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RSS HandspringFormer-iPod chief takes reins as Palm CEO
News As an early employee of Palm, Colligan left with Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins to form Handspring and returned when Palm bought Handspring in 2003. Palm announced Wednesday afternoon that Jon... [11 Jun 2009]
Palm and RIM join hands for Treo
News An email synchronisation partnership with RIM on the Treo smart phone has been in the works ever since the development of the Treo 600 when it was still belonged to Handspring, Fabris said. Fabris said: "I was working at... [17 Oct 2005]
Palm profits drop but Treo sales soar
News The first Treo 600 sold in 2003 after Palm acquired the technology from Handspring. Palm eventually bought Handspring as well. Palm's quarterly profits fell despite growing sales of its Treo smart phone,... [23 Sep 2005]
PalmSource banks on Linux and feature phones
News Sony left the handheld market, and PalmOne acquired Handspring, which was number two in market share. PalmSource, the struggling maker of the Palm handheld operating system, has said devices using Cobalt - its new OS for... [25 May 2005]
PalmOne CEO steps down
News Colligan, a former Handspring executive, was named head of the wireless business when Palm and Handspring merged to form PalmOne. In June 2003, Palm decided to buy rival Handspring,... [25 Jan 2005]
PalmOne wins patent row
News In March 2001, NCR sued Palm and Handspring, alleging the companies infringed patents for a type of "portable personal terminal". NCR had been appealing a district court ruling that had sided with PalmOne, the company... [07 Jan 2005]
PDA-to-PC email unveiled
News Faced with this powerful competition, Sproqit has already signed a deal with palmOne that will see its Personal Edition ship on every Handspring Treo600. Sproqit, a small US start-up, is challenging the might of the... [04 Oct 2004]
PalmSource chairman Benhamou to exit
News Handheld maker Palm had renamed itself PalmOne after it spun off operating system maker PalmSource and acquired rival Handspring. PalmSource chairman Eric Benhamou will step down after the annual meeting of stockholders... [16 Aug 2004]
Virgin MP3 player no match for iPod in storage
News Both executives formerly worked at handheld maker Handspring, now PalmOne. Virgin Electronics' new MP3 player, unveiled on Monday, appears to give style a priority over storage. The circular, half-ounce gadget has a... [20 Jul 2004]
Orange offers 'world's smallest smart phone'
News So far its top two models are the Handspring Treo 600 and SPV E200, both of which bring in on average about €50 per month per user. Orange has announced the release of what it says is the world's smallest smart phone,... [08 Jun 2004]
Two new Zires on the way from PalmOne
News PalmOne's Treo combination cell phone and organiser, which it acquired through the purchase of rival Handspring, has been gaining some ground in the business market. Handheld maker PalmOne plans to announce on Wednesday... [26 Apr 2004]
PalmOne: Users changing network to get Treo 600
News The Treo 600, developed by Handspring before that company was acquired by PalmOne, is offered exclusively by Orange in France, Switzerland and the UK, as well as several US networks. PalmOne, the world's largest provider... [15 Mar 2004]
3GSM: Microsoft - Smartphone OS margins just fine
News The critical metric for mobile operators has long been ARPU - average revenue per user - and Orange, prominent with several cutting-edge devices, has declared smart phones such as the SPV, using the Microsoft OS, and... [25 Feb 2004]
Analysis: Palm enlists celebrity help
Comment He conducts the Treo campaign for PalmOne, the hardware side of the former Palm, which acquired the Treo when it bought rival handheld maker Handspring in 2003. Palm split into PalmSource and PalmOne and owns... [16 Feb 2004]
PalmOne lets some staff go
News About 100 employees are being let go as PalmOne continues to integrate fellow device maker Handspring. The Handspring acquisition continues to deliver synergies, and tough but strategic decisions coupled... [22 Jan 2004]
