By now I’m sure you all know the Palm Pre is finally out on the shelves. It’s been reported to have sold 100,000 units on the first weekend with sellouts at many locations. Not bad…not bad. Mere mortals have finally had a chance to get their hands on them and play with them. I too [...]
Palm’s Pre is Great But…
June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Business, Business Practices, Rant, Technology, market share, mobile phones, smartphones
Tags: Apple·Apple iPhone·AT&T·bad business decisions·competitive advantage·iPhone·iPhone 3GS·Palm·Palm Pre·Palm Treo·smartphones·Sprint·Treo·Treo 755p
AT&T Must Be Afraid of the Palm Pre
April 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Business, Gadgets, Technology, Wireless, smartphones
Ha! You’ve gotta love it. I just read this article on Engadget. Based on this leak of an AT&T internal document I’d say AT&T execs are fearing the release of the Palm Pre. They put out this little memo to their peeps pretty much saying the iPhone is vastly superior to the Pre. That’s fine…I [...]
Tags: 3G·Apple·Apple iPhone·AT&T·iPhone·network coverage·Palm·Palm Pre·Palm Treo·smartphones·Sprint
The Agony of Smartphones and Their Plans
February 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Technology, Wireless, mobile phones, smartphones
So there I was with my new job and I had the “joy” of going through the process of choosing a new cell phone for work. They have a cell phone plan that pays $50/month for a voice plan so we could have a work line. I’ve already got a Palm Treo 755p with Sprint [...]
Tags: Apple·Apple iPhone·AT&T·BlackBerry·Blackberry Storm·cell phone plans·cell phones·iPhone·Palm Pre·smart phones·smartphones·Sprint·Verizon
The iPhone’s Rise to Greatness, Palm’s Fall From Grace
October 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Gadgets, Hardware, Inventions, Rant, Rant, Technology, Wireless, mobile phones
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past two years you’ve undoubtedly heard of this iPhone thingy. Some computer company decides to make a phone. Mac fanboys everywhere have been speculating and drooling over the prospects of an Apple-created phone. Pundits everywhere dismissed the notion. Even after its release, it was met with [...]
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Why Palm and Apple Annoy Me
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Gadgets
I’ve got the Palm Treo 755p that I use on Sprint’s network. Perhaps you’ve seen me write about it in a previous post here. Sprint’s network is nice and fast and I’ve had no problems with it. I’d love to stay on with them. I also love my Treo. I’ve got loads of apps on [...]
Tags: Apple·Apple iPhone·AT&T·Palm·Palm OS·Palm Treo·smartphones·Sprint