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Palm Pre Goes to Mexico via Telcel

Sunyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm, Inc. and wireless carrier Telcel announced on Thursday the upcoming launch of the Palm Pre smartphone in Mexico. According to the duo, starting with November 27, mobile phone users in the country will be able to enjoy the capabilities of the first Palm webOS-based handset, whi...

13 November 2009
13:01 GMT

iTunes Breaks Up with Palm Pre, Again

In the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between Apple and Palm, the company developing the iPhone has again disabled the Palm Pre’s ability to sync with iTunes, by releasing the iTunes 9.0.2 software update. Given that the USB Implementers Forum sided with Apple in September over the two companies’ dispute, Pal...

30 October 2009
09:53 GMT

Bell Lowers Palm Pre's Price Tag to $149.95

Canadian mobile phone operator Bell has just lowered the price tag for the Palm Pre, which has been available in its offering for about two months now, to $149.95 upon the signing of a one-year contract agreement with the Wireless carrier. The new price tag emerged soon after the Palm Pre became available for purchas...

19 October 2009
12:31 GMT

Palm Pre Goes to Verizon in Early 2010

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is already known to plan on adding to its offering the still new Palm Pre smartphone running under the recently released webOS platform, and now it seems that all roads are heading towards the same point: an early 2010 release time frame for the high-end device. Nothing new here,...

19 October 2009
06:55 GMT

Latest Additions to Palm's App Catalog

Sunnyvale mobile phone maker Palm seems determined to offer as many applications as possible to users of a Palm Pre, its available mobile phone that runs under the newly released webOS operating system. Although the number of software solutions available on the company's App Catalog was a reduced one at launch, ...

17 October 2009
05:49 GMT

Palm Pre Available for Free from O2 UK

The high-end webOS-powered Palm Pre smartphone is now available for purchase in the UK via wireless carrier O2. As announced before, O2 has launched the new device on its airwaves for free for those who would opt for a 24-month contract agreement on a £34.26 per month plan, yet users can also opt for an 18-mont...

16 October 2009
10:54 GMT

Palm Pre Already Available from O2 Germany

Palm Pre, the first smartphone to come to the market with Palm's webOS platform on board, is now available for purchase on the European market, via O2 Germany. The new handset that reached the old continent is a GSM version of the US Palm Pre, which sports CDMA connectivity and can be purchased exclusively via S...

13 October 2009
09:37 GMT

Palm Pre, Wanted More than the iPhone in the UK

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm already announced plans to launch its latest smartphone, the Palm Pre, on the European market, and most of you might already know that the device is set to be released on O2's airwaves in the UK on October 16, and it seems that the handset might become one of the most want...

13 October 2009
06:57 GMT

Palm Pre Officially at Telefonica Spain on October 14

Telefonica has announced today that it will carry in Spain the new Palm Pre smartphone running under the webOS platform starting with October 14, only a week from now on. According to the carrier, the price tag for the Pre will range from free to 219 Euros, depending on the price plan customers will opt for. Moreover...

7 October 2009
10:41 GMT

Palm Again Removes iTunes Restrictions via webOS Update (1.2.1)

Palm tricks iTunes into “seeing” the Pre as an Apple iPod by using devices and product numbers reserved for Apple’s hardware, Macworld reveals in a post. Initially blocked by Apple, the ability to sync a Palm device with Apple’s iTunes has been re-enabled with webOS 1.2.1, an update issued las...

5 October 2009
08:55 GMT

Adobe's Flash Player Caught on Video on Palm Pre

Adobe has announced earlier today that its Flash Player 10.1 is set to soon become available on a variety of mobile phones, including Windows Mobile and webOS-based ones, which will see it during the ongoing year, or Symbian and Android, on which the solution is set to come in early 2010. Following Adobe's annou...

5 October 2009
08:19 GMT

Palm Releases WebOS 1.2.1 to Fix iTunes Connectivity

It didn't take too long before Palm came back with a software update for its webOS mobile operating system running on Palm Pre to enable the handset to connect back with Apple's iTunes. Although USB-IF said that Palm should be careful with the way in which it uses Apple's vendor ID to enable the iTunes...

