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Sprint Nextel Corp. yesterday backed off previous claims that sales of the HTC Corp. Evo 4G device on its launch day of June 4 were three times higher than the combined sales of the carrier's previous best sellers, the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Instinct...

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. announced additions to their handset portfolios.The new CDMA-based smartphones follow recent launches from their GSM-based counterparts AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. highlighting the increasing emphasis carriers and device manufacturers are...

Palm Inc. said it sold 823,000 smartphones during its recently completed first fiscal quarter, dominated by the recent launch of its Pre device. Despite the better than expected sales and a lower than expected net losses for the quarter, a tepid forecast for Q2...

Palm Inc. said it sold 823,000 smartphones during its recently completed first fiscal quarter, dominated by the recent launch of its Pre device. Despite the better than expected sales and a lower than expected net losses for the quarter, a tepid forecast for Q2...

Like cartoon coyotes that draw themselves to full height before an exaggerated pounce on prey, handset vendors have offered little this year - but portended much - before an expected lunge at the market.Major vendors, particularly smartphone purveyors, have largely passed up the first...

Sprint Nextel Corp. is looking for a hero and it may well find one that fits in the palm of your hand - pun intended. In this case, Sprint Nextel is banking on the exclusive, hero handset from Palm Inc. dubbed the Pre. And...

When in past years Symbian Ltd. nervously eyed the nascent promise of mobile Linux, Symbian evangelists noted sharply that the rival, open-source platform would require considerable sweat equity or costly out-sourcing to ready it for market.That claim turned out to be true to an...

All the pieces are in place for a turnaround at Palm Inc., CEO Ed Colligan said in extolling the company's next-generation platform, due to launch in months.Perhaps the biggest variable in that turnaround, however, is a lackluster economy with limited visibility into future consumer...

Apple Inc. is not immune to the economic downturn, as it reported a massive slowdown in iPhone 3G sales in its earnings call this afternoon, after markets had closed.The first fiscal quarter of 2009, which ended Dec. 27, 2008, saw Apple selling 4.4 million...

LAS VEGAS-Following a one-on-one meeting with Palm Inc. executives today and a chance to play with the company's new Pre device, I found the new operating system to be pretty well baked. For instance, the accelerometer worked very quickly to rotate pictures, much faster...

Palm Inc. pulled off a high-wire act this afternoon, publicly resurrecting the company's fortunes in front of a live audience at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Proof? A packed ballroom at the Venetian Las Vegas Hotel ooh'd and aah'd at a flawless...

Some deep-winter intrigue is due at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, if only because Palm Inc. is expected to unveil a new operating system, dubbed Nova, on Jan. 8 at The Venetian Hotel.Given Palm's dire straits - analysts are talking in terms...

Palm Inc. said yesterday that it is operating in an "extremely tough climate" with "continued challenges in coming months" as it prepares to launch a next-generation platform dubbed Nova along with new handsets.Palm is widely expected to present its new OS and, possibly, devices...

Palm is suddenly making some impressive moves. Unfortunately for the handset maker's shareholders, it's making them about a year too late.The Silicon Valley-based manufacturer this week took the wraps off a striking new application storefront that already boasts 5,000 offerings - 10 times the...

Palm Inc. joined the application-store bandwagon, launching a downloadable storefront with 5,000-plus offerings for more than two dozen Palm devices.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based outfit opened the Software Store (available at http://software.palm.com/appstore), showcasing high-profile applications (Facebook, Pac-Man, Tetris) as well as lesser-known products. The store is...

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--JP Morgan resumed coverage on Clearwire following the close of its deal with Sprint Nextel to combine WiMAX assets. The firm rates Clearwire at neutral.Handset...

Palm Inc. said yesterday that its revenue for its fiscal second quarter would reach the range of $190 million to $195 million, far below Thomson-Reuters estimates of $331 million. The company's stock plunged more than 12% to a new low this morning before stabilizing...

Palm Inc. saw its stock drop this morning - and then rebound - after downgrades by Morgan Keegan and Avian Securities L.L.C.The downgrade by Morgan Keegan appeared significant because analyst Tavis McCourt has been consistently positive on Palm's prospects for a turnaround in its...

Divergent strategies for handset vendors are reflected in two launches announced today. Palm Inc. will sell its Treo Pro device unlocked and unsubsidized through its online stores and resellers in the United States for $550, while launching it in Europe with Vodafone and O2,...

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Palm Inc. are pushing hard for enterprise customers with their new Treo 800w, the first Palm device to offer Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, with broadband speeds.In Sprint Nextel's case, the carrier needs to retain high-value corporate customers. For Palm, a...

Despite delivering a bona fide hit handset, the $99 Centro, Palm Inc. continued to struggle with revenue and profit in fiscal fourth quarter.For the quarter ended May 31, Palm reported that revenue was $296 million, down 26% from the year-ago quarter, and net...

News on the high-end smartphone front continues to come in hot and heavy, with Apple Inc. expanding its iPhone market, Research In Motion Ltd. reportedly gearing up to release its own touchscreen device, and Palm Inc. struggling to catch up.First up is Apple, which...

Palm Inc. yesterday reported a loss of $57 million in its fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28, $25 million more than its previous quarterly report last month. That's markedly down from the $11.8 million earned in the year-ago quarter. The company took an added $25...

Remember the "soccer mom"? First, she was avidly courted as a voter, later as a consumer.If you believe the handset marketers -- admittedly, a leap of faith -- the soccer mom even helped create a new breed of enterprise devices. Because devices are only...