The company Of palm declared about the release of the beta version of packet for developing the applications (SDK) for the operating system of webOS 2.0. In newest OS, and also in SDK appeared a number of new functions for the users, and also the possibilities for the developers. According to Palm, version 2.0 is the largest renovation in entire lifetime of this operating system. Developers already can load the beta version of webOS 2.0 SDK through SDK Of early Of access Of program. But very operating system of webOS 2.0 will leave somewhat later, notes Palm.
New into webOS 2.0 and SDK:
* �Present [mnogozadachnost]� with the function Of stacks - group of the connected applications, intuitive- intelligible switching between them and so on.
* Just Of type - new name of universal search, function permits implementation of a search on the mobile device, including in the applications, and for on-line.
* Exhibition - application, which is started only with the connection to the battery charger Of touchstone Of charging Of dock, can show [slaydshou] of images, given from the planner and so on. Application will be improved and it will obtain more than possibilities.
* Synergy - integration of the telephone book with [akkauntami] Of facebook, Google, Microsoft Of exchange, LinkedIn and Yahoo! , the joint survey of calendars from different sources and the association of different communications from one contact in the form of chat room - it is accessible for the developers. They can create the [kastomizirovannye] lists of contacts, IM services and the event of calendar for their applications.
* Support of the tool Of node.js for the creation [po] to JavaScript
* Use of webOS Plug- in Of development Of kit (PDK) for creating the applications on C/C++.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
HP webOS Tablet Release Date � Early Next Year
Yesterday, HP had an earnings call in which they discussed the companies financial details for the last quarter. For some, that's not particularly interesting. However, in that call someone asked about the arrival of a tablet from HP.
The actual question asked was more in line with the launch of the iPad and it's effect on sales of netbooks. The response basically said a webOS based product was being launched early in 2011.
No official name was provided although Pre Central puts it's bets on the PalmPad. We'll keep an eye again on this one as it's been a long road with the initial announcement at the start of this year of the HP Slate, then a webOS tablet then an Android tablet, back to a Windows Tablet and now a webOS tablet again. We lose track!
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The actual question asked was more in line with the launch of the iPad and it's effect on sales of netbooks. The response basically said a webOS based product was being launched early in 2011.
No official name was provided although Pre Central puts it's bets on the PalmPad. We'll keep an eye again on this one as it's been a long road with the initial announcement at the start of this year of the HP Slate, then a webOS tablet then an Android tablet, back to a Windows Tablet and now a webOS tablet again. We lose track!
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Savi Technology Names William Maggs as New Chief Technology Officer to Further Catalyze Wireless Supply Chain Solutions
Maggs Brings to Savi a Deep History of Technology Expertise from Palm, Sony Ericsson and Motorola.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company and leading provider of low-power wireless solutions to manage supply chains and smart assets, today announced that William Maggs will join the leadership team in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Maggs, who also becomes Savi Technology's Senior Vice President (SVP)-Technology Operations, formerly was CTO at Palm, Inc., and worked at mobile handset companies Motorola and Sony Ericsson in Advanced Technology and ecosystem development roles.
In his role as CTO and SVP at Savi Technology, Maggs will be the chief catalyst for innovation as well as the focal point for all technology operations throughout the global company, including the design, development and delivery of wireless products and complete software solutions in public sector and commercial markets. Maggs also oversees the Savi Technology Innovation Lab and operations involving product manufacturing, supply chain management and supplier relationships.
"With his technical and executive experience at some of the world's most cutting-edge technology companies, Bill is uniquely qualified to advance Savi Technology's wireless solutions for supply chains and beyond," said David Stephens, Savi Technology's Chief Executive Officer. "At a time when Savi Technology is expanding into new markets and applications, Bill brings a rare combination of market vision and technical expertise in hardware, software and broad customer experience."
"As the proven leader in wireless tracking solutions, Savi Technology is at a tipping point for more broad adoption across markets and applications � I want to be a big part of that," said Maggs. "Savi Technology's SmartChain� suite, tied to low-power wireless sensor networks, has enormous potential for transforming the productivity of supply chains, mobile assets and other applications to monitor environmental conditions."
Prior to joining Savi Technology, Maggs headed Developer and Partner programs at Sony Ericsson in Redwood City, CA, in charge of a North America-based team of engineers, product managers and business developers that built services, tools and programs around the company's Android-based portfolio.
He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Palm, Inc. during its high-growth period, including an IPO and large increase in product lines, staff and mission. At Palm, he oversaw advanced Research and Development in system software, chips, display and other hardware and software. He was also a Director of Technology at Motorola, working in the company's mobile device business; Chief Network Officer at Inktomi; and, Distinguished Technical Staff, at MCI Internet Engineering.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Savi Technology is a leading provider of a new class of Smart Asset Management solutions and services for public sector and commercial supply chains worldwide. Savi SmartChain� enterprise-level software leverages low-power wireless sensor networks for real-time information to enhance balance sheets by optimizing the operational management, effectiveness, security, and profitable return of assets either in-transit or at rest. SmartChain turns data from all types of Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies, including DASH7 Radio Frequency Identification, into actionable information that is valued from the physical edge of operations to the board room. For more information, visit www.savi.com.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2009 sales of $44.5 billion.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company and leading provider of low-power wireless solutions to manage supply chains and smart assets, today announced that William Maggs will join the leadership team in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Maggs, who also becomes Savi Technology's Senior Vice President (SVP)-Technology Operations, formerly was CTO at Palm, Inc., and worked at mobile handset companies Motorola and Sony Ericsson in Advanced Technology and ecosystem development roles.
In his role as CTO and SVP at Savi Technology, Maggs will be the chief catalyst for innovation as well as the focal point for all technology operations throughout the global company, including the design, development and delivery of wireless products and complete software solutions in public sector and commercial markets. Maggs also oversees the Savi Technology Innovation Lab and operations involving product manufacturing, supply chain management and supplier relationships.
"With his technical and executive experience at some of the world's most cutting-edge technology companies, Bill is uniquely qualified to advance Savi Technology's wireless solutions for supply chains and beyond," said David Stephens, Savi Technology's Chief Executive Officer. "At a time when Savi Technology is expanding into new markets and applications, Bill brings a rare combination of market vision and technical expertise in hardware, software and broad customer experience."
"As the proven leader in wireless tracking solutions, Savi Technology is at a tipping point for more broad adoption across markets and applications � I want to be a big part of that," said Maggs. "Savi Technology's SmartChain� suite, tied to low-power wireless sensor networks, has enormous potential for transforming the productivity of supply chains, mobile assets and other applications to monitor environmental conditions."
