With the Palm Pre, is Palm back in the game?

Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 With the Palm Pre, is Palm back in the game? Posted January 12, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time I've just read 37 posts about the new Palm Pre in 48 hours -- everything from the "wow, look at Palm!" posts (followed by the usual "will Palm survive?" speculation and nattering about market share), to posts noting that Palm hasn't updated its Web site, to multiple comparisons with the iPhone and G1 and BlackBerry Storm. I've read raves about the fluidity of the UI and taken in live keynote coverage. There are even pictures of the packaging. I'm in danger ...  >> New iPhone app fills in some gaps Posted January 09, 13:06 p.m. Pacific Time A new app that debuted Monday may be the solution for iPhone users who are disappointed with the iPhone's inability to handle the business end of documents. Soonr, as the app is called in the United States, has been available in Denmark for some time under the name Sky Files, and four days after its release it is already in the top 10 list of free iPhone productivity apps. Soonr allows iPhone users to store up to 500MB (and 30 ...  >> Intel to aim for inexpensive ultraportables with new chips Posted January 13, 04:31 a.m. Pacific Time Intel may introduce ultra-low-voltage processors for inexpensive thin laptops later this year, which could help it compete with Advanced Micro Devices in the space.   >> InfoWorld's 2009 Technology of the Year Awards Posted January 13, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time Apple and Microsoft topped the list of InfoWorld's annual product award winners this year, nabbing three and four Technology of the Year Awards, respectively. Announced today, InfoWorld's 2009 Technology of the Year Awards recognize the best hardware and software products evaluated by InfoWorld reviewers during 2008.   >> Palm announces webOS and Pre phone Posted January 09, 05:18 a.m. Pacific Time Palm is hoping to get back on track with its new Pre touch phone, which comes equipped with the equally new operating system webOS, both announced on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show.   >> Test Center review: The 21st-century BlackBerry Posted January 08, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time The BlackBerry Bold, RIM's new executive QWERTY handset, enters the scene at a time when the utility of the fixed keyboard is under debate. This review overlapped with my longer-term evaluation of touchscreen and touch/keyboard devices, including the BlackBerry Storm, T-Mobile G1, AT&T Fuze (HTC Touch Pro), HTC Touch Diamond, and of course the iPhone 3G. I've had to ponder the question myself: Is the Bold worth its $299 price tag, much less worth a look at all?   >>
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