3 October 2009
06:27 GMT

WebOS 1.2.0 Brings Security Fixes

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm has released into the wild the webOS 1.2.0 flavor of its latest mobile operating system at the beginning of this week, and, although the new features included with it have been already discussed, it seems that there are some that haven't received the attention they were su...

2 October 2009
04:41 GMT

User Satisfaction Granted with iPhone, Palm Pre and Android

A recently published customer satisfaction study from CFI Group shows that the customer audience is no longer dominated by business users, and that smartphones like Apple’s iPhone, Palm's Pre or those powered by Google's Android OS are the leaders in consumer satisfaction. Moreover, the CFI Group Smar...

1 October 2009
02:31 GMT

Palm Debuts App Catalog Kill Switch in webOS 1.2.0

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm released only two days ago a new firmware upgrade for its Palm Pre handset, namely webOS 1.2.0, and now we learn that one of the novelties included with the new software flavor is an App Catalog 'kill switch'. Basically, this means that Palm will be able to remove app...

30 September 2009
03:47 GMT

O2 on iPhone Exclusivity: We're Proud to Have Had It

O2 UK has decided to provide a comment on the news regarding its losing the exclusivity deal on the iPhone. Starting with Monday, September 28, when Orange UK announced it would soon introduce the Apple iconic device into its offering, and continuing with today's announcement from Vodafone that it would make the...

29 September 2009
10:37 GMT

webOS Mojo SDK v1.2 Available for Download

Palm might have delayed the release of webOS 1.2.0 firmware update for the Palm Pre for about two weeks, yet, as soon as the new OS flavor was out, the mobile phone maker also unleashed the Mojo SDK v1.2 for the platform, as well as a new version of its webOS Doctor, the software solution that helps users to restore ...

29 September 2009
06:23 GMT

WebOS 1.2.0 Finally Unleashed

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm and wireless carrier Sprint have finally decided to unleash into the wild the webOS 1.2.0 firmware update for the Palm Pre smartphone. Leaked about two weeks ago, the update has been pulled rapidly from Palm's website, while its changelog, published by Sprint, has had the ...

29 September 2009
03:43 GMT

Grab a Palm Pre for $79.99 at Walmart

Palm's first webOS-powered mobile phone, the Pre, has been around for only about four months now, yet its price tag has already seen significant drops. Originally launched at $199 on a two-year contract agreement with wireless carrier Sprint, the device is now available for $99 on Amazon and, even lower, for onl...

28 September 2009
03:54 GMT

'Palm Pre Will Come to Us', Verizon Says

Verizon Wireless has not left aside its plans to offer its users the possibility to taste the latest Palm device on the market, the webOS-based Pre. Previous rumors suggested that the carrier might have moved over the Pre, being interested in other high-end handsets, yet it seems that, starting with January 2010, the...

26 September 2009
05:55 GMT

Palm App Catalog Sees 14 New Additions

Palm's App Catalog has welcomed yet a new wave of applications this week, including a series of games and some weather apps. Although the company already admitted to being overwhelmed by the large number of applications that have been submitted to be included in the software portal, it seems that it still manage...

26 September 2009
03:44 GMT

Verizon to Go for the Hero, Forgets Palm Pre

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has been rumored for quite some time now to plan on bringing to its subscribers some of the goodies that are already available with other operators, such as the Palm Pre or the Apple iPhone, but it seems that the company might have just shifted its focus to something else. The HT...

25 September 2009
10:58 GMT

Palm Pre Available for $99.99 on Amazon

Palm's first mobile phone to run under the recently launched webOS platform is now available for purchase on Amazon at a price far lower that the one it sported when first available on the market: $99.99 upon the signing of a two-year contract agreement with wireless carrier Sprint, and with no mail-in rebates i...

25 September 2009
09:36 GMT

Palm Flooded with App Catalog Additions

Palm's webOS mobile platform has been around for a few months now, ever since Palm Pre, the first handset to run under it, reached the market on Sprint's airwaves, and it seems that it has become the platform of choice for a wide range of application developers out there. So many of them have submitted thei...

24 September 2009
10:03 GMT

Get Palm Pre from O2 Come October 16

Wireless carrier O2 has announced today that Palm Pre, the first mobile phone that comes to the market running under Palm's webOS platform, will be available for purchase on its airwaves starting with October 16, 2009. The new handset will be put on sale directly via O2, as well as through the Carphone Warehouse...

