Florida corporation, including Teliphonex, their business-class VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) hostedPBX solution. Topics: telecommunications, broadband, Palm, telecom, voip
More Major, Minor iPhone Upgrade Problems and How to Fix Them
CNET News Their quality control and customer service is in fact much better than other companies. If I had equipment protection on any other phone, … Topics: iPhone, Apple, Palm, 3G, Nokia, telecom, telecommunications
No Skype For Palm Pre Yet
InformationWeek, NY It’s unclear how quickly developers will embrace the webOS platform, and the VoIP-calling company Skype said it will be taking a wait-and-see approach. Topics: telecom, smartphone, Palm, telecommunications, Skype, voip
Palm Stock Soars on Rubinstein CEO News
Phone+ News, USA Jon Rubinstein, who once led the iPod division at Apple Inc. (AAPL), is taking over as CEO of device maker Palm Inc. (PALM) Rubinstein has worked at Palm since June 2007. He replaces Ed Colligan, a man many observers view as the last representative of the “old Palm” (think the Palm Pilot days .. [...]
WSJ: Palm Pre on Verizon in January
Wall Street Journal That’s because rival Verizon Wireless will be carrying the touch-screen device in its stores in January, according to a person familiar with the situation. Associated Press Janay Swain, left, and Al Rogers, test the new Sprint Palm Pres they bought in … Topics: telecom, Sprint, Palm, broadband, wireless, Verizon, telecommunications
Sprint: Don’t count on January Pre on Verizon
Yahoo! Tech, CA Verizon fanned that flame by making its own claim that the Pre would arrive on its network in “the next six months or so.” Exclusive handset contracts are a fixture in the telecommunications business, and most handsets begin their life on a single … Topics: smartphone, telecom, New York, iPhone, Verizon, handset, Palm, [...]
