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Former Palm CEO Leaves HP

We have just spotted a piece of information that won't really come as a mind-blowing revelation to anyone who knows about the fate of HP's (previously Palm's) webOS. Going right to the point, former Palm CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Jon Rubinstein has revealed that he is leaving HP. The man came t...

30 January 2012
03:18 GMT

Slide a Palm OS App in the iTunes App Store with StyleTap

StyleTap, a Canada-based software company, has come up with a tool that allows the deployment of Palm OS application in the Apple App Store.“StyleTap iOS Wrapper SDK enables you to deploy many of the 30,000 mobile applications written for Palm OS as iOS applications that run on standard Apple iPhone, iPad or iP...

9 December 2011
13:21 GMT

Doors Finally Close on webOS Retail Stores

People may have dared to keep hoping, but it looks like webOS is finally going away for real, now that the final stores have closed down, as reported online for everyone to make their peace. Palm had a good run, selling items for about 19 years or so, but it eventually couldn't keep going and ended up bought b...

17 October 2011
11:11 GMT

Amazon Said to be Bidding to Buy Palm from HP

It seems that Amazon is just getting started with its hardware business. It just debuted its first tablet, the Kindle Fire, along with a new line of e-ink Kindle readers. But the latest rumor says that it's in talks with HP to buy Palm, the troubled smartphone and, more recently, tablet maker.HP wants to get rid...

30 September 2011
09:01 GMT

HP Will Kill webOS Phones and the TouchPad

What about a year ago seemed to be the resurrection of Palm marks today the death of the once popular mobile phone maker. HP has just announced that they plan on discontinuing operations for their webOS devices, none other than the Pre and Pixi handsets, and the TouchPad tablet PC. In Spring last year, HP announced ...

19 August 2011
05:33 GMT

Verizon's Website Shows 'Palm LTE Voice'

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless seems set to make some changes to its offering for end-users, and the availability of a handful of 4G-capable handsets might be just the first step the company takes in this direction. Last week, during the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vega, the wireless c...

11 January 2011
04:49 GMT

Palm webOS Packs Critical Security Issues

webOS, the mobile operating system Palm announced officially in the beginning of the last year, comes with a series of critical security issues, experts confirmed. Among these flaws, there is a cross-site scripting issue, which could allow hackers to gain remote control of devices.Orlando Barrera and Daniel Herrera ...

27 November 2010
06:12 GMT

webOS 2.0 Arrives on All Existing Palm Handsets

Mobile phone maker Palm is set to make its webOS 2.0 operating system flavor available for all of its handsets on the market at the moment, the company confirmed officially recently. Palm's Josh Marinacci was the one to announce the move, stating that webOS 2.0 should be released for existing webOS handsets wit...

22 November 2010
12:31 GMT

Palm to Launch 5'' Mansion in Q1 2011

HP/Palm is one of the companies set to bring to the market a series of very appealing devices next year, and two of them are expected to stand up in the crowd, including the Palm Mansion, as well as the PalmPad, supposedly the first tablet PC from the company.We've already had the chance to learn some info on t...

20 November 2010
05:44 GMT

Palm to Release Impressive webOS Devices, Jon Rubinstein Says

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm is expected to come to the market with some pretty appealing devices in the near future, and the company's chief has just confirmed that.Palm was bought by HP several months ago, as the company lacked the necessary resources to remain an active player on the mobile phone ...

17 November 2010
05:23 GMT

webOS 2.0 Doctor Hints at New Device Codenames

A few weeks ago, HP and Palm brought to the market a new handset and a new mobile operating system version, namely the Palm Pre2 and the webOS 2.0 OS, and it appears that they plan on launching a nice range of other handsets too.The webOS 2.0 Doctor, the solution that can be used to restore the ROM image on a handse...

8 November 2010
04:54 GMT

Grooveshark for webOS Gets Updated

A newly updated version of the Grooveshark mobile application is now available for download for the owners of handsets running under the Palm webOS operating system. According to Grooveshark, the new version of their webOS application comes with a nice range of enhancements, as well as with some new features, and wi...