Prior to joining Savi Technology, Maggs headed Developer and Partner programs at Sony Ericsson in Redwood City, CA, in charge of a North America-based team of engineers, product managers and business developers that built services, tools and programs around the company's Android-based portfolio.
He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Palm, Inc. during its high-growth period, including an IPO and large increase in product lines, staff and mission. At Palm, he oversaw advanced Research and Development in system software, chips, display and other hardware and software. He was also a Director of Technology at Motorola, working in the company's mobile device business; Chief Network Officer at Inktomi; and, Distinguished Technical Staff, at MCI Internet Engineering.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Savi Technology is a leading provider of a new class of Smart Asset Management solutions and services for public sector and commercial supply chains worldwide. Savi SmartChain� enterprise-level software leverages low-power wireless sensor networks for real-time information to enhance balance sheets by optimizing the operational management, effectiveness, security, and profitable return of assets either in-transit or at rest. SmartChain turns data from all types of Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies, including DASH7 Radio Frequency Identification, into actionable information that is valued from the physical edge of operations to the board room. For more information, visit www.savi.com.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2009 sales of $44.5 billion.
Friday, August 6, 2010
HP-Palm Of c40: new [smartfon] with the support of networks 4G? [
The recently sold TO HP company Of palm, in all likelihood, plans to continue the production of mobile devices on the basis of its operating system of webOS. In the network appeared the information about the model HP Of c40 (Palm Of c40) under control of webOS 2.0. Promising on the images, this is vertical slider with the sensory screen and QWERTY by keyboard. Apparatus is sufficiently functional: it is built on 1- GHz you [chipsete] Qualcomm Of snapdragon, is equipped 4,3- one inch [tachskrinom] with the permission 480 x of 800 points and 5 or 8-[Mp] by camera with the support of the record by video 720p.
Furthermore, [smartfon] is equipped with the large capacity of built-in storage - 32 Gb, volume RAM is 512 mb.; also there is a slot for the maps of the memory of the size of microSD. Palm Of c40 will leave into sale to the USA in the operator Of sprint, and, as it communicates, it will support its network 4G. Standard is not refined, most likely, this WiMax, but there is the probability that LTE. As the periods of the production of this device they are mentioned the third- fourth quarter of this year. Thus far not clearly, how this a information is reliable: HP, Palm or its Sprint did not thus far confirm.
Furthermore, [smartfon] is equipped with the large capacity of built-in storage - 32 Gb, volume RAM is 512 mb.; also there is a slot for the maps of the memory of the size of microSD. Palm Of c40 will leave into sale to the USA in the operator Of sprint, and, as it communicates, it will support its network 4G. Standard is not refined, most likely, this WiMax, but there is the probability that LTE. As the periods of the production of this device they are mentioned the third- fourth quarter of this year. Thus far not clearly, how this a information is reliable: HP, Palm or its Sprint did not thus far confirm.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
HP phones will use WebOS and WebOS only
HP will shortly begin producing its own mobile phones for the first time in several years, and it will be using its newly acquired WebOS operating system exclusively.
Although HP has an extremely tight relationship with Microsoft on the PC side of the market, the company has confirmed that it has no interest in using the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform.
Earlier this year, HP acquired fledgling smartphone maker Palm for $1.2 billion, bringing with it the WebOS mobile platform.
Before that, HP was developing multimedia tablets - iPad rivals - using both Google's Android operating system as well as Microsoft's mobile platform. However, those plans have been shelved and it is now working on a WebOS tablet. The company is now taking the same approach to mobile phones.
Brighthand.com reports that HP's new smartphone chief Todd Bradley expects WebOS to become a serious competitor to Android.
Before Palm was dissolved into HP, it was able to release two phones on its latest operating system: the Pre and the Pixi. Both were well received by critics, as was the WebOS platform itself. However, they were absolutely trounced by Android and iPhone which dominated the media's attention. In terms of sales, the Pre and Pixi were total flops.
HP has the benefit of being a very well-known name that has done well in a versatile market including digital cameras, computers, and printers.
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Although HP has an extremely tight relationship with Microsoft on the PC side of the market, the company has confirmed that it has no interest in using the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform.
Earlier this year, HP acquired fledgling smartphone maker Palm for $1.2 billion, bringing with it the WebOS mobile platform.
Before that, HP was developing multimedia tablets - iPad rivals - using both Google's Android operating system as well as Microsoft's mobile platform. However, those plans have been shelved and it is now working on a WebOS tablet. The company is now taking the same approach to mobile phones.
Brighthand.com reports that HP's new smartphone chief Todd Bradley expects WebOS to become a serious competitor to Android.
Before Palm was dissolved into HP, it was able to release two phones on its latest operating system: the Pre and the Pixi. Both were well received by critics, as was the WebOS platform itself. However, they were absolutely trounced by Android and iPhone which dominated the media's attention. In terms of sales, the Pre and Pixi were total flops.
HP has the benefit of being a very well-known name that has done well in a versatile market including digital cameras, computers, and printers.
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Hewlett-Packard is not interested in Windows Of phone [smartfonakh]
The list �confirmed� producers of devices with the operating system Windows Of phone 7 will not be replenished by one of the traditional producers of communicators with OS from Microsoft - by company Of hewlett-Packard. As reported the executive Vice President of company Todd [Bredli] (Todd Of bradley), NR will exclusively use its operating system of webOS. That it does not completely mean that this [proisvoditel] completely rejects the collaboration from Microsoft. On the contrary, Mr. [Bredli] unambiguously confirmed that Hewlett-Packard will let out the plane-table on the base of operating system Windows 7.
Nevertheless, company rejects the development of the rule of communicators with Windows Of phone. But this is not the reduction of plans with respect to the presence NR on the market for cell phones. On the contrary, company sees by its competitors Apple Google. As stated Todd [Bredli], the operating system of webOS must reach maximally possible heights and on the equal compete from iOS and Android. In this case the logic of failure of OS of the company Of microsoft is simple: if there is its operating system, but its company does not use, but are created [smartfony] on the basis of other OS, then, which means, their OS then it is not good. Therefore the management Of hewlett-Packard considered it possible �to endow� Windows Of phone by communicators in the present, for the disclosure of the potential of webOS in the future.
Nevertheless, company rejects the development of the rule of communicators with Windows Of phone. But this is not the reduction of plans with respect to the presence NR on the market for cell phones. On the contrary, company sees by its competitors Apple Google. As stated Todd [Bredli], the operating system of webOS must reach maximally possible heights and on the equal compete from iOS and Android. In this case the logic of failure of OS of the company Of microsoft is simple: if there is its operating system, but its company does not use, but are created [smartfony] on the basis of other OS, then, which means, their OS then it is not good. Therefore the management Of hewlett-Packard considered it possible �to endow� Windows Of phone by communicators in the present, for the disclosure of the potential of webOS in the future.
