Hackers take Palm GPS Fix to 1.0, Verizon & Palm Continue Looking Into It
While Verizon and Palm continue to investigate why third-party applications cannot utilize GPS, hackers have taken their solution beyond the beta. We previously reported on the Verizon GPS Fix application that has been released to the Palm Beta Catalog. The application uses VZ Navigator’s signed GPS files to wake up, and ping the GPS chip […]
PalmCentral Releases GPS Fix Beta App for Verizon Palm Pre, Pixi Plus
PalmCentral has released a new beta application in the Palm BetaFeed for the Verizon Palm Pre which activates and maintains the aGPS radio connection to use the radio in third-party navigation apps besides the pre-loaded VZNavigator application. The application does address a tedious workaround for GPS activation whereby VZNavigator would be launched to activate GPS […]
HP Begins Rollout of Palm webOS 1.4.5, Carries on with Integration
Shortly after closing the acqusition of Palm, HP has begun rolling out webOS 1.4.5. The update makes improvements to the web browser and delivers security fixes, however, the most relevant addition is the long-awaited arrival of final PDK support. This will give the Palm Pixi its first official PDK support, and allow independent developers to […]
PSA: Avoid Droid X Mobile Hotspot Charges, Carry a Pre Plus or Pixi Plus as a Backup
It appears Verizon is going to make good on their offer of giving all Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus owners free 5 GB of Mobile Hotspot usage per month, despite charging upcoming Droid X a 2 GB-for-$20 for the exact same service. The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus were the first phones in […]
Editorial: Why Palm’s Giving Away the (App) Store
A million to developers, half off all apps, what’s Palm up to? Edicts from HP, that’s what. Read more.
50% Off Palm webOS Apps
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 […]
Palm Confirms May 16th AT&T Pre Plus Launch, Free Touchstone with Purchase
Palm has confirmed the May16th launch of the Palm Pre Plus for AT&T at $149.99 after new 2 year agreement and $100 mail-in rebate. Additionally, Pre Plus units purchased in corporate stores will include a free Touchstone charger for a limited time.
AT&T Palm Pre Plus Launching on May 16th
Internal AT&T documentation has confirmed that the Palm Pre Plus will launch on the carrier on May 16th for $149.99 after new 2 year agreement and $100 rebate. In lieu of offering a built-in mobile hotspot client, AT&T will offer complimentary AT&T hotspot access with the purchase of the device and required smartphone data plan.
Verizon Now Offering Pre Plus for $30, Amazon Goes All The Way Down to 1 Cent
Verizon has once again cut the price of the Palm Pre Plus from the previous $50 post agreement price all the way down to $30 after new 2 year agreement, with the Pixi Plus at the same price point. In related news, Amazon has now begun offering the Pre Plus for one cent after the […]
Palm Notifies Developers of Forthcoming webOS Update, PDK App Support Included
Palm has begun to notify app developers that the next webOS release candidate is forthcoming, with applications delveloped with the PDK plugin requested to be tested against the release to ensure app stability, as well as apps developed with other tools to ensure compatibility. The above notification places Palm’s goal of adding PDK developed aplications […]