Brock Thompson

Naughty Naughty RIM

Dec 012005

RIM found coals in their stockings today…

Research in Motion, known for their product, the Blackberry, has recently found themselves in a lawsuit that has their core product feature in the crosshairs. Blackberry’s are known for their ability to check email anywhere at anytime. Unfortunately, this feature may be considered a patent infringement.

The blow dealt today was issued by Judge Spencer who resides over the trial. He refused RIM’s request to have the trial postponed. He also refused to allow RIM to pay $450 million dollars to settle the dispute.

Palm’s stock shot up 6% when investors heard of the unfortunate news for Palm’s competitor. RIM’s plunged downward with worries of production coming to a halt temporarily.

A rumor has immerged that RIM could tweak their software very slightly to “work-around” the patent. However, the rumor has yet to be verified by any reliable sources.

Will Palm’s Stock Pay You Back?

Palm News 2 Responses »

Nov 292005

Recently, Palm’s stock (symbol creatively PALM) has been recommended by Fox News as a stock that would be a good buy for investors. Rumors of a possible buy-out of the company seem to have given Palm’s stock a positive trend. Analysts agree that it is a strong buy and all indicators seem to point that the stock is prepared for a gradual growth. Aside from the stock’s performance today, it has shown a gradual increase of value in the last two weeks.

Investors who own the stock have high hopes that Palm will be bought by another company which would rapidly increase the value of the shares they own.

What do you think? Is there room for three competitors (Palm, Microsoft, and RIM) in the handheld market or no? Do you think buying Palm’s stock would be a good investment?

KeyLink…have you heard of it?

Software reviews, System tools 2 Responses »

Nov 182005

TapSmart KeyLink, made by MobilityWare, may be the most over-looked Palm OS software to date. When I initially heard of the functionality of the product, I was amazed and wondered why I had never heard of it before.
KeyLink...have you heard of it?
KeyLink connects your PC keyboard to your Palm for fast and easy typing of data directly into any Palm application. KeyLink allows you to connect to your computer through your HotSync USB, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi.

My review of the product is a very favorable one. I anticipated that I would have to deal with a slight lag from when I typed on my laptop keyboard to when I saw the text on my Palm screen. However, the lag was so minimal I barely even noticed. Even while connected over a network with Wi-Fi, I still experienced minimal lag.

The program installs first to your computer and then to your Palm. All that is required is that the Windows portion of the program is running while you connect to it using your Palm. The Windows program then displays a live screenshot of your Palm and gives you a helpful list of keyboard shortcuts that allows you to control your Palm with your computer keyboard! This impressed me the most, because I could navigate to different applications on my Palm by just typing on my computer. I could have my Palm completely out of sight connected through Wi-fi and type away as I view the live feed of my Palm’s screen. The only problem I came across is that I needed to make the Keylink program an exception in Windows firewall since it was blocked.