Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The new owner of the Palm brand hopes you'll figure out what to do with it http://revealedtech.com/breaking-news/the-new-owner-of-the-palm-brand-hopes-youll-figure-out-what-to-do-with-it-2/


Palm's new owners, TCL Communications today made the first overture to Palm fans, saying that they intended to keep the spirit of the brand going, though did not go so far as to say when we'd see the first phones arrive.



In a statement today, TCL Communications said Palm's brand "has always been synonymous with innovation," and that "now is the time to revive and bring back this pioneer spirit." That will involve a research and development group of some 5,000 engineers, and deals with carriers to help get devices developed, it said.





Interestingly enough though, the company is also looking for outside help on that last part. Speaking to Phonescoop, TCL's chief executive George Guo said it's looking to the community to provide feedback on new devices, as well as apps and operating systems that are not webOS, which LG owns. That's likely to make many who were hoping for a plan of action, and a little nostalgia to be underwhelmed.



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Source Article from http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/6/7505317/palms-wants-your-help-on-what-to-do-next
The new owner of the Palm brand hopes you'll figure out what to do with it

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