HP Using Own Software in Phone Wars with Apple, Google
n its bid to take on Apple and Google in smartphones, Hewlett-Packard won't use Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software.
Instead, HP [HPQ 46.57 0.42 (+0.91%) ] Executive Vice President Todd Bradley told me that the PC giant will exclusively use its webOS software, which it got when it closed its Palm acquisition three weeks ago. Not that Microsoft [MSFT 26.10 0.29 (+1.12%) ] is completely striking out with HP�Bradley also said definitively for the first time that HP will build a tablet computer based on Microsoft's Windows 7.
Bradley's comments are some of the clearest signals HP has given about its plans for the high-growth smartphone market. When I first got the call from HP a couple of months ago about its plans to acquire Palm, Chief Strategy Officer Shane Robison made a point of reminding me that HP is Microsoft's biggest customer, and that HP would continue to have a good relationship with Redmond. In his early comments about webOS, HP CEO Mark Hurd talked more about using it in printers than phones.
But it seems that HP is betting the farm on webOS in phones after all. In my conversations with HP executives, they sound determined to use HP's heft to make Palm into a top-tier smartphone platform on par with Apple's [AAPL 259.28 -0.66 (-0.25%) ] iOS and Google's [GOOG 488.97 -1.09 (-0.22%) ] Android.
To do that, HP will have to convince wireless carriers to distribute and market webOS handsets, and get application developers who are flocking to iPhone and Android to spend some time building apps for webOS as well.
It would have been easy for HP to try to please everyone and build Microsoft-based smartphones for businesses and webOS smartphones for consumers�but HP seems to have realized that strategy would have doomed webOS to second-tier status. If HP wouldn't even fully commit to its own OS, why should anyone else?
There are implications here for not only Microsoft, but also rivals Apple, Google and Research in Motion. [RIMM 55.53 -0.17 (-0.31%) ]
Microsoft: With HP shunning Windows Phone 7 and Dell already building phones based on Google's Android OS, it's clear that Redmond can't count on its old friends in the PC business to carry the banner for its new Windows Phone 7 OS due this summer. (This might explain why the first phones with Win Phone 7 will come from Asian manufacturers Samsung, LG and Asus.)
That means Microsoft has an even slimmer margin of error in Win Phone 7's first year�it will need to prove its platform is top-notch if it's going to convince top-tier handset OEMs to crank out sexy hardware and lure developers, too.
Apple and Google: Innovation wise, the smartphone platform market lately has been a two-horse race between iPhone and Android. (RIM sells a lot of phones, but its platform needs work.) HP's webOS threatens to complicate things now. Former Apple hardware chief Jon Rubinstein is now heading HP's mobile efforts, and now he's got deep pockets.
RIM: RIM's always been great at e-mail and great at building phones with solid voice capabilities. The company's biggest weakness is probably its OS platform. It's OS 6 platform, which is supposed to address those issues, had better be good�because you can be sure HP will be coming after RIM's core corporate customers as well as consumers.
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Instead, HP [HPQ 46.57 0.42 (+0.91%) ] Executive Vice President Todd Bradley told me that the PC giant will exclusively use its webOS software, which it got when it closed its Palm acquisition three weeks ago. Not that Microsoft [MSFT 26.10 0.29 (+1.12%) ] is completely striking out with HP�Bradley also said definitively for the first time that HP will build a tablet computer based on Microsoft's Windows 7.
Bradley's comments are some of the clearest signals HP has given about its plans for the high-growth smartphone market. When I first got the call from HP a couple of months ago about its plans to acquire Palm, Chief Strategy Officer Shane Robison made a point of reminding me that HP is Microsoft's biggest customer, and that HP would continue to have a good relationship with Redmond. In his early comments about webOS, HP CEO Mark Hurd talked more about using it in printers than phones.
But it seems that HP is betting the farm on webOS in phones after all. In my conversations with HP executives, they sound determined to use HP's heft to make Palm into a top-tier smartphone platform on par with Apple's [AAPL 259.28 -0.66 (-0.25%) ] iOS and Google's [GOOG 488.97 -1.09 (-0.22%) ] Android.
To do that, HP will have to convince wireless carriers to distribute and market webOS handsets, and get application developers who are flocking to iPhone and Android to spend some time building apps for webOS as well.
It would have been easy for HP to try to please everyone and build Microsoft-based smartphones for businesses and webOS smartphones for consumers�but HP seems to have realized that strategy would have doomed webOS to second-tier status. If HP wouldn't even fully commit to its own OS, why should anyone else?
There are implications here for not only Microsoft, but also rivals Apple, Google and Research in Motion. [RIMM 55.53 -0.17 (-0.31%) ]
Microsoft: With HP shunning Windows Phone 7 and Dell already building phones based on Google's Android OS, it's clear that Redmond can't count on its old friends in the PC business to carry the banner for its new Windows Phone 7 OS due this summer. (This might explain why the first phones with Win Phone 7 will come from Asian manufacturers Samsung, LG and Asus.)
That means Microsoft has an even slimmer margin of error in Win Phone 7's first year�it will need to prove its platform is top-notch if it's going to convince top-tier handset OEMs to crank out sexy hardware and lure developers, too.
Apple and Google: Innovation wise, the smartphone platform market lately has been a two-horse race between iPhone and Android. (RIM sells a lot of phones, but its platform needs work.) HP's webOS threatens to complicate things now. Former Apple hardware chief Jon Rubinstein is now heading HP's mobile efforts, and now he's got deep pockets.
RIM: RIM's always been great at e-mail and great at building phones with solid voice capabilities. The company's biggest weakness is probably its OS platform. It's OS 6 platform, which is supposed to address those issues, had better be good�because you can be sure HP will be coming after RIM's core corporate customers as well as consumers.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
The name Of palm will be preserved as the sub-brand Of hewlett-Packard
The executive director of the company Of hewlett-Packard Mark Herd (Mark Of hurd) reported in the interview for journalist Frankfurter Of allgemeine about the future Brenda Palm. No sensational acknowledgement it happened, Helett-Packard previously acquired the companies, which entered into its composition, but they [sokhranalis] in the form the brands of the specific devices. Also the very will occur also from Palm. Mr. Herd reported that Palm will become the same sub-brand, such as at the present moment are already Pavilion, iPAQ, Envy and Compaq. In the opinion management NR, by there is no problem of the loss of image for Palm in this, especially taking into account the fact that at the present moment majority it receives Palm and webOS as synonyms. Which there will be true fate Brenda and it will not repeat the experience of iPAQ it will show only time.