24 September 2009
03:39 GMT

USB-IF Slaps Palm over Apple iTunes Issue

Apple's iTunes solution is quite popular around the world, and there are many who would love to have their devices able to connect to it, especially Sunyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm when it come to its newly launched Pre smartphone. The two companies have played cat-and-mouse ever since Pre was landed on t...

23 September 2009
05:37 GMT

Sprint's Hero, Silicone Skins for Instinct HD at Best Buy

Wireless carrier Sprint is expected to soon come to the market with two new, attractive handsets for its customers. One of them, the Android-based HTC Hero, should land on October 11, while the other one, Samsung Instinct HD, is expected to be launched as soon as September 27, only one week from now. The former is al...

20 September 2009
09:37 GMT

Palm Says Bye Bye to Windows Mobile

Mobile phone maker Palm has announced recently that it plans on focusing solely on the development of new handsets that are based on its newly launched webOS mobile platform. The operating system, which is currently present on the market only on the company's Palm Pre smartphone, is considered both intuitive and...

18 September 2009
06:33 GMT

Palm Pre Available for Pre-Order in the UK

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm announced a while ago that its webOS powered Pre, already available in the US via wireless carrier Sprint, would soon come to the UK market via O2's airwaves, yet no exact launch date has been unveiled. However, it might not be too long before the UK operator releases the ...

16 September 2009
09:40 GMT

No webOS 1.2 for Palm Pre Yet

Wireless carrier Sprint either got confused and accidentally published on its website the release notes for the next iteration of Palm Pre's operating system, webOS 1.2, or the update needs a few more touches, and the operator decided to pull the changelog off its website, but, one way or the other, it seems tha...

10 September 2009
04:49 GMT

webOS 1.2 Changelog Published on Sprint's Website

It was only a matter of days before Palm and Sprint were expected to officially announce the release of webOS 1.2 into the wild, following the recent leak of the operating system flavor, and, although the official word hasn't been said, Sprint published on its website a changelog showing the novelties within the...

9 September 2009
04:23 GMT

Palm Pixi Comes to Sprint, Pre Costs $149.99

Sunnyvale-based phone maker Palm announced on Tuesday yet another mobile phone powered by its newly released WebOS platform, the Palm Pixi. Following the already popular Palm Pre handset, the Palm Pixi is set to deliver fast and intuitive communication to users, as well as a customizable design. According to Palm, th...

9 September 2009
02:38 GMT

Palm Pre's Price to Be Lowered to $149.99

Palm's latest mobile phone, the Palm Pre, is available in the United States only on the airwaves of wireless carrier Sprint, and through this company's partners, and features at the moment a price tag of $199.99 upon the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the operator. While this price doesn'...

7 September 2009
04:07 GMT

Palm's WebOS 1.2 Leaked by Mistake

Palm's Pre smartphone is the only device on the market to run under the company's new WebOS platform, and it seems that its owners might soon have a few reasons to rejoice, as the company is getting ready to release the WebOS 1.2 version to them. There are no details on when it might come, yet the OS has al...

5 September 2009
05:00 GMT

Palm Pre Sales Down, Palm Eos to Come This Year

Palm Pre is one smartphone that saw a lot of fuzz before launch, yet which seems to enjoy a slower adoption on the market than originally predicted. The handset, now available for purchase in the US via wireless carrier Sprint, has been expected to be a smashing hit, yet reports suggest that its sales are actually go...

3 September 2009
06:52 GMT

Palm Pre Already Available for Purchase in Canada

As promised at the beginning of this month, Canadian mobile phone carrier Bell made the highly anticipated Palm Pre smartphone available for purchase in the country a few days ago. Canadian mobile phone users willing to go for the new device will be able to find it available at Bell's stores and its partners all...

31 August 2009
07:08 GMT

China Telecom Might Get the Palm Pre

Mobile phone users in China might soon have the chance to choose between two of the hottest mobile phones available on the market at the moment, namely the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre. While the former will certainly come towards users in the country starting with the fourth quarter of the ongoing year, the latter ...

31 August 2009
05:05 GMT

New Palm Phones Heading for Sprint and Verizon

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm released its latest device, the Pre, about three months ago on Sprint's airwaves, and it seems that it might be ramping up to launch it with another carrier in the country as well, namely with Verizon. Some recently leaked screenshots of Big Red's inventory show that ...

