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Palm on Wednesday announced three new handhelds — the Tungsten T3, the Tungsten E and the Zire 21. The Tungsten T3 (US$399) is Palm’s first device that supports a high-resolution color screen in landscape, as well as the typical portrait mode. It features a 320×480 TFT display, a 400Mhz Intel XScale processor, 64MB of RAM, built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and comes preloaded with several business and multimedia applications.

Palm today announced an array of new accessories for its handhelds, including a wireless infrared (IR) keyboard (US$69.95); a multifunction stylus — a pen, laser pointer, flashlight and PDA stylus ($19.95); six new handheld cases (from $14.95 to $69.95) ; a plug-and-play, 1.3 megapixel camera card ($99.95); handheld protection products; and complete accessory kits. All of these will be available October 1, with the exception of the new camera card. It is expected in December. Read More

Palm today introduced the Tungsten T2 handheld. Based on the original Tungsten T device, the Tungsten T2 is equipped with the same integrated Bluetooth and voice-recorder capabilities, but with a sharper screen and more memory.

Palm said on Wednesday that it would buy Handspring in an a stock deal valued at about US$169 million. Palm’s board also approved the spin-off of its PalmSource unit, which makes the operating software for its handhelds. “Following the spin-off of PalmSource, Handspring shareholders will receive 0.09 of a Palm share for each share of Handspring common stock,” according to Reuters.

Palm today introduced two new handhelds in its Tungsten and Zire product lines, one with built-in wireless connectivity and the other with an integrated digital camera. The new Tungsten C (US$499) offers integrated Wi-Fi (AirPort/802.11b) access, a built-in keyboard, 64MB of memory, a 400MHz ARM processor, a 320 x 320 transflective TFT display, and several full-featured business applications.

Palm is set to launch two new handhelds later this month in its Tungsten and Zire product lines, one with built-in wireless and the other with a digital camera, reports c|net. The Tungsten C is expected to be the first Palm handheld to come with built-in 802.11b wireless networking and the first Palm device to use an Intel XScale processor. Targeted at consumers, Palm’s new Zire 71 is expected to feature an integrated camera.

Palm has trimmed prices by up to 20 percent on its m130, m515 and Tungsten T devices, reports c|net. The m130 had been selling for US$249 and was reduced 20 percent to $199, the Tungsten T was also cut 20 percent to $399, and the m515 was cut to $299 from $349.

Palm said today that the market for its handheld devices and software was close to moving back into growth after more than a year of declining sales. “We’re already in positive territory for PalmSource,” Palm Chief Executive Eric Benhamou told Reuters. PalmSource is Palm’s operating system software unit, due to be spun off and made independent later this year. Palm’s hardware stands to benefit from increasing capital investments in technology, Benhamou said.

Palm today reported revenues of US$265 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, ended November 29, 2002, down 9 percent from the $291 million reported during the quarter a year ago, and up 54 percent from the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

As expected, Palm has announced two new subbrands for its handheld products, the Tungsten and Zire families. Tungsten products will provide solutions for mobile professionals and serious business users, and the Zire handhelds will provide affordable options for consumers. The first handhelds from the Tungsten and Zire product lines will be available this fall.