Rejuvenated Palm poised for a comeback

Once a smart device leader, iconic brand given second chance of life with investment from TCL GAO

Is Alcatel still making smartphones? Yes it is, and so soon will Palm, the long-forgotten smartphone and personal digital assistant maker, thanks to Chinese vendor TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd.

After keeping the Alcatel brand for almost a decade in mute mode, the Shenzhen, Guangdong-based growing force in the mobile sector, which is now operating globally under the Alcatel Onetouch and TCL brands, announced on Wednesday that after buying the rights to the Palm name from Hewlett-Packard Co for an undisclosed amount, it will recreate a new company based in California's Silicon Valley to relaunch the iconic handsets.