Tag archive: Todd Bradley

You'd think that a company like HP would figure out what it wants to do with webOS before it publicly discontinues all current and future products containing the operating system. You know, to avoid confusion. Well, no, apparently the decision was made with too much haste. According to ThisIsMyNext, HP held an all-hands meeting with the webOS team yesterday where newly appointed head of webOS Stephen DeWitt reiterated that HP still plans… Read More

After disappointing initial reviews (and possibly sales) of its webOS TouchPad tablet, HP has decided to shake things up, moving the former CEO of Palm and current head of webOS, Jon Rubinstein, into its Personal Systems Group and replacing him with Stephen DeWitt, current head of the PSG. The Personal Systems Group is a fancy name for HP's PC & digital devices department in the Americas, which works on PCs, connected devices like… Read More

Hewlett Packard today announced they were rolling out several new computers in time for the holiday shopping season. Unveiled at the ongoing Digital Life consumer electronics trade show in New York, the new product line up includes a 17" notebook, HP's slimmest consumer desktop PC to date and two Windows Media Center entertainment related PCs. The new 17" HP Pavilion dv8000 notebook PC series, with a starting price of $1,099,… Read More

The transactions are expected to close later today, and two new leadership companies are expected to emerge and begin trading tomorrow on the Nasdaq stock market. At Palm's Annual Stockholders Meeting today, stockholders approved the spin-off of PalmSource, Inc., provider of the world's leading operating system platform for mobile computing and communications, from Palm, Inc. Palm will distribute all the shares of PalmSource it… Read More

The name “palmOne, Inc.” will reflect the company's handheld computer hardware and software solutions business and encompass the subbrands Zire(TM) and Tungsten(TM), as well as Treo, upon thecompletion of the planned acquisition of Handspring, Inc., also expected this fall. “Palm created an entirely new category when it delivered the first successful handheld computers in history,” said Todd Bradley, Palm… Read More

Uniting the leader in handheld computing and a leader in Java development, this agreement illustrates the strengthening relationship between Palm Solutions Group and IBM, and attests to the growing importance of embedded Java solutions in an era of pervasive computing. Together, Palm Solutions Group and IBM will offer an open-standards-based and cost-effective development environment for mobile computing. Palm Solutions Group chose IBM WME… Read More

The Palm board also gave final approval for the spin-off of PalmSource, Inc. “These two bold moves will serve as a powerful catalyst to transform the landscape of the handheld industry. The strategic choice of merging Handspring and the Palm Solutions Group of Palm will create the broadest portfolio and the most-experienced leadership team in the industry, fully capable of delivering value to customers, partners and… Read More

“By focusing on what matters most to the mainstream, we delivered the first consumer handheld to break the sub-$100 price point and reached a previously untapped market,” said Todd Bradley, president and chief executive officer, Palm Solutions Group. “And the mainstream responded — first-time handheld purchasers, including students, families and individuals, have embraced the Zire handheld as an affordable way to… Read More

Palm introduced its most powerful handheld computer with built-in high-speed wireless connectivity — the PalmTungsten C handheld. As Wi-Fi hotspots become increasingly commonplace in airports, hotels, offices, hospitals and universities across the nation, Tungsten C handheld users can gain fast wireless access to the Internet, email, messaging, large applications and other corporate data while traveling or anywhere within their… Read More