NEW YORK --Palm on Wednesday said it would buy Handspring, uniting the pioneers of the troubled handheld computer industry. The news sent shares of both companies up more than 14 percent. The deal ...

Handheld computer maker Handspring is trying to reassure hardware and software developers as well as customers about the future of its line of PDAs, following company comments last week that ...

For Handspring Visor users, there has always been a tradeoff. For the expansion capability of its Springboard port, you give up the thin body and light weight that users of Palm Computing 's Palm V ...

Handspring is set to release a new line of compact handhelds that combine a PDA with a cell phone. The new Treo line will send and receive e-mail and instant messages, wirelessly browse the Web and, ...

A few months ago, I complained in this column that having a maximum of 8 megabytes of memory in a Palm OS device could really test your patience if you rely on your PDA to carry reference texts, ...

Handspring is trimming the prices of its existing handheld computers and preparing to introduce a new device, just as the handheld maker has been losing market share. On its Web site Friday, ...

Handspring plans on Monday to announce two new handhelds, one of which features 16MB of built-in memory--a first for a device using the Palm operating system. The $299 Visor Pro will come with double ...

Handspring is hoping its newest cell phone and organizer device will be easier for wireless carriers to customize while still meeting the demands of consumers. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company ...