Friday, July 23, 2010
WebOS will obtain [smartfony], plane-tables and [netbuki]
Coming out at the conference Of fortune Of brainstorm Of tech, John Rubenstein (Jon Of rubinstein), who continued to head Palm after its acquisition Of hewlett-Packard, it described about how will be used the operating system Of webOS. Let us recall, Palm itself let out on its basis only four models of [smartfonov] (in actuality, only two in the different versions), but it always dreamed about larger - the application of its program platform for the mobile devices of different types.
According to John Rubenstein, WebOS over the long term it will be established on [smartfony], plane-tables and [netbuki], and also printers with the connection to the Internet. Now the work on the apparatus guarantee has already been conducted. But also program component does not stand on the spot: will be before the end of the year renovated very operating system Of webOS to version 2.0. It is completely possible that it will obtain support to [mediatekhnoloii] Of flash 10.1 and will make it possible to supply with the general concept of interface all types of devices pointed out above.
According to John Rubenstein, WebOS over the long term it will be established on [smartfony], plane-tables and [netbuki], and also printers with the connection to the Internet. Now the work on the apparatus guarantee has already been conducted. But also program component does not stand on the spot: will be before the end of the year renovated very operating system Of webOS to version 2.0. It is completely possible that it will obtain support to [mediatekhnoloii] Of flash 10.1 and will make it possible to supply with the general concept of interface all types of devices pointed out above.
HP Lists HP Slate 500, Requests PalmPad Trademark
Hewlett-Packard has listed the Windows-based HP Slate 500 on its website, and also applied to trademark the term Palmpad, fueling speculation surrounding the company's tablet plans.
HP, the world's largest PC maker, earlier this year announced plans to offer a tablet called the HP Slate, with Microsoft's Windows 7 OS. However, HP later acquired Palm for US$1.2 billion and said it would put Palm's WebOS mobile OS on a range of devices including tablets. This led to speculation about HP scuttling its Slate plans, as power-hungry Windows 7 is more suited for PCs. But current listings hint at the company launching tablets with both the Windows and WebOS operating systems.
HP has listed the one model of the HP Slate 500 on its website. The device includes an 8.9-inch touchscreen and runs on Windows 7 Premium. The device also has two cameras -- one video and one still -- for users to do "web conferencing," according to the listing.
The HP Slate 500 is also listed on HP's website as being Energy Star qualified in a document dated July 12. The Energy Star website lists the tablet having a 1.6GHz processor.
According to a page from HP's website archived on Google, the tablet is listed in multiple models.
HP's plans to launch a WebOS tablet also may have taken a step forward with the company's application to trademark the term Palmpad with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark is related to goods and services for a range of hardware including "handheld and mobile computers, PDAs, electronic notepads, mobile digital electronic devices," according to the USPTO document.
HP did not immediately return requests for comment on its HP Slate plans or PalmPad trademark request. HP in the past has only vaguely stated that it intends to retain its strategic partnership with Microsoft. HP already offers Windows netbooks, and also offers iPaq mobile devices based on Windows Mobile.
HP will be an entering an increasingly competitive tablet market led by Apple's iPad. iSuppli on Tuesday predicted that Apple will ship 12.9 million iPads in 2010.
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HP, the world's largest PC maker, earlier this year announced plans to offer a tablet called the HP Slate, with Microsoft's Windows 7 OS. However, HP later acquired Palm for US$1.2 billion and said it would put Palm's WebOS mobile OS on a range of devices including tablets. This led to speculation about HP scuttling its Slate plans, as power-hungry Windows 7 is more suited for PCs. But current listings hint at the company launching tablets with both the Windows and WebOS operating systems.
HP has listed the one model of the HP Slate 500 on its website. The device includes an 8.9-inch touchscreen and runs on Windows 7 Premium. The device also has two cameras -- one video and one still -- for users to do "web conferencing," according to the listing.
The HP Slate 500 is also listed on HP's website as being Energy Star qualified in a document dated July 12. The Energy Star website lists the tablet having a 1.6GHz processor.
According to a page from HP's website archived on Google, the tablet is listed in multiple models.
HP's plans to launch a WebOS tablet also may have taken a step forward with the company's application to trademark the term Palmpad with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark is related to goods and services for a range of hardware including "handheld and mobile computers, PDAs, electronic notepads, mobile digital electronic devices," according to the USPTO document.
HP did not immediately return requests for comment on its HP Slate plans or PalmPad trademark request. HP in the past has only vaguely stated that it intends to retain its strategic partnership with Microsoft. HP already offers Windows netbooks, and also offers iPaq mobile devices based on Windows Mobile.
HP will be an entering an increasingly competitive tablet market led by Apple's iPad. iSuppli on Tuesday predicted that Apple will ship 12.9 million iPads in 2010.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Plane-table PALMPAD will support introduction with [stilusom]?
Yesterday we already reported, that the prepared by company NR plane-table computer with the operating system of webOS most likely will be called name PALMPAD. Today it became known and about certain functional unit. As reports the resource Of examiner, device will possess not only the capacitive sensory screen, which supports manuscript introduction, but also possess the support of [stilusa]. [Stilus] will be construction of the type Of wacom of pen or analogous to it.
The addition of a similar possibility according to the idea will add PALMPAD it is plus in the thus far external fight from iPad, which supports only introduction with fingers, which gives smaller accuracy. In this case the support of [stilusa] - completely claimed function, since for iPad the significant number of companies produce similar devices. However, the screen of plane-table not designed for the work with [stilusom] sets limitations on their possibility.
The addition of a similar possibility according to the idea will add PALMPAD it is plus in the thus far external fight from iPad, which supports only introduction with fingers, which gives smaller accuracy. In this case the support of [stilusa] - completely claimed function, since for iPad the significant number of companies produce similar devices. However, the screen of plane-table not designed for the work with [stilusom] sets limitations on their possibility.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
HP trademarks Palmpad
THE MAKER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP appears to have been awarded a trademark for the word Palmpad, which seems to indicate that HP's long awaited rival to the Ipad is on the way.
Officially HP has not released specific details on what it plans to do with the trademark.
The application tells us that HP will limit its use to "Computers, computer hardware, computer software, computer peripherals, portable computers, handheld and mobile computers, PDAs, electronic notepads, mobile digital electronic devices." We should think that would cover a tablet PC.
HP killed its Windows Slate project and has stopped production of its Android-based tablet.
