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Palm Reinstates iTunes Syncing with Pre Smartphone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2009 - 10:39am.

Los Angeles - Palm (NASD: PALM) has once again updated the software for its Pre smartphone so that the device can sync with Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes and transfer songs as if it were an iPhone, Wired.com reported. The companies have been in a cat-and-mouse game, with Apple having updated iTunes twice to block the Pre from syncing. Palm also recently failed to compel the standards body governing USB that Apple was hampering competition by blocking the Pre; in fact, the group said that Palm could be violating the rules by fooling iTunes into thinking the Pre is an iPhone.

Palm Introduces Pixi Smartphone; Drops Pre Price to $149

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2009 - 11:52am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Palm (NASD: PALM) on Wednesday introduced the Palm Pixi, a smaller, less expensive smartphone cousin to its touch-screen Pre.

Palm's $200 Pre Smartphone Debuts With Positive Reviews

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 11:59am.

Los Angeles - Smartphone maker Palm (NASD: PALM) on Thursday introduced the Pre, its new multitouch handset intended to compete with Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, and early reviews from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and influential gadget blogs are largely positive. The Pre, which will go on sale Saturday from Sprint for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate, features a slide-out physical keyboard, unlike the iPhone, and also allows multiple applications to be run at the same time.