Palm Staying Out of the Mobile Patent War (So Far)

A big hat tip to webOS developer and Twitter user @acarback, but here’s an interesting chart showing the various mobile lawsuits currently underway, from The Guardian: You’ll notice that Palm is conspicuously missing from this chart, and so either Palm’s presence is too small to induce anyone to sue Palm, or they’ve done a miraculous job of using technologies that keep them above the fray. Certainly, webOS...

PC Magazine Gets It Right

PC Magazine makes the point in this piece that Palm is vital to HP’s success, and while that’s not a controversial or unique position to take, they do make a great deal of sense by putting things in the perspective of HP’s new CEO (whoever that will be). Put simply: I’m not sure how soon HP will name a successor to Hurd, but everyone seems to be keeping a close eye on this search. The company’s...

Apple Taking Competition Seriously (Including HP Slate)

Apple’s buying up Google AdWords that target competition to the iPad, including the Dell Streak and the anticipated HP Slate (expected to run webOS, of course). Techcrunch has the story: In a move that suggests a tad of insecurity on Apple’s behalf, the iPad maker is apparently buying Google AdWords ads targeting potential buyers of the Dell Streak, the Android-powered micro-tablet or netpad or whatever it is...