With the name, and the fact that HP bought Palm and its WebOS it is a fairly good bet that HP will come up with another tablet.
Palmpad is not such a bad name. It's much better than Ipad or Streak.
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Officially HP has not released specific details on what it plans to do with the trademark.
The application tells us that HP will limit its use to "Computers, computer hardware, computer software, computer peripherals, portable computers, handheld and mobile computers, PDAs, electronic notepads, mobile digital electronic devices." We should think that would cover a tablet PC.
HP killed its Windows Slate project and has stopped production of its Android-based tablet.
With the name, and the fact that HP bought Palm and its WebOS it is a fairly good bet that HP will come up with another tablet.
Palmpad is not such a bad name. It's much better than Ipad or Streak.
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Plane-table from HP will obtain name PALMPAD?
Claim for the registration of commercial sign does not compulsorily mean that the device with this name will be released, but usually precisely so it occurs. But, which means, with the high portion of probability became known the name of [planshetnika] on the base of the operating system of webOS. Company HP gave claim in USPTO to the name PALMPAD, which apparently and is intended to use for the designation of its plane-table computers, which were not thus far even announced.
However, if we look to those devices, for which Hewlett-Packard �[stolbit]� name, then it is possible to reveal that this is not completely compulsory [planshetnik]. Are mentioned �the computers, computer completing, the computer periphery, portable computers, [naladonnye] and mobile computers, KPK, electronic notebooks and mobile digital electronic devices. I.e. the straight conclusion that plane-table computer from Hewlett-Packard will be actual cannot be called PALMPAD, but also to assume something other is difficult. It is final about the name of device, it will become most likely, known only after its official announcement.
However, if we look to those devices, for which Hewlett-Packard �[stolbit]� name, then it is possible to reveal that this is not completely compulsory [planshetnik]. Are mentioned �the computers, computer completing, the computer periphery, portable computers, [naladonnye] and mobile computers, KPK, electronic notebooks and mobile digital electronic devices. I.e. the straight conclusion that plane-table computer from Hewlett-Packard will be actual cannot be called PALMPAD, but also to assume something other is difficult. It is final about the name of device, it will become most likely, known only after its official announcement.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Access Releases Graffiti for Android
Access has just released a version of the classic Palm OS.
Graffiti for Android OS devices. Entitled, Graffiti for Android, the app brings the original Graffiti 1 character recognition system to Google's mobile platform.
The application enables Graffiti functionality systemwide on Android phones. It includes the original Graffiti strokes, complete with the familiar two-part silkscreen, as well as the Graffiti Help reference screen. Users can bring up the silkscreen for text input and use a finger or stylus to enter characters.
Graffiti for Android v1.02 is currently available as a free download in the on-device Android Market. First impressions and additional screenshots after the break...
graffiti for android
This marks the second time Access has brought technologies from classic Palm OS Garnet to other Linux based mobile platforms. The company also offers a Garnet VM emulator for Maemo powered Nokia Internet Tablets and the Nokia N900 smartphone. Access has a full license to the original Graffiti system thanks to the patent infringement lawsuit settlement reached with Xerox in 2006.
Graffiti for Android - Initial Impressions
PIC correspondent Kris Keilhack brings us his initial impressions on using Graffiti for Android on a Motorola Droid handset:
Initial impressions are that the app is very well done, fast, and stable. I will be reporting more on this potentially exciting development as soon as I have had time to give the Graffiti app a full test-drive on my Droid. Again, this is the ORIGINAL Graffiti, without any of the later niceties such as CrossingOver-style capital characters being done in between the character and numeric areas. Additionally, finger-based Graffiti strokes are a bit more tiring and tedious than the stylus-based ones in days past.
A nice dynamic input areas appears on the lower quarter of the screen and it looks nearly identical to the original silkscreen Graffiti area we all remember fondly. There are no Tungsten T3 or later-style Graffiti area minimize buttons or stroke from what I can tell, but with the large sizes and screen resolutions on many new Android devices, this should not be an issue at all. Certainly having a device with a flush-mounted, capacitive, 4.3", 854x400 screen makes Graffiti input a lot more pleasurable than it was on a recessed, 3.7", 320x480 screen in years past!
Regardless, this is still something that is a very welcome sign that Access has not completely forgotten about their longtime users. In fact, the old Graffiti stroke reference card that I carried for years in my wallet even makes a return appearance, this time in the form of a helpful onscreen help menu.
As a final tip, anyone interested in trying this app needs to first enable it under Android's "Language and keyboard settings" preferences menu.
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Graffiti for Android OS devices. Entitled, Graffiti for Android, the app brings the original Graffiti 1 character recognition system to Google's mobile platform.
The application enables Graffiti functionality systemwide on Android phones. It includes the original Graffiti strokes, complete with the familiar two-part silkscreen, as well as the Graffiti Help reference screen. Users can bring up the silkscreen for text input and use a finger or stylus to enter characters.
Graffiti for Android v1.02 is currently available as a free download in the on-device Android Market. First impressions and additional screenshots after the break...
graffiti for android
This marks the second time Access has brought technologies from classic Palm OS Garnet to other Linux based mobile platforms. The company also offers a Garnet VM emulator for Maemo powered Nokia Internet Tablets and the Nokia N900 smartphone. Access has a full license to the original Graffiti system thanks to the patent infringement lawsuit settlement reached with Xerox in 2006.
Graffiti for Android - Initial Impressions
PIC correspondent Kris Keilhack brings us his initial impressions on using Graffiti for Android on a Motorola Droid handset:
Initial impressions are that the app is very well done, fast, and stable. I will be reporting more on this potentially exciting development as soon as I have had time to give the Graffiti app a full test-drive on my Droid. Again, this is the ORIGINAL Graffiti, without any of the later niceties such as CrossingOver-style capital characters being done in between the character and numeric areas. Additionally, finger-based Graffiti strokes are a bit more tiring and tedious than the stylus-based ones in days past.
A nice dynamic input areas appears on the lower quarter of the screen and it looks nearly identical to the original silkscreen Graffiti area we all remember fondly. There are no Tungsten T3 or later-style Graffiti area minimize buttons or stroke from what I can tell, but with the large sizes and screen resolutions on many new Android devices, this should not be an issue at all. Certainly having a device with a flush-mounted, capacitive, 4.3", 854x400 screen makes Graffiti input a lot more pleasurable than it was on a recessed, 3.7", 320x480 screen in years past!
Regardless, this is still something that is a very welcome sign that Access has not completely forgotten about their longtime users. In fact, the old Graffiti stroke reference card that I carried for years in my wallet even makes a return appearance, this time in the form of a helpful onscreen help menu.