4 November 2010
04:45 GMT

PDK Hot Apps Promotion Winners Announced

Mobile phone maker Palm has just announced officially the winners of their PDK Hot Apps Promotion. The list includes many names, as there were many prizes offered for winners, but two titles detach from the rest: Angry Birds, which was the winner in the paid apps section, and Glow Hockey FREE, the winner in, of cour...

30 October 2010
07:17 GMT

Palm Plans 6 New Devices, webOS Tablet Included

The newly released Palm Pre 2 smartphone is only one of the webOS-based devices the company plans on delivering to the market in the near future, with a number of five or six other products said to be waiting in line to make an official appearance on shelves soon. It appears that Palm, now a subsidiary of Hewlett Pa...

27 October 2010
08:33 GMT

New Photos with Palm Pre 2 Emerge

Palm Pre 2, the second generation high-end Pre smartphone the Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker reportedly plans to bring to the market in the near future, has just made another appearance into the wild, this time in a clearer, higher-quality image. The new mobile phone is expected to land on shelves with the compa...

13 October 2010
05:03 GMT

More Palm Pre 2 Info, 1GHz CPU and webOS 2.0 Confirmed

Mobile phone maker Palm seems set to come to the market in the near future with a new mobile phone running under its webOS mobile operating system, and some more details on the matter have just become available.Following yesterday's news that O2 UK and SFR France were pulling the Pre Plus off shelves so as to m...

12 October 2010
06:12 GMT

O2 UK, SFR France Pulling Pre Plus from Shelves

Palm Pre Plus, the high end smartphone Palm launched on the market with its webOS mobile operating system on board, might soon see a replacement on the market in Europe, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest.It appears that the device is already being pulled off shelves, most probably in preparation of a ...

11 October 2010
07:03 GMT

HP Plans New webOS Devices, Moves Away from Android

Apparently, HP intends to make good use of Palm's IP and, even though it won't actually focus on mobile phones, reportedly plans to invest in the creation of various webOS devices, though no real details exist so far besides plans to unleash the hurricane software platform.According to a report made by Fud...

1 October 2010
10:59 GMT

New webOS 2.0 Screenshots Emerge, New Handsets in Development

Some new screenshots with Palm's upcoming webOS 2.0 mobile operating system have just emerged into the wild, complemented by info on what appear to be new smartphones that will probably land on shelves with the OS on board.We already had the chance to take a look at some shots with the upcoming mobile platform,...

27 September 2010
02:24 GMT

Video Preview of webOS 2.0 Available

A new version of Palm's webOS platform is expected to make an appearance into the wild in the near future, namely webOS 2.0, and some new info on the matter emerged, in the form of a video preview of the upcoming OS version. The two-minute long video came from a developer who was kind enough to offer more peo...

16 September 2010
02:36 GMT

webOS 2.0 Screenshots Available

Recently, mobile phone maker Palm announced plans to launch a new flavor of its mobile operating system before the end of the ongoing year, namely webOS 2.0, a platform version that can be admired in a series of leaked screenshots that just emerged into the wild. In addition to offering a glimpse at the visual looks...

8 September 2010
03:18 GMT

webOS 2.0 Goes Official, Beta SDK Hits Limited Availability

A new version of webOS is nearing Palm's devices, namely webOS 2.0, which has been announced officially on Tuesday. The solution should land as the biggest update of Palm's OS, packing a nice range of features aimed both at end-users and at developers. According to its makers, the webOS 2.0 platform should...

1 September 2010
03:23 GMT

Palm Announces Hot Apps Winners

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm has just announced the winners of the Hot Apps competition, one of its most popular developer contests it put in place. According to the company, the program as a whole was pretty exciting, and two leading apps rose from the crowd, including the YouView Visual Voicemail Client...

28 July 2010
17:11 GMT

Facebook 1.2.30 Beta Now Available for webOS

The owners of handsets running under Palm's webOS operating system are now able to try out a new version of the Facebook application released for them. According to the development team, the new Facebook 1.2.30 Beta application includes photo tagging and viewing of photo tags, as well as news feed filters, supp...

