Palm seems to have turned into a very hot date, 
with observers and speculators saying there are three solid candidates ready to pay around $2 billion for the company, possibly before Palm announces financial results late Thursday.
Takeover reports have proliferated since confirmation of the iPhone struck terror--or at least mild unease--into the hearts of handset makers without solid smartphone strategies.
Unstung.com lists two private equity firms and Motorola as having the hots for Palm's Treo line, while others have seen Nokia as a morel likely swain.
