Palm, Inc.

<p>Palm, Inc., was an American company that specialized in manufacturing <a href="/facts/Personal_digital_assistant/fLTT1Uqy">personal digital assistants</a> (PDAs) and developing software. Palm designed the <a href="/facts/PalmPilot/GCu4aqAk">PalmPilot</a>, the first PDA successfully marketed worldwide, and was known for the <a href="/facts/Treo_600/pw38XDxB">Treo 600</a>, one of the earlier successful <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphones</a>. Palm developed the <a href="/facts/Palm_OS/nIaAPX4I">Palm OS</a> software for PDAs and smartphones released under its line of <a href="/facts/Palm_(PDA)/n5AGqxGA">Palm</a>-branded devices and also licensed to other PDA manufacturers.
</p><p>The company was also responsible for the first versions of <a href="/facts/WebOS/lf3sPSeG">webOS</a>, the first multitasking operating system for smartphones, and <a href="/facts/Enyo_(software)/QMfMUY5l">enyo.js</a>, a framework for <a href="/facts/HTML5/HBAxEAr6">HTML5</a> apps. In July 2010, Palm was purchased by <a href="/facts/Hewlett-Packard/abuNSYNu">Hewlett-Packard</a> (HP), and in 2011 announced a new range of webOS products. However, after poor sales, HP CEO <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9o_Apotheker/1LyFCnYJ">Léo Apotheker</a> announced in August 2011 that it would end production and support of Palm and webOS devices, marking the end of the Palm brand after 19 years. In October 2014, HP sold the Palm trademark to a <a href="/facts/Shelf_corporation/GxGqPQem">shelf corporation</a> tied to the Chinese electronics firm <a href="/facts/TCL_Corporation/5DlTEGaY">TCL Corporation</a>.
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Palm, Inc.