Bejeweled review

Palm Boulevard has a review of Bejeweled, a Palm OS implementation PopCap Games’ Diamond Mines.

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

Palm m505 first impressions

MaPalad has a article on their first impressions of the Palm m505.

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

ZDNet on earnings report

ZDNet has an article on Palm’s reporting of its quarterly earnings that narrowly beat analyst expectations. However, according to the article, the report “also offered a grim outlook for its current quarter and announced layoffs.”

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

Handspring confident

Handspring, Inc. confirmed its revenue projections for the remainder of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. Responding to questions about conditions in the handheld computing market, Donna Dubinsky, founder and CEO of Handspring, said, “While no company is immune to current economic conditions, we see continued sales growth in our business at this time.”

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

GPS price reduction

Ken Zemach wrote in to tell us that Rand McNally has lowered the price of their GPS unit for the Palm III to $60 (down from $170), and, if you register on their site, you get another 20% off. According to Zemach, with shipping that brings it to the low $50s, and it comes with their three-CD mapping software.

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

AvantGo and RIM seminar

AvantGo, Inc. and Research In Motion Limited announced they will be sponsoring an executive seminar for business and technology professionals to discuss ways in which financial services organizations can deliver wireless Web-based data and corporate applications to their employees and customers.

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

Handspring’s reseller program

Handspring, Inc. introduced a program through which qualified resellers and VARs (value-added resellers) can procure and resell Handspring’s Visor line of expandable handheld computers, accessories, and Springboard expansion modules.

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

Palm reports revenue

Palm, Inc. reported revenue of $470.8 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2001, ended March 2, 2001, up 73 percent from the $272.3 million generated in the third quarter of fiscal 2000.

Posted on: March 28, 2001 9:00 am

AvantGo 4.0 announced

AvantGo, Inc. officially announced it has released AvantGo 4.0, featuring enhancements to the company’s core M-Business Server, its Mobile Engines for the Web, Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Exchange, and its AvantGo mobile Internet service.

Posted on: March 27, 2001 9:00 am

Palm VII memory upgrade

STNE Corporation announced it now offers 8MB Memory upgrades for the Palm VII.

Posted on: March 27, 2001 9:00 am