Archive for the ‘Palm’ Category

Sprint’s official bulletin board has confirmed that pricing and launch details for the Palm Pixi webOS device will be announced at 9AM CDT/10AM EST/8AM PST today.
The Palm Pixi was originally meant for AT&T according to leaked information in June, then Palm made a surprise announcement in September not long after the launch of the Pre.
The [...]

Palm has officially launched paid applications with the release of webOS 1.2.1 and has now taken further steps to court developers for the platform.
Palm will now be allowing developers to submit an app to Palm who will issue a unique link for open distribution of the app over the web without a review process required, [...]

Following up on the release of webOS 1.2 last week, Palm has released webOS 1.2.1 for the Sprint Pre which fixes iTunes sync as expected as well as fixing issues with Exchange-based sync for some users.
The iTunes media sync fuctionality has been improved by allowing users to sync Pre-resolution photos to the device while leaving [...]

Palm has released the long awaited webOS 1.2 update for the Sprint Palm Pre with the update being pushed out this week. The major addition to the update is the inclusion of paid applications on the app catalog along with other updates and fixes.
To update, go to Launcher -> Updates -> Install Now, or [...]

Leave it to MechaWorks (the guys who publish by day, and build video game consoles by night) to make the Palm Pre for free.
That’s right. PhoneCashback.net and PhoneNews.com are teaming up to offer the Palm Pre for absolutely nothing… after rebates and cashback.
Oh, and that includes a free Bluetooth headset and car charger. Enjoy, a [...]

A cross-post from our sister site, CheapenGadget.com. If you’re not already reading CheapenGadget.com, it’s time to start tuning in over there as well…
Yesterday PhoneNews.com reported that Amazon.com dropped the price on the Palm Pre to $99.99. Now, LetsTalk has dropped the price of the Sprint Palm Pre to $79.99 after rebate.

Palm Pre (LetsTalk)

Clarification: Unlike the [...]

Following Sprint’s recent Palm Pre price reduction to $149.99, Amazon is now undercutting Sprint by a further $50, with the device selling for $99.99 after new agreement.
In related news, the expected Thursday launch of the paid App Catalog has been delayed by Palm following a dispute with the USB Implementers Forum this week over its [...]

Palm will launch its paid App Catalog starting tomorrow, with Palm Developer Community Manager Chuq Von Rospach admitting that Palm is struggling with the volume of applications received ahead of the launch as many developers had and have not been notified of the status of their application’s inclusion in the first wave of paid applications [...]

Battery life is a huge issue plaguing the Palm Pre. Using My Tether to enable your (PhoneNews.com tested, FCC approved) Wi-Fi tethering doesn’t help. While downloading files, you actually can wind up draining more power than what USB can provide. If this sounds familiar, you may have been using the HTC Mogul/Titan… it was the [...]

During a conference call this morning, Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein confirmed to the press that the manufacturer of smart devices has decided to focus on webOS as its sole platform going forward, effectively halting Windows Mobile device development and sales.
Earlier this year, Rubenstein alluded to Palm manufacturing both webOS and Windows Mobile devices with no [...]