Halloween is just around the corner and as if on cue, two old mobile phone companies have come back from the grave. Palm has announced a new mobile device, while Vertu has sent out invites for an event. While there is little information about Vertu’s new device, Palm’s device is a little interesting as it’s not a full-fledged smartphone, but rather a “companion device.”

The Palm device syncs with Android and iOS devices and is IP68 certified. It also comes with a ‘Life Mode’ that lets users customise the notifications they get. It also silences incoming calls and notifications every time the screen is turned off unless the user is on a call, streaming music or is using GPS. These notifications are then enabled when the screen is turned on. Palm says that this is so that customers “stay connected without being consumed.”

Coming to Vertu, the company hasn’t yet revealed a new smartphone, but Chinese website ithome.com has posted photos of an event invite, scheduled to be held in Beijing today. Funnily enough, the invite seems to follow a theme of “Live or Die” which seems to perfectly encapsulate the company's position right now. The invite also reads, “Made in England” which suggests that the company will continue to offer exquisite mobile phones that are out of reach for most buyers unless they have very deep pockets. However, it might face competition from the likes of Apple, whose top of the line iPhone XS Max will set buyers back by Rs 1.5 lakh in India unless Vertu decides to price its devices even higher in order to be ‘competitive’. Considering the fact that one of its last phones was priced at Rs. 2.32 crore, that shouldn’t be a problem.