Sprint $69 Deal, Palm Sales Results, Apps Trump Song Sales in iTunes, Walkman vs. iPod: Daily Roundup

Palm announces first quarter results: $164.5m net loss, 823k phones sold

Palm just announced its first quarter results — the first to really include numbers from the Pre — and they’re positive (well, depending on how you look at things), with a $2.8m gross profit on $68m in revenue. Actually, that’s a little low, since Palm uses the same sort of subscription accounting for the Pre as Apple does for the iPhone, so the unofficial numbers are higher: $100.6m gross profit on $360.7m in revenue…Engadget

The GoGoStand fits in your wallet, transforms to hold your phone

This should be quick. The $5 GoGoStand is a plastic card that can be rigged to hold your phone and then just like it doesn’t care, collapsed down for easy wallet storage. Watch the video after the break if you still don’t get it…CrunchGear

Apps Trump Tunes at Apple

Right after unveiling new iPods and iTunes software at an event on Sept. 9, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Steve Jobs invited singer Norah Jones on stage to perform for the assembled tech and media pundits. “Like you, we love music,” he told the crowd. “That’s probably the primary reason we do this.”…BusinessWeek

Is This a Joke? eBay and Verizon Win Privacy Award

In a surprise announcement, eBay, and Verizon have been awarded the top titles of “Most Trusted Companies for Privacy” by the Ponemon Institute and TRUSTe. According to a recent survey, these companies were shown to offer clear privacy statements, customer-friendly notices, great access to information, solid cookie management and sound data sharing practices. While the companies may excel on paper, it’s hard to believe these are the top privacy-related companies based on public sentiment alone…NY Times

SHIFT: How Sprint’s $69 deal is good for everyone (except Sprint)

It was big news when Sprint announced last week that it would offer a $69 package on cellphone service, including unlimited calling to any other cellphone, unlimited texting, some fun bells and whistles like GPS navigation, and most important: unlimited data. Lots of people were celebrating the move, with writers and readers pondering switching providers to Sprint. As a former Sprint customer, I’m not in any hurry to get back to the company with the worst customer support I’ve ever encountered (in any industry). But then I look at my iPhone plan with AT&T, which squeezes an extra $20 out of me for unlimited text messaging, and I wonder…Dvice

Can Sony Compete Against Apple With New Walkman Series?

Sony introduced new music players yesterday to help gain some traction on Apple’s iPod line, but does it really have a chance even though it looks like an amazing music device? Sony is hoping the recent news that their Walkman line outsold the iPod in Japan, for the first time in four years, can propel them ahead to sell even more Walkman music players. Their latest devices have offer some pretty neat features…Ziggytek