As a final tip, anyone interested in trying this app needs to first enable it under Android's "Language and keyboard settings" preferences menu.
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By the purchase Of palm were interested not only IN HP and HTC, but also all important producers of [smartfonov]
Earlier we already reported, that when it became known about possible sale of the producer of [smartfonov] of the company Of palm, the interest in its purchase companies from southeastern Asia appeared: HTC, Huawei, Lenovo and ZTE. From other companies it communicated only about Dell and Hewlett-Packard, by which, in the final analysis, and was reached Palm. At the end April 2010 it was reported about the accomplishment of transaction with the cost of 1,2 billion dollars. Now the resource Of business Of insider, referring to source close to the negotiations, reported names the lost external auction on sale companies Of palm.
Main aspirant to the inventor of [smartfonov], and also the solid packet of the patents (more than 450) and the applications (more than 400) was the company Of apple. Steve [Dzhobs] once already attempted to outbid Palm, but even then and now the company Of apple was not reached. According to some accounts c Of apple was already even negotiated agreement about financing of some operations Of palm, but representatives NR named the sum, which simply it did not prove to be, in Apple, and representatives Palm could not keep balance. Besides the interest in the patents the engineers from [Kupertino] were interested in obtaining of access to technology, utilized in [smartfonakh] with the apparatus keyboards, having in mind to make room on the American market company RIM.
The latter was also interested in the acquisition Of palm. In this case, as noted the source Of business Of insider, in the producer of [smartfonov] Of blackBerry was originally all chances to the conclusion of transaction, since their proposal was higher than in NR, but rate was raised and Research in Of motion refused. Interest also manifested the company Of google, whose representatives interested intellectual property Of palm itself, but only in that plan, so that it would not be reached Apple. Since the negotiations were closed and the names of participants were not revealed, into Google they considered the transaction of not this interesting so as to spend very essential sum. It is however amazing, in the number of those trading was not noticed Finnish Nokia. Subsequently Business Of insider promises to publish the reasons of the absence of the interest of this company.
In all in �the auction� participated 16 different companies, as a result of which Of palm was sold on price $5.70 per share or $1,2 billion.
Main aspirant to the inventor of [smartfonov], and also the solid packet of the patents (more than 450) and the applications (more than 400) was the company Of apple. Steve [Dzhobs] once already attempted to outbid Palm, but even then and now the company Of apple was not reached. According to some accounts c Of apple was already even negotiated agreement about financing of some operations Of palm, but representatives NR named the sum, which simply it did not prove to be, in Apple, and representatives Palm could not keep balance. Besides the interest in the patents the engineers from [Kupertino] were interested in obtaining of access to technology, utilized in [smartfonakh] with the apparatus keyboards, having in mind to make room on the American market company RIM.
The latter was also interested in the acquisition Of palm. In this case, as noted the source Of business Of insider, in the producer of [smartfonov] Of blackBerry was originally all chances to the conclusion of transaction, since their proposal was higher than in NR, but rate was raised and Research in Of motion refused. Interest also manifested the company Of google, whose representatives interested intellectual property Of palm itself, but only in that plan, so that it would not be reached Apple. Since the negotiations were closed and the names of participants were not revealed, into Google they considered the transaction of not this interesting so as to spend very essential sum. It is however amazing, in the number of those trading was not noticed Finnish Nokia. Subsequently Business Of insider promises to publish the reasons of the absence of the interest of this company.
In all in �the auction� participated 16 different companies, as a result of which Of palm was sold on price $5.70 per share or $1,2 billion.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Over the long term NR is planned the release of flexible displays from webOS. In the distant future.
From the moment as company NR acquired Palm, walked many rumors about the fact that will precisely NR make with its acquisition. While many would want to see new [smartfony] from webOS, it is reliably known only about the printers with this OS and it is very probable that by this in autumn will leave the plane-table. It was not at the same time known about what precisely views adheres to R&D to the future of this operating system. At the conference Of mobileBeat 2010 representatives of the company Of [fil] Of [makKinni] (Phil Of mcKinney) demonstrated one of the promising developments of company - flexible displays.
It communicated already repeatedly about the flexible screens. To the latter this type of display demonstrated Sony. But development NR differs somewhat: display is printed to Mylar, it is close in the characteristics to e-Ink, has the low level of energy consumption and can be prepared practically any size. In this case it colored and can be executed, also, with the diagonal in 3,5- inch, which makes possible its installation into [smartfon]. It is not known, does plan company to actually let out [smartfony] with the flexible screens, but it is reliably known that to combine such screens with the operating system of webOS it is planned. Here only it is worthwhile to note that the demonstrated by Mr. [MakKinni] technology - is the distant future. Flexible screens in the nearest or intermediate-term plans NR there is not. At the present moment the division R&D of company still deals with the study of the possibilities of producer in that region, in which it never occupied the significant place.
It communicated already repeatedly about the flexible screens. To the latter this type of display demonstrated Sony. But development NR differs somewhat: display is printed to Mylar, it is close in the characteristics to e-Ink, has the low level of energy consumption and can be prepared practically any size. In this case it colored and can be executed, also, with the diagonal in 3,5- inch, which makes possible its installation into [smartfon]. It is not known, does plan company to actually let out [smartfony] with the flexible screens, but it is reliably known that to combine such screens with the operating system of webOS it is planned. Here only it is worthwhile to note that the demonstrated by Mr. [MakKinni] technology - is the distant future. Flexible screens in the nearest or intermediate-term plans NR there is not. At the present moment the division R&D of company still deals with the study of the possibilities of producer in that region, in which it never occupied the significant place.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Palm Deal Gives HP Chance to Revitalize Smartphone Business
Palm Deal Gives HP Chance to Revitalize Smartphone Business.
Hewlett-Packard has long been a marginal player in the smartphone business, but with the Palm acquisition complete, it's back in the game. Palm must make the most of this opportunity to find new success in the world of enterprise mobility, working within HP's corporate culture.
Hewlett-Packard's completion of its Palm acquisition July 1 means that the smartphone business has a new, highly important player that could change the landscape in ways that matter to enterprise users.
By buying Palm, HP gets access to its current devices, the Pre and Pixi in both regular (for Sprint) and Plus (for Verizon Wireless) editions, but it also gets WebOS. While the devices and the existing sales outlets are important sources of revenue for HP's new division, they're not the main reason this acquisition took place.
