It's been 10 years since Palm started a handheld revolution. In the decade since, we've seen dozens of devices, watched an operating system evolve, and endured more than a few company name changes. Take a trip back in time with us from the Treo 700w to the PalmPilot 1000.
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March 27, 2006
In celebration of Palm's 10-year anniversary, CNET editors round up the company's latest PDAs and smart phones. Models include the Palm Treo 650 and 700w, the Palm TX, the Palm Tungsten E2, and the Palm Z22.
March 27, 2006
CNET editors compile all models in the Palm Treo smart-phone family, including the new Windows-based Palm Treo 700w and all versions of the Palm Treo 650.
January 24, 2006
Palm's Pilot 1000 made mobile computing simple and affordable. It was a revolution born of frustration and balsa wood models. But what does the next 10 years look like for the PDA pioneer?
March 27, 2006
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Brighthand has an interesting article today about Palm and a mysterious third product category. In an interview with Business 2.0 and the Portland Business Journal, Palm's founder, Jeff Hawkins, has referred to the company's plans to create a third product category.
March 24, 2006
From the archives:
Panelists at the Cinequest Film Festival advised a group of aspiring filmmakers that mobile devices could allow short films that were never previously shown outside a festival setting to attract a wider audience.
March 13, 2006
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A major investor in Palm called on the company this week to seek a buyer among the large IT companies of the world, arguing that competitive pressures will lead to tough times for the Treo seller.
February 3, 2006
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PalmSource, which owns the rights to the Palm operating system, is now in the hands of Japan's Access, executives announced late Monday, starting a new chapter for the once struggling company.
November 14, 2005
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Palm, which also announced that it has finalized plans to spin off its PalmSource software division, purchased Handspring in a stock deal.
June 4, 2003