HP Demotes Jon Rubenstein Upward, Out of webOS Group
HP has announced in a purely shareholder focused press release that it has moved former Palm CEO and now former Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Palm Global Business Group Jon Rubenstein into a new role with a new title within HP, more specifically a “product innovation role within the Personal Systems Groupâ€. […]
Sprint Offering $50 Credit to Select Customers, Rejects Pre 3
Sprint is currently offering select customers that are out of their contract or close to contract completion an incentive to stay with the carrier with a $50 account credit after renewing with a new 2 year agreement. The idea behind the credit is to reduce the carrier’s churn rate and improve its quarterly results, but […]
HP Rolls Out webOS 2.1 for Pre 2
HP has begun to roll out the long awaited webOS 2.1 update to unlocked versions of the Pre 2. The 32MB includes the Exhibition Mode first demonstrated during its keynote presentation last month, but a more complete changelog has yet to be posted. It is not clear what bug fixes or other issues webOS 2.1 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]