HP really needs a new mobile operating system. For years now the company's generally well-designed devices have been saddled with one version or another of Microsoft's stodgy Windows Mobile OS. This meant that users had an interface that was impossible to love, that was inefficient and that didn't offer a ready source of the kind of applications that every other smartphone from Android devices to Research In Motion's BlackBerrys was featuring. So HP's iPaq was selling, slowly, to business customers that already had a deal with HP, could get it for a low price and needed a device that would work with their Exchange servers.
So now that HP owns Palm, what next? There will be a period of integration in which Palm employees decide whether they like working for a massive corporation with a global reach. There will be some false starts and pondering as HP and Palm try to figure out where Palm's products fit into HP's universe, and there will be a new effort to design platforms using HP's hardware skills and Palm's WebOS.
During that time, Palm engineers will be trying out the HP corporate culture. HP will be trying to find ways to get as many of them as possible to stay. For Palm's engineers, at least, this could be the best possible outcome. Unlike most other megacorporations, HP is extremely decentralized. The company's divisions operate almost autonomously, and the culture in different divisions can be quite diverse while still existing happily under one corporate umbrella.
In addition, Palm's engineers will find that they suddenly have access to a breadth of financial and development resources far beyond anything they've experienced. HP has a long history of innovation, and it has divisions making virtually any device you can think of.
In addition, Palm's engineers will have a new mission that they couldn't have had the ability to accomplish in the past�to develop an enterprise-capable tablet device that will rival the iPad in ease of use, with a real enterprise-class mobile operating system and a broad customer base.
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Hewlett-Packard has long been a marginal player in the smartphone business, but with the Palm acquisition complete, it's back in the game. Palm must make the most of this opportunity to find new success in the world of enterprise mobility, working within HP's corporate culture.
Hewlett-Packard's completion of its Palm acquisition July 1 means that the smartphone business has a new, highly important player that could change the landscape in ways that matter to enterprise users.
By buying Palm, HP gets access to its current devices, the Pre and Pixi in both regular (for Sprint) and Plus (for Verizon Wireless) editions, but it also gets WebOS. While the devices and the existing sales outlets are important sources of revenue for HP's new division, they're not the main reason this acquisition took place.
HP really needs a new mobile operating system. For years now the company's generally well-designed devices have been saddled with one version or another of Microsoft's stodgy Windows Mobile OS. This meant that users had an interface that was impossible to love, that was inefficient and that didn't offer a ready source of the kind of applications that every other smartphone from Android devices to Research In Motion's BlackBerrys was featuring. So HP's iPaq was selling, slowly, to business customers that already had a deal with HP, could get it for a low price and needed a device that would work with their Exchange servers.
So now that HP owns Palm, what next? There will be a period of integration in which Palm employees decide whether they like working for a massive corporation with a global reach. There will be some false starts and pondering as HP and Palm try to figure out where Palm's products fit into HP's universe, and there will be a new effort to design platforms using HP's hardware skills and Palm's WebOS.
During that time, Palm engineers will be trying out the HP corporate culture. HP will be trying to find ways to get as many of them as possible to stay. For Palm's engineers, at least, this could be the best possible outcome. Unlike most other megacorporations, HP is extremely decentralized. The company's divisions operate almost autonomously, and the culture in different divisions can be quite diverse while still existing happily under one corporate umbrella.
In addition, Palm's engineers will find that they suddenly have access to a breadth of financial and development resources far beyond anything they've experienced. HP has a long history of innovation, and it has divisions making virtually any device you can think of.
In addition, Palm's engineers will have a new mission that they couldn't have had the ability to accomplish in the past�to develop an enterprise-capable tablet device that will rival the iPad in ease of use, with a real enterprise-class mobile operating system and a broad customer base.
Click to read the rest of the article
HP Offering Free Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus with Verizon or ATandT Service
The HP site is now offering free Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices with activation of a two-year contract with AT&T or Verizon Wireless. Also on offer are deals on the original Palm Pre and Pixi on the Sprint network.
Hewlett Packard, the new owner of smartphone-maker Palm, is already working to get its newest assets off of storage-room shelves and into the hands of consumers. On its Website, HP is now offering the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for free with the activation of a service contract with AT&T or Verizon Wireless.
AT&T is offering free activation for both devices, though consumers who choose the Palm Pre Plus on either network will additionally get a free in-vehicle charger, leather carrying case and a mini Bluetooth headset.
Sprint your carrier of choice? HP has also posted the Palm Pre, in black, for $99.99, with free activation on the Sprint network, or the Palm Pixi, also in black, for $19.99 (sorry, no free activation there).
The Palm Pre Plus pairs a 3.1-inch touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keypad with 3G, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi connectivity. Plus, it can act as a hotspot for up to five WiFi-enabled devices. Also on board is Palm Synergy, a program that offers a single view of conversations from multiple sources, along with more efficient interactions with contacts and calendar sources.
The Pre Plus also includes, among other features, a 3-megapixel camera, GPS support, 16GB of Flash memory and support for HTML surfing, various email clients, and instant-, text- and multimedia messaging.
Synergy is also on the Pixi Plus, which features a 2.63-inch multitouch screen, along with 3G, Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi connectivity�plus the hotspot capability for five devices. Unlike the slide-out Pre Plus, the more candy bar�style Pixi Plus features a dedicated QWERTY keypad below its display. There�s also 8GB of Flash memory and a 2-megapixel camera.
Both devices can now also run webOS 1.4.5, which Palm made available for download June 30. This update, per Palm, includes �minor fixes and enhancements to support the public release of the webOS PDK.� It also fixes a hitch so that podcasts download correctly, and, on certain Web sites, enables the text being entered in a field to remain the focus of the screen.
On the AT&T site, the carrier currently offers the Palm Pre Plus for $149.99 and the Pixi Plus for $49.99, each with new service activation. Verizon, on its site, offers the Pixi Plus free with a new contract, and the Pre Plus for $49.99 with contract, while Sprint offers the original Palm Pre for $149.99 and the Palm Pixi for $49.99 � both with a two-year service contract.
In addition to moving Palm inventory, HP has taken steps to slim down the Palm staff. Reportedly, it has laid off a number of Palm employees��double digits, not hundreds,� says a source�in an effort, said an HP spokesperson, to consolidate its functions and operations.
Hewlett Packard, the new owner of smartphone-maker Palm, is already working to get its newest assets off of storage-room shelves and into the hands of consumers. On its Website, HP is now offering the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for free with the activation of a service contract with AT&T or Verizon Wireless.
AT&T is offering free activation for both devices, though consumers who choose the Palm Pre Plus on either network will additionally get a free in-vehicle charger, leather carrying case and a mini Bluetooth headset.
Sprint your carrier of choice? HP has also posted the Palm Pre, in black, for $99.99, with free activation on the Sprint network, or the Palm Pixi, also in black, for $19.99 (sorry, no free activation there).
