Archive for November, 2009

Flash 10.1 beta for webOS coming by the end of 2009

by Shawn Brown on November 21st, 2009

Adobe has released the first public beta version of Flash 10.1 for Mac, Windows and Linux users alike. The mobile version of Adobe Flash 10.1 should be next on the list with a release later this year. How long do they plan to hold out on us? There are only 6 weeks left in this [...]

GSM Palm Pre makes it through the FCC

by Shawn Brown on November 19th, 2009

Back in August there was a devices certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance that went by the name Palm P100UNA. This device is not a new device but rather the GSM version of the Palm Pre that is coming to the US. The FCC has just posted that the GSM Pre has passed all of their [...]

Preware now compatible with the new Palm Pixi

by Shawn Brown on November 19th, 2009

The guys over at webos-internals has recompiled Preware for compatibility with the new Palm Pixi and the different processor it holds. This goes right alongside all of the work they have been doing to get all patches compatible with webOS 1.3.1 and assuring everything goes off without a hitch. It is really quite a lot [...]

Get your Bell Pre for half price

by Shawn Brown on November 17th, 2009

The Price of the Pre is dropping all over the place. The latest place to slash prices on the first ever webOS device is a reseller by the name of WirelessWave. If you’ve been waiting for a great price on a mobile phone then now is your chance to get the new Palm Pre for [...]

Palm releases new Mojo SDK 1.3.1

by Shawn Brown on November 17th, 2009

Along with the release of webOS 1.3.1 Palm has released the new Mojo SDK 1.3.1 to developers. This version has better support for the Palm Pixi as well as the addition of new APIs including one to prevent the handset from auto-dimming. In this version Palm has added numerous framework doc enhancements. As well as [...]

Palm pushes webOS 1.3.1 update for the Pre

by Shawn Brown on November 15th, 2009

Palm snuck up on us a lot recently especially with the release of the new version 1.3.1 of webOS. This update packs a lot of nice new features that make the this platform just that much more desirable. Among some of the new changes is Yahoo support for Synergy, improved text message support including forwarding [...]

Sprint pushes free conditional call forwarding

by Shawn Brown on November 15th, 2009

For those of you who are lucky and received a Google Voice invite Sprint has finally finished rolling out their free conditional call forwarding so that you may now start using the amazing Google Voicemail service. This service allows users to keep their Sprint number as their primary number so there is no need to [...]

Documents To Go pushed back to “early 2010″

by Shawn Brown on November 15th, 2009

For those of you like myself who need to create and edit Microsoft Word documents on the go there will be at least a few more months of waiting before the Pre has good solid support for it. The webOS version of Documents To Go will not be ready till sometime in “early 2010”. As [...]

Consumer Reports includes Palm Pre in the years top products

by Shawn Brown on November 15th, 2009

Consumer Reports is the one place that any and all people go to for reviews of things from mobile phones and computers to newly released cars. This years annual top product list has just been released and out of 398 different products the Palm Pre was one of the best products currently on the market. [...]

New apps added to the App Catalog, Nov 14

by Shawn Brown on November 15th, 2009

With the recent launch of webOS 1.3.1 we expected a whole slew of apps to get updates to ensure compatibility. Just after the release we only saw 3 new additions, one of which is a long awaited gem. Hey at least we now have a Tangram app, I’ve always loved those things. Facebook for Palm, [...]