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Palm's early smartphones and PDAs were a staple of the late 90s and early 00's. After the release of Apple's iPhone in 2007 and Android in 2008, Palm began selling smartphones with its new webOS operating system. The company was purchased by HP in 2010, but after poor sales, HP discontinued webOS and all Palm products in 2011.
TCL acquired the rights to the Palm brand from HP in 2011, and promised to "re-create a new company in Silcon Valley" to develop new Palm devices. Those plans seemingly fell through, but now TCL is promising that new Palm devices will arrive in 2018. TCL has gained notoriety recently for developing new Android-based BlackBerry devices, such as the recent BlackBerry KEYone.
Palm brand will return in 2018, with devices built by TCL
TCL acquired the rights to the Palm brand from HP in 2011, and promised to "re-create a new company in Silcon Valley" to develop new Palm devices. Those plans seemingly fell through, but now TCL is promising that new Palm devices will arrive in 2018. TCL has gained notoriety recently for developing new Android-based BlackBerry devices, such as the recent BlackBerry KEYone.
Palm brand will return in 2018, with devices built by TCL