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Entelligence: Meet H/Pre

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.

Adding even more drama to an pivotal and transformative year in tech, last week HP announced it will buy Palm for the nice round sum of 1.2 billion dollars -- a move that will position it as a major player in the crowded mobile market. HP is no stranger to mobility -- the iPaq was once a defining mobile product -- but over the years the company has been unable to replicate that success with similar efforts in as the dynamic shifted from PDAs to phones. Buying Palm is a quick way of getting back in the game.

Last night TechCrunch reported that, according to an unnamed "source briefed on the matter," HP had stopped development of the Slate in its tracks, killing off the project entirely. Why? Well, according to the source, HP isn't thrilled with Windows 7's performance on the tablet.

HP and Palm: what happens next

HP announcing that it's going to buy Palm in a $1.2b all-cash transaction certainly took everyone by surprise, but in many ways the deal makes perfect sense. HP is a gigantic player in the tech industry but has no appreciable presence in rapidly-growing mobile space, and Palm -- well, you should know how we feel about Palm by now. Even still, we can't say we were expecting this one, and it looks like most of you weren't either -- HP only got two percent of the vote in our "who should buy Palm" poll, while Engadget (that's us!) got... fourteen percent. Oops.

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Verizon Practically Giving Away Palm Phones

Wow. Verizon Wireless slashed prices on their Palm WebOS devices today, knocking the price of the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus to unheard-of levels.

Verizon reduced the price of the Pre Plus down to $49 for two;and the Pixi Plus down to $29 for two.

Even more shockingly, Verizon reduced the price of their Mobile Hotspot feature - that's the feature which turns Palm devices into Wi-Fi hotspots for your laptop - from $40/month down to free.

Turn Your Jailbroken iPhone into Palm OS Device

Missing an app which you used to run on your Palm OS device? Try this Palm Emulator now and run legacy Palm OS apps on a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch. With this app named SyleTap, your iPhone

becomes a virtual Palm device.

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Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives

Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys. The company's shares plunged in after-hours trading.
The company shipped 960,000 smart phones to stores and distributors in the quarter that ended Feb. 26, 23 percent more than in the previous quarter. However, the number of phones that were actually bought by consumers was 408,000, down 29 percent from the previous quarter.
By comparison, Apple sold 8.7 million iPhones in its most recent quarter.

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Palm Pumps Up Pre and Pixi, Latches Onto Verizon

Palm has added a new "Plus" generation of smartphones to its Pixi and Pre lines, both of which run Palm's webOS software. Both new models will debut on Verizon's network, and AT&T also plans to take on webOS handsets soon. Broadening the webOS line's availability -- its devices have so far only been available through Sprint -- may give it a better chance to stay afloat amongst rivals Android and iPhone.

One year after first showing the world its Pre smartphone, Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) on Thursday announced a new generation of the device at the Consumer Electronics Show. It also unveiled an upgrade to its Pixi, a smaller smartphone that relies on the same webOS software as the Pre.

Verizon to sell two Palm phones on Jan 25

Palm Inc will sell upgraded versions of its Pre and Pixi smartphones on January 25 through top U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless, getting its devices into more users' hands.

A Closer Look at the Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus, and WebOS 1.4

This morning Palm announced a slew of product updates, including two new handsets, updates to the webOS platform, and a carrier relationship with Verizon. This afternoon I got some hands-on time with the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus and tested the new video capture app.

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