28 July 2010
10:42 GMT

Graffiti Application Now Available for Android OS

Not too long ago, mobile Internet pioneer ACCESS Co. LTD. has announced the availability of a new software solution for the owners of a device running under Google's Android operating system, namely Graffiti. According to the company, this software has been one of the most popular applications ever released for...

20 July 2010
11:50 GMT

Palm Kicks Off the PDK Hot Apps Program

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm announced a while ago the launch of a new competition for developers, offering them the possibility to win a great amount of prizes, namely the PDK Hot Apps Program. Starting with July 15, 2010, developers interested in the competition are invited to submit applications to the...

19 July 2010
13:31 GMT

Intel Hires Former Palm and Apple Executive

When HP bought Palm, it was implied that the latter would continue to function as a smartphone developer, while HP was going to take the webOS platform and adapt it for other products. Whether this will happen or not remains unclear, but what is clear is that some of the more prominent figures at Palm have left the ...

16 July 2010
06:21 GMT

Palm Extends PDK Hot Apps Promotion

Palm has recently released into the wild a new flavor of its webOS mobile operating system, namely webOS 1.4.5, which is currently rolling out to users around the world. Soon after, the mobile phone maker announced the availability of a new version of the webOS SDK, one that now includes another app development tool...

3 July 2010
13:31 GMT

Palm webOS SDK 1.4.5 Build 465 Now Available

Following the starting of the roll-out of webOS 1.4.5 on Palm Pre and Palm Pixi smartphones out there, Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm has released a new version of the Palm webOS SDK, namely version 1.4.5 Build 465. According to the company, one of the most important feature of its webOS Software Developmen...

3 July 2010
09:21 GMT

Palm Rolls-Out webOS 1.4.5

A new operating system version is being pushed out to Palm Pre and Palm Pixi mobile phones out there, namely the Palm webOS 1.4.5. Available both for the “classic” and Plus versions of Pre and Pixi, the new platform version marks some important steps in the evolution of webOS, in addition to being meant ...

3 July 2010
05:00 GMT

Palm Cuts Prices for App Catalog Content in Half

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm has just put in place a special offering for the users of its webOS-based Palm Pre and Palm Pixi devices (both the original and Plus flavors). The promotion affects the software solutions available for purchase and download over in the App Catalog, as most of them are now avai...

21 June 2010
08:18 GMT

Palm Says New Devices, webOS Versions Are Coming

Mobile-phone maker Palm seems set to bring to the market new handsets powered by its webOS platform. Although the company has been recently acquired by computer maker HP, which is more interested in having the mobile operating system powering tablets and other products, it seems that Palm will still release new devic...

19 June 2010
05:31 GMT

HP Already Back in the Smartphone Game

Either the Internet was especially efficient in delivering the masses’ message loaded with conflicting feelings on yesterday's announcement, or HP not interested in smartphones was a complete and unfortunate misunderstanding. These appear to be the only plausible reasons for the latest official statement t...

4 June 2010
04:12 GMT

HP Not Interested in Smartphones Despite Buying Palm

Back in April, Palm was nearing the end of its rope and the only way it was able to at least prolong its lifespan was accepting to be bought off by HP. Not the most predictable of developments, but not entirely unexpected either, considering that the latter was looking for a good tablet and small form factor device s...

3 June 2010
02:41 GMT

HP Plans webOS Tablet, to Launch in Q3

Not too long ago, after a series of unfortunate developments that put Palm in a very delicate position, the company announced that it was being acquired by HP. This came to pass even though Palm was originally bent on growing independently. Just days after the news, rumors that HP had decided to scrap its Windows 7 H...

10 May 2010
08:22 GMT

Palm Readies Next Version of webOS

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm, soon to be integrated into HP's global business, is set to release a new version of its webOS mobile platform within the following few weeks. The company sent out email alerts to developers, announcing the close availability of an SDK release candidate, which would offer...

3 May 2010
05:03 GMT

Palm Might Disappear Following Purchase

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm might disappear from the smartphone market, following the recently announced purchase. Although no specific details on the matter have been unveiled so far, HP might integrate the handset vendor in its global business, something that will result in the disappearance of the Pal...