31 August 2009
03:18 GMT

Palm Pre Sees Three New Apps

Palm Pre mobile phone users have another reason to rejoice, as three new applications have been recently added to the App Catalog, the application portal that includes software solutions developed for the operating system running on their handsets, the Palm webOS. While the list of apps available at the moment for th...

15 August 2009
05:46 GMT

Palm Pre Sends User Data to Palm

It seems that the newly released high-end Palm Pre is set to periodically send end-user data to Palm, as Joey Hess, a Debian developer, points out. According to him, the data sent to the handset maker includes GPS location, what applications are installed on the device, what apps are used and for how long, and crash ...

13 August 2009
04:15 GMT

Grab a Palm Pre for $149 This Weekend Only

Palm's Pre smartphone, currently sold exclusively through the wireless carrier Sprint in the US, and expected to soon hit Canada on Bell, will be available for purchase this weekend at The Shack (or RadioShack, in case you haven't learned already that it plans on changing its name). The offer at the retaile...

7 August 2009
10:42 GMT

Apple Giving Palm a Rough Time over Pre iTunes Access

With the Palm Pre making probably the most worthy iPhone competitor, Apple is (seemingly) beginning to feel the ground shaking beneath its feet. Palm likes to advertise its smartphone as being able to connect to iTunes. Apple, of course, had to have a say in this. The New York Times points out that Palm touts the Pr...

5 August 2009
06:19 GMT

Bell to Launch Palm's Pre on August 27

Canadian wireless carrier Bell announced on Tuesday that it was set to launch the highly anticipated Palm Pre smartphone, which would become available for purchase on its airwaves starting with August 27. At the same time, the operator also announced that, as of August 4, its subscribers were also offered the possibi...

5 August 2009
03:30 GMT

Palm Pre Ads in the Spotlight

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm launched its latest smartphone, the Palm Pre, on the US market only two months ago, yet the fuzz around it has been quite high since the device was first unveiled at the CES show in January. Little was known about when the handset would actually arrive on the shelves until abou...

4 August 2009
10:06 GMT

Palm's preDevCamp to Kick Off on Saturday

Sunnyvale, California-based mobile phone maker Palm is working hard on attracting developers towards the recently launched webOS mobile platform that runs on the company's Palm Pre smartphone. Thus, the latest post on the Palm Developer Network Blog announces that its preDevCamp will open its gates as soon as th...

3 August 2009
09:53 GMT

Palm Pre Sales, in the 25k per Week Area

Wireless carrier Sprint launched the Palm Pre, the company's latest mobile phone and the first one to run under the recently unveiled webOS platform, about two months ago, yet it hasn't announced anything regarding the sales of the device until now. The only thing that Dan Hess, Sprint's CEO, said in t...

31 July 2009
08:16 GMT

New Apps Available for Palm's webOS

Palm Pre mobile phone owners have now a reason to rejoice, as two more applications for the handset's webOS have been added to the App Catalog. The first of them is OpenTable, which enables users to make restaurant reservations at nearby places, while the second one is Fliq Bookmarks, a utility that comes from M...

29 July 2009
11:18 GMT

Palm Pre to See Low Return Rates

According to the latest news on the Internet, the Palm Pre does not register so high return rates as previously rumored. The Street suggests that a number of around 350,000 Pres were sold during the first 7 weeks of availability, and that the return rates for the device are somewhere in the 2-3 percent area, and not ...

25 July 2009
03:15 GMT

WebOS 1.1 Sports Tons of Unreported Features

Only yesterday, Sunnyvale-based Palm released a new iteration of its operating system running on the Palm Pre and also announced the series of changes that had been included in the webOS 1.1, though it seems that only a part of them have been unveiled until now. The company might have focused on showing the major fea...

24 July 2009
06:51 GMT

Purchase a Palm Pre via Sprint TeleSales or Online

Wireless carrier Sprint has finally decided that the Palm Pre can be offered to its customers via more channels than before, and now the mobile phone can be acquired through the operator's website, as well as via TeleSales. While available online, the device still features the $199.99 price tag (after $250 insta...

24 July 2009
04:07 GMT


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