Wednesday's announcement that HP would acquire Palm for $1.2 billion halts--at least for now--the dramatic rollercoaster ride that the company has been on since its birth as a gleam in Palm founder Jeff Hawkins' eye in 1982. Thank ...READ»
Hewlett-Packard Co. signed an agreement to buy struggling smart phone maker Palm Inc. for a reported $1 billion in cash. HP pay $5.70 for every Palm common share. Palm had closed trading Wednesday at ...READ»
Leaders either have to figure out how to help their companies solidify their position in a constantly evolving market or run the risk of becoming a victim of that market change. Learn what not to do from one-time market leaders.READ»
Palm [NASDAQ:PALM] didn't do such a hot job of keeping this thing under wraps, but that doesn't make it any less interesting to the smartphone community. The Treo Pro unfurled its red carpet months ago when a whole littany of leaked ...READ»
Palm Inc. has announced the names of its newly separate divisions. The combination of Palm's operating system division and Handspring will be known as PalmSource. Its sister company focusing on hardware will be named PalmOne.
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I really can't see much good, from an innovation standpoint, coming from allowing Palm Inc. to buy Handspring. Seems to me Palm has been playing catch-up with the more dextrous Handspring for a few years now, and bringing the two ...READ»
What does it take to change the world? Obsession. Tenacity. And lots of mistakes. That's the untold story behind the PalmPilot - a 15-year saga that produced the kind of breakthrough that every startup dreams of.READ»
Tomorrow night, (Friday, July 13th, 7pm EST) Cruxy will host a one-of-a-kind event as Suzanne Vega returns to her avatar form for a special virtual listening party in Second Life. Vega will be celebrating the upcoming release of her ...READ»
In Fast Company's first decade, we introduced readers to a lot of amazingly smart people. To launch our second, we asked 10 of our favorite brains what's next--and how to get ready for it.READ»
