In early afternoon trading, Palm’s stock was trading nearly 10 percent higher, or about $1.30 a share, to $14.37. Over the past few days, the stock traded as low as $12.95 a share, and closed at a low of $13.06. Apple’s stock was not so buoyant, trading up only $1.79, or 1.32 percent to around $137.66. Meanwhile, RIM’s stock was down significantly, falling nearly 5 percent to $72.92 a share. The BlackBerry-maker reported higher revenues and profits yesterday for its first-quarter, but analysts were concerned with the company’s outlook. But Co-CEO Jim Balsillie tried to calm investors’ nerves on the conference call, by saying that he expects a strong second half, and that they have a pretty exciting line-up for the rest of the year. “Things are strong. We are really bringing in a lot of new devices…The line-up for the next 14 to 15 months is spectacular.”