Jon Rubinstein

Former Palm CEO Says It’s Not ‘Game Over’ For The Company, But I Think They Need More Quarters

4:40PM December 8, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Despite facing an uphill battle, former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein was very optimistic about WebOS’s prospects today at the Dive Into Mobile conference today, stating that they wasn’t out of the smartphone os race yet. I want to believe you Jon, I really do… More »


Software

We Could Be Seeing More WebOS Apps, As Palm’s Dropped The Submission Charges

7:28PM June 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

As a further incentive to developers, Palm has ditched the $US50 submission fee and is even going as far as refunding all the developers who’ve previously paid Palm to have their apps looked at. More »


Hey Jon, Pass The Magic Mushrooms

10:00AM April 29, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Jon, Jon… a merger? A merger? Maybe you should read our analysis on HP buying your company. [WSJ]


HTC Pulls Out Of Palm Buy-Out Talks

5:43PM April 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Just as Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein tells people they’re going to go it alone, and will survive just fine thankyouverymuch, we discover HTC has pulled out of the bidding race. How very convenient. Now, it’s up to Lenovo, claims Reuters. More »


Palm CEO Insists That Palm Can Survive On Its Own

10:17AM April 23, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

While Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein says the company would certainly “consider takeover offers”, he insists that Palm can survive as an independent company. Not only that, but he has hope for the future: More »


Jon Rubinstein Gets Frank On What Palm Could’ve Done

10:40PM April 9, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

In another world, the Pre would be available on more than Sprint and Verizon, Palm would’ve made $US22 million last quarter, and their ads would’ve actually made you want one of their phones. Oh, and Google would own Palm. [Fortune]


With Lowered Sales Expectations, Palm Runs Out Of Options

2:17AM February 26, 2010 | John Herrman

When Palm issued a release announcing lowered guidance and sales expectations for this year, Jon Rubinstein didn’t even try to cushion it, admitting, “driving broad consumer adoption of Palm products is taking longer than [he]anticipated”. So, uh, now what? More »


Mobile

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein On His Competition

11:48AM January 9, 2010 | Adam Frucci

“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War [All Things D]


Software

Palm Confirms Faster, Snappier WebOS 1.3.5 Update On Its Way

10:20PM December 18, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Hark! Did you hear the heralded Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein confirm the webOS 1.3.5 update? It’s on its way soon for all Pre and Pixi owners, and will gift a better battery life, more speed and stronger Wi-Fi. More »


Gadgets

Check Out The Engadget Show

7:19AM September 18, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Congrats to Josh & the gang at Engadget for their first ever Engadget Show—a big deal and accomplishment not just for them, but for all blogs, really. (The outstanding title sequence alone makes it worth clicking play.) [Engadget] More »