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HP Releases New TouchPad 3.0.5.86 Update

By Humberto Saabedra on January 12, 2012

HP has released the latest maintenance update for the HP TouchPad following last month’s conformation that it would open source webOS and subsequent confirmation of the update and adds the following features and fixes: Faster switching between Day, Week, and Month views, and faster event display in Calendar. Faster scrolling when reading an email message. […]

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Posted in HP, Palm | Tagged Hewlett-Packard, HP TouchPad, Palm Pre, Pre 2, webos

HP Palm webOS 2.0 Upgrade Debacle, Timeline Edition

By Christopher Price on February 25, 2011

We like Palm, and we like HP. We’re even partners with them on some levels. However, the failure to properly follow through on their commitment to deliver webOS 2.0 for all webOS devices keeps getting worse. We can only bullet-point the chain of events at this point, in “graphic” detail below: * Palm commits to […]

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Posted in Editorials, HP, Palm | Tagged HP, Palm, Palm Pre, Pixi, Pixi Plus, Pre, pre plus, webos, webOS 2.0, webos 2.1 | 10 Responses

HP Drops Plans to Update Original webOS Lineup to 2.0

HP Drops Plans to Update Original webOS Lineup to 2.0

By Humberto Saabedra on February 9, 2011

Jon Rubenstein, HP Senior Vice President and General Manager of the newly merged Palm Global Business group has confirmed that the long promised update to webOS 2.0 for the first generation of webOS products (Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus) will not be released. This essentially freezes those devices at version 1.4.5 of the operating […]

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Posted in AT&T, HP, Palm, Sprint, Verizon | Tagged AT&T, Palm Pixi, Palm Pixi Plus, Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Verizon, Verizon Wireless | 12 Responses

50% Off Palm webOS Apps

By Mike Zielonka on June 18, 2010

Palm has announced that almost all Palm webOS apps will be 50% off from June 18th through July 9th.  Palm developers won’t loose a dime on this promotion, since Palm will subsidize the 50% discount for developers: “Palm will subsidize the cost of the discounted price for developers; payments to developers and revenue tracking for […]

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Posted in General News, Palm | Tagged app store, Apps, Palm, Palm Pixi, Palm Pre, webos | 2 Responses

Novice Friendly Super PreKernel Allows One-Touch Pre Overclocking

By Humberto Saabedra on April 22, 2010

For those that want to try out overclocking their Pre, but don’t feel savvy enough to go through the steps required in previous overclocking tools, a new application in Super PreKernel has dramatically simplified the process of overclocking to the point of selecting a desired speed, with the capability to revert to the default clockspeed […]

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Posted in Nerds, Palm | Tagged Hack, Kernel, overclock, overclocking, Palm, Palm Pre, PalmPre, pre plus, PrePlus, super prekernel, SuperPrekernel

Palm Responds to Pre Overclocking Hacks

By Humberto Saabedra on March 29, 2010

Palm has issued an official statement regarding the overclocking hacks developed by the homebrew community for the Palm Pre after receiving questions from customers: While we appreciate the effort the webOS community has put forth to try and help us along that path, the use of this application is neither endorsed nor recommended by Palm […]

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Posted in Nerds, Palm | Tagged 1.3.5.1, 1.4, overclock, Palm, Palm Pre, palm pre overclock, palmos, PalmPre, PalmPreOverclock, Pre | 1 Response

MyTether Update to Support Verizon Pre Plus

By Humberto Saabedra on February 3, 2010

The increasingly popular MyTether application for the Palm Pre which allows for tethering over USB or Wi-Fi has now been updated to support Verizon’s Pre Plus with the same aforementioned tethering options without needing to pay for Verizon’s Mobile Hotspot monthly fee by utilizing the built-in API calls for the aforementioned service, according to the […]

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Posted in Bluetooth, Nerds, Palm, Verizon, Wi-Fi | Tagged 3g, Bluetooth, EV-DO, Homebrew, mobile hotspot, MobileHotspot, my tether, MyTether, Palm, Palm Pre, PalmPre, pam, phone, phone-as-modem, PhoneAsModem, Pixi, Pre, pre plus, PrePlus, sprint, tether, usb tethering, UsbTethering, Verizon, web os, webos, WiFi, wireless tethering, WirelessTethering | 2 Responses

Verizon Pre/Pixi Plus Pricing Leaks

By Humberto Saabedra on January 16, 2010

Pricing for the forthcoming Verizon variants of the Palm Pre and Pixi has surfaced and it is inline with current Sprint pricing despite featuring increased memory on the Pre Plus from 8GB to 16GB and a Wi-Fi radio on the Pixi Plus. Pricing for the Pre Plus is expected to be set at $249.99 before […]

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Posted in Palm, Verizon | Tagged Palm, Palm Pixi, Palm Pixi Plus, Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Pixi, Plus, Pre, Verizon | 4 Responses

Palm Launches Paid Applications, Allows Developers to Bypass App Catalog

By Humberto Saabedra on October 6, 2009

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 […]

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Posted in Palm | Tagged developers, Palm Pre

We’re Doing It: Palm Pre for Free After Rebate and Cashback

By Christopher Price on September 27, 2009

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. […]

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Posted in Palm, Sprint | Tagged cashback, free, Palm Pre | 4 Responses

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