Palm has hired designer, Paul Mercer, a former Apple computer engineer, to begin work on a line of new products, said the spokeswoman, Marlene Somsak. She also explained that Mercer joined Palm with two employees from Iventor, the independent design firm that he headed in Palo Alto, California, but Palm did not acquire the company.
Paul shows his collection of palmtops and phones. Photo Author
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Palm fights back by hiring Apple designer
Palm has hired designer, Paul Mercer, a former Apple computer engineer, to begin work on a line of new products, said the spokeswoman, Marlene Somsak. She also explained that Mercer joined Palm with two employees from Iventor, the independent design firm that he headed in Palo Alto, California, but Palm did not acquire the company.
Paul shows his collection of palmtops and phones. Photo Author
Palm has been feeling a lot ... continued »
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Creative to step up to the plate?
These days, if you make a big-name mp3 player, you've got to turn it into a phone. First, the iPhone was announced, then rumors started going around that Microsoft wanted to step into the ring. Well now it looks like Creative is feeling left out, and may want to join in as well.
Could this mean that there is a ZenPhone in the works? Maybe. Currently, the only thing ... continued »
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Intel developing killer chip for iPhone killers
Apple and Intel are buds for everything but chipsets for cell phone. So don’t think for a second that Intel won’t take this opportunity to create a more powerful yet still maintain a low power output for the iPhone’s competitors.
It’s still too early to pass judgement on the chip sporting the iPhone because Apple has not announced the maker. As I mentioned above, the first objective for the ... continued »
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Might Google Phone have more at the core than iPhone?
If there's one thing true in business it's that if you create something interesting then someone else is going to try and do something similar. In that way, challengers to the iPhone's pre-release crown have rolled up and been dismissed, from the mundane - dreary skins for your current smartphone - to the delicately interesting - I'm looking at you, Prada phone. There's no doubting that some have ... continued »
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What’s in a name? Thoughts on the smartphone title
The word “smartphone†has been around for a little while now. But what does it really mean? ABI described a smartphone as an "open, commercial operating system that supports third party applications." Going by this description, the iPhone would not be a smartphone. This of course stirred up a good deal of controversy over what constitutes the name smartphone.
Who exactly came up with the smartphone name? If you notice, most ... continued »
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LG Prada release date announced
News Flash 6/3/2007:
New iPhone Ads Now Available on Apple.com!
Apple iPhone release date is June 29th, and new video of iPhone ad!
Update: 5/25/2007 Will the real iPhone release date please stand up?
The release date for the Prada has been announced. It will be making it's debut 3 months before the iPhone.
You will be able to get your hands on one on the 22nd of March. If you're not currently locked ... continued »
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Motorola CEO, Ed Zander on the defensive about the iPhone
Motorola CEO Ed Zander seemed to be on the defensive during a webcast of the Goldman Sachs’ 2007 Technology Investment Symposium in Las Vegas last week. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Motorola is struggling, after a really rough financial quarter, which is under extreme pressure as their hit phone the RAZR fizzled into a downward spiral and next-generation versions (motokrazr, motorizr, etc) have failed to ... continued »
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