The snippet below comes from a DigiTimes report, and has caused quite a ruckus at various news services:
Shipments of Palm’s two smartphones will be delayed as Compal is waiting for Qualcomm’s new chipset solutions that will enable better performance, said the paper.
Even though it probably sounds shocking for every Palm head, the Pre is likely to be unaffected: it is based on OMAP technology from TI and furthermore is made by Chi Mei rather than Compal. All this tells us is that two more smartphones are in the pipeline…which are most likely WM-based.
I personally predict that at least one of these devices will see the return of the traditional Treo form factor, as the so-called “Treo Pro” is too small for any kind of meaningful usage for average customers (it’s derived from the Centro, which was a runaway hit among non-traditional smartphone users).
Either way, it’s good to see that Palm is still working hard on smartphones…given Palm’s poor track record and preventing leaks, we’ll probably see them soon enough…
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