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.
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 […]
Radio Shack Discontinues Sprint Pre and Pixi
The Wall Street Journal is reporting with independent confirmation from various sources (including PhoneNews.com) that Radio Shack has discontinued the Sprint versions of the Palm Pre and Pixi, with its online store and retail stores no longer listing the devices for sale after multiple visits to local stores. Sprint representative Scott Sloat has further confirmed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Palm webOS 1.4 for Sprint Pre Now Live (Updated)
Palm has begun rolling out the long awaited webOS 1.4 update for the Palm Pre in order to add Flash 10.1 compatibility (plugin available in App Catalog), on-board video recording/editing and 3D gaming/native application support via the Palm PDK. The changelog is inline with the previous leak on Thursday and is currently only available for […]
webOS 1.4 Rollout for Palm Pre Now Expected on Thursday
After Sprint failed to roll out the long awaited webOS 1.4 update for the Palm Pre last week despite their internal confirmation, new information has surfaced confirming the roll out for this week. As Palm previously stated a February release for the update during CES, Palm has until Sunday, February 28th to keep to that […]
MyTether Update to Support Verizon Pre Plus
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 […]
Verizon Launches Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
As expected, Verizon Wireless have launched the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smart devices. The Palm Pre Plus features an increase in internal flash memory from 8GB found on the GSM and Sprint versions to 16 GB along with the debut of Verizon’s 3G Mobile Hot Spot tethering add-on for both the Pre and […]
Verizon Confirms Palm Pre/Pixi Plus Pricing
Following up on a previous report, Verizon has confirmed pricing details for its forthcoming launch of the Palm Pre and Pixi Plus variants. As expected, the Pre Plus will cost $149.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and the Pixi will cost $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate. Both devices will require a voice plan at a minimum […]