The Palm Pre Plus pairs a 3.1-inch touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keypad with 3G, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi connectivity. Plus, it can act as a hotspot for up to five WiFi-enabled devices. Also on board is Palm Synergy, a program that offers a single view of conversations from multiple sources, along with more efficient interactions with contacts and calendar sources.
The Pre Plus also includes, among other features, a 3-megapixel camera, GPS support, 16GB of Flash memory and support for HTML surfing, various email clients, and instant-, text- and multimedia messaging.
Synergy is also on the Pixi Plus, which features a 2.63-inch multitouch screen, along with 3G, Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi connectivity�plus the hotspot capability for five devices. Unlike the slide-out Pre Plus, the more candy bar�style Pixi Plus features a dedicated QWERTY keypad below its display. There�s also 8GB of Flash memory and a 2-megapixel camera.
Both devices can now also run webOS 1.4.5, which Palm made available for download June 30. This update, per Palm, includes �minor fixes and enhancements to support the public release of the webOS PDK.� It also fixes a hitch so that podcasts download correctly, and, on certain Web sites, enables the text being entered in a field to remain the focus of the screen.
On the AT&T site, the carrier currently offers the Palm Pre Plus for $149.99 and the Pixi Plus for $49.99, each with new service activation. Verizon, on its site, offers the Pixi Plus free with a new contract, and the Pre Plus for $49.99 with contract, while Sprint offers the original Palm Pre for $149.99 and the Palm Pixi for $49.99 � both with a two-year service contract.
In addition to moving Palm inventory, HP has taken steps to slim down the Palm staff. Reportedly, it has laid off a number of Palm employees��double digits, not hundreds,� says a source�in an effort, said an HP spokesperson, to consolidate its functions and operations.
HP Lays Off 'Double Digits' of Palm Staffers: Report
HP, with its acquisition of Palm complete, has reportedly laid off a number of Palm employees to �consolidate functions and operations.� Likely still in place are key members of the Palm webOS team, which HP has tasked with developing webOS-based tablets, smartphones and PCs.
Hewlett-Packard, following the completion of its acquisition of smartphone-maker Palm, has reportedly laid off a number of Palm staffers, according to the tech site All Things D.
Citing �sources (once) close to the company,� John Paczkowski writes that the cuts are in the �double digits, not hundreds,� and that an HP spokesperson told him: �Part of the integration strategy is consolidation of functions and operations, as appropriate. There is always turnover in organizations. Palm employees overall are enthusiastic about having the financial stability and global scale necessary to complete their vision.�
While it�s not a �new day� for everyone, high-level executives on both sides have likewise suggested that the acquisition will not only enable HP to energetically enter the smartphone market, as well as better compete against Apple in the tablet space, but will enable the Palm side of the business to see through their projects of the last few years.
�With HP�s full backing and global strengths, I�m confident that webOS will be able to reach its full potential,� Jon Rubinstein, Palm�s former CEO, who will now report to HP Executive Vice President Todd Bradley, said in a July 1 statement. �This agreement will accelerate the development of this incredible platform with new resources, scale and support from a world-respected brand.�
The Palm team is said to have a roadmap and to be at work on new devices, as well as an updated version of webOS. And while HP�s Microsoft-based Slate tablet is reportedly alive and well, HP has been clear about its plans to release a tablet based on webOS, as well as smartphones and PCs � all of which will fall under the direction of Rubinstein.
An HP tablet, in addition to including the open-source webOS, would look to compete with Apple�s iPad by including USB ports and support for Adobe Flash � features that Apple has left off the iPad.
In April, when Palm � with help from Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners � was making its for-sale status known, its senior vice president of software and services, Mike Abbott, resigned. Wanting to keep its core team of employees intact, presumably to make the company more desirable, Palm implemented an employee retention program that included quarter-million-dollar cash bonuses.
Exactly who, or the level of employees that were let go by HP, is unclear.
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Hewlett-Packard, following the completion of its acquisition of smartphone-maker Palm, has reportedly laid off a number of Palm staffers, according to the tech site All Things D.
Citing �sources (once) close to the company,� John Paczkowski writes that the cuts are in the �double digits, not hundreds,� and that an HP spokesperson told him: �Part of the integration strategy is consolidation of functions and operations, as appropriate. There is always turnover in organizations. Palm employees overall are enthusiastic about having the financial stability and global scale necessary to complete their vision.�
While it�s not a �new day� for everyone, high-level executives on both sides have likewise suggested that the acquisition will not only enable HP to energetically enter the smartphone market, as well as better compete against Apple in the tablet space, but will enable the Palm side of the business to see through their projects of the last few years.
�With HP�s full backing and global strengths, I�m confident that webOS will be able to reach its full potential,� Jon Rubinstein, Palm�s former CEO, who will now report to HP Executive Vice President Todd Bradley, said in a July 1 statement. �This agreement will accelerate the development of this incredible platform with new resources, scale and support from a world-respected brand.�
The Palm team is said to have a roadmap and to be at work on new devices, as well as an updated version of webOS. And while HP�s Microsoft-based Slate tablet is reportedly alive and well, HP has been clear about its plans to release a tablet based on webOS, as well as smartphones and PCs � all of which will fall under the direction of Rubinstein.
An HP tablet, in addition to including the open-source webOS, would look to compete with Apple�s iPad by including USB ports and support for Adobe Flash � features that Apple has left off the iPad.
In April, when Palm � with help from Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners � was making its for-sale status known, its senior vice president of software and services, Mike Abbott, resigned. Wanting to keep its core team of employees intact, presumably to make the company more desirable, Palm implemented an employee retention program that included quarter-million-dollar cash bonuses.
Exactly who, or the level of employees that were let go by HP, is unclear.
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How Many Palm Employees Did HP Just Lay Off?
I�m not quite sure, but make no mistake, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has cut some former Palm staffers from its ranks as it closes its acquisition of the smartphone maker. I�m hearing different numbers from sources (once) close to the company, so it�s difficult to put a firm number on them. Sounds like it�s not too, too many though. Double digits, not hundreds. Still: sad and awful.
�Part of the integration strategy is consolidation of functions and operations, as appropriate,� a spokesman for the company told me. �There always is turnover in organizations. Palm employees overall are enthusiastic about having the financial stability and global scale necessary to complete their vision.�
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�Part of the integration strategy is consolidation of functions and operations, as appropriate,� a spokesman for the company told me. �There always is turnover in organizations. Palm employees overall are enthusiastic about having the financial stability and global scale necessary to complete their vision.�
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