Archive for August, 2009

WebOS Game Development Promoted By Palm

by PalmWebOS.org on August 17th, 2009

In a move to bolster support and attention for Game Development on WebOS and the Palm Pre, the company announced the WebOS Game Developer Cafe where developers can share and discuss ideas and information in regards to game development on the platform. They also posted a general article about WebOS Game Development with a few [...]

Has The Palm Pre Already Peaked?

by PalmWebOS.org on August 14th, 2009

A lot of times when you want to get a good analysis/outlook you just have to follow the money. And right now there are some investment analysts – like Morgan Joseph and Collins Sewart – who are suggesting that owners of Palm stock sell now. You know… buy low, sell high? They think the Palm [...]

Wait For Palm Pre On-Screen Keyboard Almost Over

by PalmWebOS.org on August 14th, 2009

When it comes to keyboards, the Palm Pre is much like the T-Mobile G1. It launched to TREMENDOUS praise as the first phone to sport a new mobile OS. The existence of a touchscreen AND sliding hardware keyboard made the masses drool. And then the complaints started rolling in that there was no on-screen keyboard [...]

Palm Pre Devil Is In The Details, Exorcism Occurring

by PalmWebOS.org on August 13th, 2009

Most of the complaints about the Palm Pre are in regard to the build quality with random issues popping up here and there. For example the screen cracking problems, rotation issues and perhaps most importantly the irritating battery problem that caused the device to “wipe out” when the keyboard was closed. On the latter, a [...]

WebOS Android Theme Gets Legal SmackDown

by PalmWebOS.org on August 13th, 2009

Regardless of where your loyalties rest, you’ve got to give credit where credit is due – Android is a great platform. And plenty of Android fans think WebOS is a great platform as well… including me. Loving both, I was excited to see that a WebOS Theme was made available on Android Market! Until Palm [...]

Mojo SDK: Has Potential But Currently Flawed

by PalmWebOS.org on August 13th, 2009

While consumers are mostly caught up with hardware (Palm Pre) and geeks like us know that the software is what runs more than half of the show (WebOS) its the developers who make the platform what it is with their applications, and to do that they need a clean and easy to use dev platform [...]

Will Palm Know What You Did Last Summer?

by PalmWebOS.org on August 13th, 2009

If you’ve got a Palm Pre and you’re all about your privacy you may have reason for concern – according to Joey Hess there are E.T. Phone Home features hidden deep inside the WebOS code that can give the company access to crucial information for data mining such as: Location App usage and history App [...]

YouTube Gets Palm Pre Optimization Upgrade

by PalmWebOS.org on August 11th, 2009

Want to login to YouTube via your Palm Pre? Google has just made it easier as they have optimized browsing of YouTube for smartphones, specifically targeting phones like the iPhone, G1 and you guessed it – Palm Pre. The update allows users to log into their account, view their favorites, share videos and a lot [...]

Palm Pre Ringing Bell On August 27th

by PalmWebOS.org on August 11th, 2009

Everyone besides Sprint customers in the United States have been waiting patiently (or maybe not so patiently) for the Palm Pre to hit their neck of the woods. It looks like the first forrest to receive WebOS freedom will be Canada as Bell will launch the device on August 27th. Bell will be the exclusive [...]

WebOS App Catalog Getting Lead Administrator

by PalmWebOS.org on August 10th, 2009

There is sure to be a huge influx of WebOS Applications hitting the Palm Pre and any other WebOS-based phones in the upcoming months, so surely Palm wants to keep a close eye on things to prevent the type of meltdowns experienced by Apple’s iPhone App Store as of late… right? Exactly right – the [...]