Sprint Discontinues Palm Pre
Sprint internal documentation has confirmed that the Palm Pre has hit end of life status and that remaining new inventory numbers in the low hundreds of units while the phone has been pulled from sale as of November 10th. Sprint is still listing the less powerful Pixi for sale for the time being. This follows […]
HP for Students Facebook Page Reveals November 8th Pre-Order Date
The HP for Students Facebook page has inadvertently revealed that the Palm Pre 2 will be available for pre-order beginning next week on November 8th ahead of its expected launch on Verizon Wireless and has also confirmed further availability via HP directly for the unlocked GSM version. HP has not specified which versions will be […]
Pre Plus & Pixi Plus on Verizon Enjoy 5 GB Tethering with New 150 MB, $15 Data Plan
PhoneNews.com continues to beat the rest of the mobile media to the punch on covering the 5 GB of free Mobile Hotspot on Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. Today, we’re happy to announce the great deal that Palm customers enjoy, just got a whole lot better. The often-ignored feature allows Verizon customers to get free […]
Palm Pre 2 Introduction Video Surfaces, May Be Commercial
HP has begun to release what may be the first television commercial for the Palm Pre 2. The video appears to be a designed-for-web teaser video, but may mark a major shift in marketing for Palm. A large part of Palm’s failure as an independent company can be blamed on poor marketing for the Palm […]
Palm Pre 2 with AT&T 3G Approved by FCC
Not long after the official announcement of the forthcoming Palm Pre 2 yesterday, the FCC released the pertinent approval documents for HP’s first webOS smart device since the acquisition of Palm in the summer. The approval documents show that there will indeed be two versions of the webOS 2.0 device being released, one for North […]
HP Drops Palm Branding, Announces HP webOS 2.0, French Pre 2 Launch This Week
HP has officially announced the forthcoming launch of webOS 2.0, heretofore now branded as HP webOS 2.0. The latest and forthcoming update to the operating system features true multitasking, an updated version of Synergy with improved social networking integration, Adobe Flash 10.1 support, and new advancements related to the user interface. The first webOS 2.0 […]
French Carrier SFR Reveals Palm Pre 2
The French carrier SFR has inadvertently revealed the specifications for the long in the tooth Palm Pre/Plus on a now pulled product page with a render of the new model. The specifications according to SFR consist of the 1GHz TI OMAP 3630 with 512MB of RAM along with a newly designed glass front that is […]
Verizon – Palm Relations Hit New Low as webOS 1.4.5 in Doubt for Pre Plus
Verizon has clarified that they are not currently releasing webOS 1.4.5 to Pre Plus device owners, adding to the existing user frustration for Pre Plus owners on Verizon Wireless. The last significant update, webOS 1.4.1, was issued over five months ago. After some initial disagreements between the carriers on a botched marketing rollout, Verizon and […]
Palm Closes Access to webOS 2.0 Beta SDK Access After Leak, Then Opens Again
Not long after the revelation of details surrounding the forthcoming release of webOS 2.0, a few overexcited developers let a few details out that were meant to stay under wraps, as it has been discovered that the developer build of the webOS 2.0 SDK contains references to a fully featured virtual keyboard. Such features are […]