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Apple iPhone to soon get long-sought multitasking

(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad devices will soon be able to run more than one program at a time, an ability that phones from Apple's rivals already offer and that iPhone owners have long sought.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 9

HP is Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1.4B deal (Update)

Palm Inc. a pioneer in the smart phone business that couldn't quite make the comeback it needed, has agreed to be bought out by Hewlett-Packard Co. for about $1.4 billion in cash.

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created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

HP to offer webOS as open-source software

(AP) -- It may be one of the technology world's most expensive efforts to give something away: Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it's making its webOS mobile system available as open-source software that anyone can use ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Palm to release cheaper sibling of Pre smart phone

(AP) -- 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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created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Will H-P keep Palm in smart phone market?

After unveiling its $1.2 billion plan to buy smart phone maker Palm Inc., Hewlett-Packard has sent somewhat confusing signals about its intentions to remain in the fast-growing but highly-competitive business.

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created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives

(AP) -- Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys. The company's ...

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Palm largely dead as HP shuts phone, tablet unit

(AP) -- When Hewlett-Packard Co. snapped up Palm Inc. last year for $1.8 billion, it looked like the smartphone pioneer's last chance.

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created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record

The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

HTC blazes discreet trail in U.S. smart-phone market

After mulling over which smart phone to buy for months, Seth Chapman decided against jumping on the iPhone, BlackBerry or Droid X bandwagons and instead went with the HTC Evo 4G.

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created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Palm Pre to go on sale June 6

Palm Inc., a pioneer in handheld devices but suffering hard times lately, announced Tuesday that its much-anticipated new smartphone, the Palm Pre, would go on sale in the United States on June 6.

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple gains share in smart-phone market in first quarter

The growing power of Apple Inc. in the mobile-device market was underscored in two ways Friday: in a report from IDC showing the iPhone gaining market share, and in a fresh lawsuit from cell-phone giant Nokia Corp.

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created May 11, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0