Ares Browser-Based SDK Out of Beta
Following all of the negative Palm news, a bit of positive news has popped up in the newest release of the Ares browser-based SDK. The 1.0 version includes a spate of new features such as component widgets that provide functionality without user interface elements, inline help for assistance in function calls, Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy […]
Palm Considering Third Party webOS Licensing and Additional Investment, Patent Portfolio Valued At $1 Billion
Following up on Bloomberg’s initial report regarding Palm’s intentions to seek bids for a potential sale as soon as this week, Reuters has followed up with more news, which includes the revelation that network hardware manufacturer Cisco is now interested in purchasing the smartphone platform developer and manufacturer. Palm is also said to be interested […]
Report: Palm Putting Itself Up For Sale, HTC and Lenovo Show Interest
Citing unamed sources, Bloomberg is reporting that beleaguered smartphone platform developer and manufacturer Palm is retaining Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners for a potential sale of the company and seeking bids, with HTC and China’s Lenovo Group showing interest in a purchase. An announcement regarding a sale of the company could come as soon as […]
Verizon Mobile Hotspot Now Free on Pre and Pixi Plus, Pricing Cut to $49.99 and $29.99 with BOGO Offer
Verizon is now making the Pre and Pixi Plus nearly irresistible for new customers by repricing them to $49.99 and $29.99 respectively with no rebates required. An additional BOGO special being offered on both devices as well. However, the biggest news lies in the change in pricing for the Mobile Hotspot feature on both devices, […]
Palm Rolling Out webOS 1.4.1 Incremental Update (Updated)
Following up the recent release of webOS 1.4, Palm is slowly beginning to roll out the 1.4.1 incremental update for all versions of the Palm Pre. The update adds European support for paid applications in the App Catalog along with the following fixes and changes: Hit Read More for a detailed change list. Update: Palm […]
Palm Responds to Pre Overclocking Hacks
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 […]
Page Plus Cellular Responds to Concerns
Note: Answers from Page Plus Cellular are paraphrased. Representatives for Page Plus asked us to not record the interview. Page Plus today responded to the widespread concerns and complaints from consumers regarding many recent issues. Read more to see their side of the story.
Calling The 2010 Phone of The Year: Palm Pre Plus
We’re declaring the Palm Pre Plus as the 2010 Phone of The Year. First, we’re bumping up our timing of the award this year to be in-line with CTIA Wireless expo. Why? A couple of months ago, we started contacting every phone manufacturer with a simple offering; show us what you’ve got, and we’ll see […]
AT&T Announces Palm Pre and Pixi Plus
AT&T has announced the forthcoming launch of its own variants of the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus after months of speculation. Both versions are identical in technical specification to the versions sold on Verizon save for the difference in cellular radio from CDMA to GSM/W-CDMA with 16GB of storage, GPS, WiFi radio and Bluetooth […]
Palm Confirms Further PDK Details At GDC
Palm has confirmed further details regarding the native PDK during GDC specifically relating to development support and hardware compatibility. First, the most recent version of the PDK released recently is compatible with the Pixi for application development, rather than being limited to the Pre and Pre Plus as first thought, which means that all currently […]