Deal: Palm Pixi Plus for Verizon Wireless – $44.99 Shipped
The Palm Pixi oversupply that Verizon sold off to wholesalers continues to diminish. But it has surfaced yet again at a much lower price, $39.99 plus $5.00 shipping. Daily Steals is selling the phone this time, as the supply appears to shuffle between popular one-sale-per-day sites. The phone continues to work on 5 GB of […]
HP Palm webOS 2.0 Upgrade Debacle, Timeline Edition
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 […]
Mojo-based webOS Apps to Run Under Emulation in webOS 3
HP Developer Relations and Framework Engineer Ben Combee has confirmed via his Twitter account that apps built on the older Mojo framework for the first generation of webOS devices will still be able to run under webOS 3 via emulator with dedicated back and forward buttons for each card in place of the dedicated hardware […]
Verizon Pre 2 Now Available for Pre-Order, Shipping February 17th
Following yesterday’s announcement at the Think Beyond event, HP has opened up pre-orders for the Pre 2, months after its initial confirmation for the carrier. The Pre 2 features a 3.1-inch HVGA resolution multi-touch glass-front display, 16GB of internal storage, GPS support via A-GPS, Exchange support, accelerometer, ambient light and proximity sensors, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth […]
HP Drops Plans to Update Original webOS Lineup to 2.0
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 […]
HP/Palm Think Beyond Liveblog
Welcome to PhoneNews.com’s liveblog for the HP/Palm Think Beyond event, which is expected to reveal the Palm Topaz tablet and more devices, with the possibility of a retail launch beginning tonight online. Read More for up to the minute coverage.
Report: Palm Topaz to Be Called TouchPad, Lineup Leaked by HP
PreCentral has confirmed that the forthcoming Palm iPad competitor in the Topaz will be branded TouchPad, with the dimensions of the device matching the current iPad in terms of size and depth at 13mm thick and 1.5 pounds in total weight. The TouchPad, along with HP/Palm’s new lineup will be unveiled in less than thirty […]
Palm Topaz Tablet Revealed
The first confirmed information and specifications regarding the long rumored Palm Topaz webOS based tablet have surfaced. The Topaz will feature a 1.2GHz Qualcomm-based processor with an integrated Adreno 220 GPU, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 9.7-inch capacitive display at XGA (1024 x 768) resolution with an oleophobic (germ resistant) Gorilla Glass front , Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, […]
HP/Palm Posts webOS 2.0 Backup Support Docs for Verizon/Sprint Pre
HP/Palm has quietly posted instructions for using the improved backup utility found in webOS 2.0 for both the the Verizon and Sprint versions of the Palm Pre, which have yet to be updated past version 1.4.5. With both support documents receiving the updated instructions for the new software version, the rollout for the update is […]
Verizon Palm Pre 2 Posted on Wal-Mart Cellphone Portal
Wal-Mart’s LetsTalk portal has posted the first official listing for Verizon’s Palm Pre 2. The device was originally slated for release last year but was delayed for unknown reasons. The latest chatter now states that Verizon will only offer the device on a limited basis when it launches later this month before HP announces its […]