29 April 2010
05:57 GMT

HP Buys Palm, Will Invest Heavily in webOS

On Wednesday, HP and Palm, Inc., the provider of smartphones running under its own webOS mobile platform, jointly announced an agreement under which HP will acquire Palm, at a price of $5.70 per share, or an enterprise value of around $1.2 billion. According to the duo, the transaction has been already approved by t...

29 April 2010
02:58 GMT

Palm Says It Can Survive on Its Own

Struggled mobile phone maker Palm says it is capable of staying alive on its own, even if its flagship webOS-based devices are registering slow sales on the market. Jon Rubinstein, chief executive officer, said that the company was considering the possibility of licensing its new mobile platform to other companies t...

23 April 2010
05:04 GMT

Facebook 1.2 Now Available for webOS

The owners of a Palm webOS smartphone have now a new version of the Facebook client for their devices available for download from the App Catalog. The Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker promised a new flavor of the application a few days ago, and it seems that users can already try it out and enjoy the newly added f...

21 April 2010
10:25 GMT

Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Land at SFR on April 27

SFR and Palm, Inc. recently unveiled plans to launch the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus phones on the market in France on April 27. According to the duo, the two handsets powered by the Palm webOS platform will be put on sale at that date via the carrier's online store, and are expected to hit all SFR stores ...

21 April 2010
06:55 GMT

Palm Waves $99 Annual Fee for Developers

In its attempt to attract more developers towards its webOS mobile platform, mobile phone maker Palm has waved the $99 annual fee for those joining the webOS developer army. The creation of a developer account on the Palm Developer Center is now free, and application builder will be able to publish their solutions i...

20 April 2010
09:45 GMT

Palm's Project Ares Goes 1.0

Late last year, Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm unveiled a new mobile development environment for those interested in building applications for its webOS platform, namely Project Ares. Initially available in a beta flavor, the mobile development environment, which is the first one to be hosted entirely in a ...

20 April 2010
05:13 GMT

Palm's webOS Includes Major Security Vulnerabilities

Palm's webOS platform seems to include a series of quite “shocking” vulnerabilities, mobile security consultancy Intrepidus unveils. According to the firm, the mobile operating system was delivered to the market with fundamental security issues and, even if Palm addressed and resolved a series of pr...

19 April 2010
04:03 GMT

Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Headed for France on SFR

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm recently confirmed plans to have its Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices available for purchase in France before the end of April. The two handsets are set to make an appearance in the country on the airwaves of SFR, Paul Ghent, Palm's vice president of European sales, to...

16 April 2010
05:17 GMT

Palm Looking at Huawei as Possible Buyer

Sunnyvale-based handset vendor Palm has had a series of rather weak quarters lately, which culminated with reports regarding its 'on sale' status. While recent news on the matter pointed towards HTC Corporation and Lenovo for a possible takeover of Palm, it seems that the smartphone maker approached anothe...

14 April 2010
04:01 GMT

Palm Up for Grabs, Seeks Buyers

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm Inc. has reportedly put itself up for sale. The company is said to be already seeking for possible buyers and to be working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Frank Quattrone’s Qatalyst Partners for the move. According to a recent article on Bloomberg, people familiar wit...

12 April 2010
02:51 GMT

Palm Announces webOS 1.4.1's Release

A new version of Palm's webOS mobile operating system is reportedly available for users of a Palm Pre or Palm Pixi device, namely webOS 1.4.1. According to the company, the new software solution has been released both for US users and for European owners of a Palm device and comes only with minor enhancements. ...

1 April 2010
07:04 GMT

Palm's Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Approved for Europe

At the beginning of the ongoing year, Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm released new versions of its webOS-based handsets, the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, both unveiled in the US on the airwaves of Verizon Wireless, and now the phones are bound to make an appearance on the European market. The handsets were a...

1 April 2010
04:29 GMT

Palm's Mobile Hotspot App to Land at O2 Germany

Wireless carrier O2 Germany has recently announced via Twitter that the Palm's Mobile Hotspot application was set to soon become available for the users of a webOS handset on its network. The software solution was released not too long ago in the US for the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus on Verizon Wireless&#...

29 March 2010
04:53 GMT


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