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Technology Stocks : PALM - The rebirth of Palm Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KevRupert who wrote (4086)	3/8/2001 7:16:46 AM
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News Watch: The Newest Palm Adds Muscle to a Familiar Look By STEPHEN C. MILLER NY Times With its stylish shape, interchangeable faceplates and $149 price tag, the m100 was Palm's entry into the low-end hand-held market. Now it is getting a makeover. The new m105, which will sell for $199, has the m100's telltale shape and faceplates. But it bulks up to eight megabytes of memory instead of two, has a cradle for connecting to a computer instead of the m100's simple wire and comes with Internet access software that had to be purchased separately on the older model. The added software focuses on Internet access. The Mobile Internet Kit includes an e-mail program, Multimail, which can send messages to pagers and cell phones and can browse many Web sites using Palm's Web clipping technology. Also included is AOL for the Palm, which allows access to AOL's Instant Messaging service. To use all the Internet software, one must purchase either a modem or a wireless device. To keep costs down, Palm did not add flash memory to the m105. That means that the software that runs the device, Palm OS 3.5, cannot be upgraded. Palm is making Version 4.0 available for the more expensive units. When Palm introduces a new model, it usually signals the demise of an older one. The IIIxe will now bite the dust and thus become a hot item on auction sites.