Don't look now, Palm might be making a comeback

Sold, stripped for parts, and left to die, it seems that the final chapter on Palm's existence had long been written. It seems that Palm might be making a comeback since TCL Communication, who makes the Alcatel OneTouch line of smartphones, plans to relaunch Palm as a US-based brand of smartphones.

Based on early reports, the rebooted Palm brand won't necessarily be running its own operating system. The webOS component from Palm was acquired by LG from HP when the latter tried to dispose of the parts of its 1 Billion acquistion of Palm. If we look at what TCL Communication has done with Alcatel, we should likely expect a Palm branded device running Android.

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One week before BB10’s launch and RIM is riding the wave of surging support

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We’re a week away from the launch of the much awaited BlackBerry 10 OS and smartphones from Research In Motion and the excitement is palpable. Like a long banished king making one last rally to reclaim its throne, RIM is charging forward. Loyal BlackBerry users and supporters, long exiled from the mainstream, are gathering to show support. Hit jump to read more about Canadian brands backing BlackBerry as it attempts to make a bold comeback.

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