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It has been a horrible year for Research In Motion, and things may not be getting any better for the BlackBerry maker come 2012. Despite all of the buyout speculation, RIM's stock has been a disaster. In fact, it's a foregone conclusion that RIM is toast.
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) will enter the smartphone market in early 2011 using the webOS software it acquired as part of its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm. "You will see us coming early next year with new phones," Senior Vice President Eric Cador said, according to Reuters. Sponsored Links Candor...
Hewlett-Packard will probably have a new CEO in under a week. The candidate will likely come from inside the company, which would almost certainly allow the board of directors to speed through the process.
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Hewlett-Packard is expected to post strong results Tuesday on higher consumer and business technology spending. But a key question remains: How does HP plan to integrate Palm?
Palm shares jumped more than 8% in early afternoon trading after Harbinger Capital Partners disclosed Wednesday that it has taken a 9.48% stake in the struggling smartphone maker. For the noted hedge fund run by Philip Falcone, it's another bet in the wireless industry.
Struggling smartphone maker Palm is reportedly gearing up for a sale, and is poised to put out a call for bids in a move that could come as early as this week. Palm's shares soared 20% in morning trading, climbing as high as $6.17.
Verizon Wireless announced it was slicing the prices on its Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus by more than 60%, and on the BlackBerry Curve by more than 70%. That's good news for both Palm and Research In Motion, which have seen their smartphone sales slip recently.

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