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Smart phones put squeeze on PDA market
STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through the end of 2004, smart phones will generally have a negative impact on the low end of the PDA market,...
PalmOne announces job cuts
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.'s stock dropped almost 9 percent following the company's announcement that it would cut about 100 jobs. The company said the 12-percent reduction in its work force was part of the second phase of its merger with Treo maker Handspring Inc., announced...
RealNetworks music download service to support Treo 600
LAS VEGAS-RealNetworks Inc. said it will include support for PalmOne Inc.'s Treo 600 smart phone in its newly unveiled Internet music download service. The move marks likely the first such music download service to target wireless devices.RealNetworks' Music Store will sell MP3 digital music...
PalmSource ships Palm OS 6
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it is now shipping the latest version of the Palm OS, version 6, to its licensees.Palm's licensees include PalmOne Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and others. The Palm OS 6 features modularity, multi-tasking, memory protection, robust security...
PalmOne reports increased net quarterly loss
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. reported a 5-percent increase in revenues to $271 million for its second fiscal quarter compared with the same quarter a year ago, as well as a decrease in income from $9.5 million a year ago to $2.6 million for the second...
Opera browser simplifies wireless Internet
Jon Tetzchner wants to kill WAP. And he's not alone."It makes no sense to have two systems," said Tetzchner, chief executive officer of Internet browsing company Opera Software ASA.Tetzchner is hoping to kill WAP by making it obsolete. He's got company-Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson...
Stockholders approve Handspring acquisition, PalmSource spinoff
MILPITAS, Calif.-Stockholders of both Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. approved Palm's acquisition of Handpring and the spinoff of PalmSource Inc., Palm's operating system software division, from Palm Inc.The Handspring acquisition will be completed as a merger with Palm issuing about 13.9 million shares to...
Smart phones to surpass PDAs
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows converged wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market as shipments of smart phones and other wireless devices are predicted to surpass sales of PDAs this year."As device aesthetics and functionality improve and end-user prices continue to decline, converged mobile...