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Palm Pre extended battery announced
Seidio has taken the wraps off an extended battery for the Palm Pre. It will be available on July 15, 2009.
Developed exclusively for the Palm Pre, this Seidio 1350mAh battery will make a great rep...
Palm takes aim at iPhone in new ad
Palm is running a new print ad that takes aim at the Apple iPhone. The ad shows an open Palm Pre resting against an already eaten Apple.
The ad reads "Your iPhone contract is up. Perfect timing."...
New York Times says Palm lacks apps
The New York Times has published an article looking at Palm's disadvantage in the smartphone market. Although the article cites the appeal of the new Palm Pre, the NYT notes the lack of third party s...
20% Off Palm Classic Software Sale
MotionApps has launched Classic, a Palm OS emulator for Palm webOS. This product seamlessly unites the two operating systems on the Palm Pre phone allowing Pre users to run thousands of existing Palm...
Palm Touchstone installed into a BMW
The Palm Pre has only been out for a little more than a week and someone has already hard wired a Palm Touchstone into his BMW's center console. From the Touchstone, he ran a Sprint car charger with ...
Sprint Treo Pro gets ringer patch
Palm has issued a software issue for Sprint's version of the Treo Pro. The update addresses a problem with the phone's registry getting corrupted and incoming call ringers becoming silent.
"The root...
Palm Eos Pixie confirmed
There have been rumors that another WebOS device was on the way and it look like the rumors have been confirmed. A user at the PreCentral forums spotted references to two different devices in the min...
Some Palm Pres crash when closing the phone
Check out this video from cnet. Apparently some Palm Pre users are having issues with the Pre crashing when you close the phone. As you can see in the video, after closing the phone the only option ...
Ed Colligan leaves Palm - Jon Rubinstein named CEO
It's probably not too surprising that if Palm was looking for a new CEO they'd pick the guy who oversaw the Pre launch, Jon Rubinstein. Many didn't expect a change at the top so soon though.
Palm, I...
Cross platform Push-To-Talk by HipVoice
HipVoice is a service that allows for Push-To-Talk between Windows Mobile, Windows Smartphone, Windows Desktop, LiMo and BlackBerry devices. HipVoice is also finishing up work on Android, Brew and the...
Palm Pre launch breaks Sprint sales record
Sprint broke sales records with the launch of the Pre. Many Sprint stores sold out of their intial inventory which is not surprising, because they did not have many units per store. From Sprint's pre...
Palm Pre likely to flop according to Business Week
William Hurley has just published a grim view of Palm's upcoming Pre. He lays out quite a few reasons why the Pre will be a disappointment. He starts with the stiff competition posed by Apple, RIM, ...
First line starts for Palm Pre release
The Palm Pre is due to be release this weekend, but one man has already started a line. tinyComb has posted pictures of the "first" known Palm Pre line at a Sprint store. The linesitter says that ea...
Palm Pre at Best Buy for $199 without mail-in rebate
Don't you just hate those mail-in rebates? You have to remember to mail it in and then wait 6 weeks to get your money. Best Buy apparently feels your pain because they will be selling the Palm Pre f...
Yahoo dumps smartphone app in favor of iPhone
Yahoo has ditched its mobile app for smartphones like the BlackBerry and is now focusing on the iPhone. What's up with that? They sent out this email yesterday that basically says other than the iPh...
