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The worldwide mobile phone market grew 21.7% in the first quarter of 2010 (1Q10

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 21.7% in the first quarter of 2010 (1Q10 according to Palminfocenter. "The worldwide mobile phone market grew 21.7% in the first quarter of 2010 (1Q10), a strong rebound from the market contraction in Q1 2009. Growth was fuelled by increased demand for converged mobile devices, more commonly known as smartphones, and the global economic recovery. "

HP Slate to be reborn before birth?

 HP's Slate, the promised Windows 7, IPad contender is rumored to be stillborn by HP according to Techcrunch. The article goes on to conjecture that the device itself may not have been able to compete directly in power handling and ease of use when compared to an IPad. ZDNet reinforces this by saying that the Slate was conceived in response to rumors of the coming Apple Tablet. It wanted to capitalize on existing and fresh technology and not build new ones such as licensing new ARM designs or creating a new OS.  Early in 2010 this formula looked like a winner until a few weeks later when the IPad was introduced and changed the playing field. With an efficient IPhone OS and 256mb main memory the IPad could run circles around the HP slate. Fast forward to today and HP acquires Palm Inc. Everyone is now talking about an HP slate with WebOS, a more worthy competitor to the IPad. WebOS as we know is a worthy and efficient OS that can compete against IPhone OS if the right company executes correctly. Let's hope Palm can be reborn under the HP brand and live on!

Traveling with just my iPhone & iPad

OK so all my posts for the next few days whilst I'm in Rio will be from my iPad or from my iPhone. I've left the Macbook Pro back at home so all I've brought apart from clothes and my worldly possessions is my iPad and my iPhone. I'm sure I'll do fine but let us see how the experience goes, I'll keep you posted for sure. I hope you're having a great Friday.

Blogging from the Airport on my iPad

As you read this I'll be 38,000 feet in the air on route to Rio De Janeiro but I've written this on my ipad in the airport lounge. So I'm sat here typing this on my iPad and I can actually type quite fast on it so I'm quite pleased with it.  This is then only device, apart from my iPhone that i have brought with me, obviously I have left my Macbook at home. It's a good opportunity actually to use my iPad as a full time replacement device. I have my music stored on my iPhone. I have my videos stored on my iPad and believe me the screen estate is ideal for videos on the iPad. At present I'm sat on a lounger chair in the airport lounge waiting for my plane to board and I'm sat typing this. Over the last month or so I've gotten very used to typing on the iPad. It is quick and convenient so I look forward to using the next few days as a real test of trying out my iPad as a replacement for my main computer. I hope that you all have a great Friday and I'll catch up with you later for some more iPad experiences.

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein sent an email to all Palm employees on Wednesday talking about where Palm is up to and inspirational thoughts on the merger with HP

[From Eric Mann] According to Wall Street Journal, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein sent an email to all Palm employees on Wednesday talking about where Palm is up to and inspirational thoughts on the merger with HP. "Team, Over the past three years, we have made remarkable progress transforming Palm. We returned to our innovative roots and delivered some of the best mobile experiences on the market. Today, we are taking a huge step forward in accelerating that strategy with the announcement of a merger with HP. I am very excited about the potential of this merger (and not only because I started my career there)." Read in full.

SPECK ANNOUNCES NEW “SHIELDVIEW” SCREEN PROTECTOR LINE FOR IPAD, IPHONE, BLACKBERRY AND MORE!

[From Anthony Thomas] Grubby fingers and sharp, scratchy objects lurk around every corner, threatening to damage the delicate touch screen of your on-the-go electronic device. To the relief of mobile device owners everywhere, Speck announced today that it has developed ShieldView, a new line of state-of-the-art screen protectors available for today’s hottest gadgetry. ShieldView Screen Protectors join CrispView Screen Cleaning Kits in Speck's expanding group of products aimed to keep your device displays and touch screens looking clean and pristine. More deets.

What is Elevation's take on the Palm Deal?

What is Elevation's take on the Palm Deal? Palminfocenter takes a look. "Bloomberg has published an article on the Hewlett-Packard deal. As one would expect, the article gives a summary of the news of the day with a financial focus. The math wizards there have worked out what Palm investment heros Elevation Partners will take away from their overall investments in Palm Inc. Elevation injected over $460 million since the big recapitalization deal in 2007."

10 years of Bejeweled

Wow can you believe it's 10 years of Bejeweled? And of course Astraware have kept the mobile market, including myself on my iPhone with their iPhone version [amongst other mobile platforms] of Bejeweled. But Popcap are holding a contest to celebrate 10 years and there are some great prizes including an iPad. "Did you name your cat Hypercube? Do you have gem tattoos? Did you propose to your spouse in a game of Bejeweled? No matter how you’ve lived out your love for Bejeweled, we want to know your story. And if we choose your story as one of our favorites, you’ll win an amazing prize! So fire up your video camera or webcam — it’s time to show your love for Bejeweled!" More after the jump.