Palm unleashes webOS PDK beta on the public

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Palm unleashes webOS PDK beta on the public originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change Palm’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus?

We aren’t trying to lump these two together or anything, but we figured we’d give those of you who opted for Palm’s second set of webOS handsets an opportunity to pool your thoughts in order to make the smartphone landscape an even better place to survey. We personally didn’t find too much new to laud on Verizon’s Palm-branded twofer compared to the original Pre and Pixi, and those of you who were hoping for all new hardware from the company at CES were undoubtedly let down. Still, there’s something to be said about a webOS product on America’s “largest 3G network,” and frankly, we’re interested in hearing how you’d change things. Would you have overhauled things more drastically? Expanded the screen size? Bumped the resolution? Enlarged the keys? Go on and tell Jon exactly what you think in comments below — who knows, the Pre Plus Plus might just carry your calling card.

How would you change Palm’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone games ported to webOS in ‘a matter of days’ on tap for GDC?

iPhone games ported to webOS in ‘a matter of days’ on tap for GDC? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Palm’s webOS 1.4 update now available for Sprint, O2 and Movistar phones

No leaks or release date rumors this time, a mere 39mb download is all that separates your Sprint, O2 or Movistar connected Pre from video recording, Flash, enhanced message notifications and much-desired performance and battery life improvements. Verizon, Bell and Telcel customers are unfortunately still waiting for their day in the sun, only specified by the official Palm blog as “soon.” Check out Palm’s trailer for the new features and the full webOS 1.4 changelog after the break, after queueing up the download of course.

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Continue reading Palm’s webOS 1.4 update now available for Sprint, O2 and Movistar phones

Palm’s webOS 1.4 update now available for Sprint, O2 and Movistar phones originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sprint confirms Pre and Pixi webOS 1.4 update coming tomorrow (update: full changelog!)

Just hours after we wrapped our mitts around what looked to be Palm’s official webOS 1.4 changelog, along comes this: confirmation from none other than Sprint itself. According to a post on the carrier’s official forums by Sprint Admin ‘izzyks,’ both the Pre and Pixi will see the long-awaited webOS 1.4 update hit sometime tomorrow evening. As always, users will see an OTA alert when the new files are ready for consumption, and you can find a full list of the fixes and changes just beyond the break.

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Update: Seems the post was yanked! The message, in its entirety, is after the break.

Update 2: We just snagged the full changelog from an internal Sprint document, which is also tucked below. For the spec hounds, the webOS version will be 1.4.0, while the Sprint Configuration will sit at 2.3 and the Build at 195.

Continue reading Sprint confirms Pre and Pixi webOS 1.4 update coming tomorrow (update: full changelog!)

Sprint confirms Pre and Pixi webOS 1.4 update coming tomorrow (update: full changelog!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Analysts turn sour on Palm stock, cite weak sales on Verizon

It’s unclear how the data’s being collected, but a handful of analysts have started backing away from Palm this week on some information that the phone’s webOS debut on Verizon has proven something less than bombastic at the sales counter. Of course, it’s no secret that Verizon has poured less money, time, and energy into its marketing of the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus than Sprint has with the original versions, but Palm and the market analysts following its progress may have been banking on the unspoken “if only this were on Verizon” factor to counteract that a bit. The biggest concern seems to be that Palm’s on the cusp of being washed into irrelevancy by a massive Android push, with a couple stock downgrades and price target cuts making their way into the hearts and minds of the market makers. Again, it’s not clear exactly where the Verizon sales figures are coming from — and we’d be remiss in thinking that analysts always (or even usually) know what they’re talking about — but this could be an early sign that the tide is turning. Come on, Palm: more carriers, more hardware, more features.

Analysts turn sour on Palm stock, cite weak sales on Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ZTE’s Smooth Android slider is a not-so-smooth Pre knockoff

We hate to yell “Pre!” at the top of our lungs here, since we’d really like to see further exploration of the portrait QWERTY form factor for Android, but it’s hard to avoid the form factor and stylistic comparisons. The new “Smooth” phone from ZTE is a low-end handset running Android 1.6, with a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a love for Palm industrial design. The phone, which is being shown off at MWC, should retail under 1000 Yuan (about $146 US) and be released in August of this year as a low-end smartphone contender.

ZTE’s Smooth Android slider is a not-so-smooth Pre knockoff originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Palm says long taps are ‘meta-taps,’ impresses Solaris admins worldwide

What do you call a long press in the gesture area on a webOS phone? Well, it doesn’t matter, because unless you said “meta-tap” you’re wrong. That’s what Palm has decreed such a touch will be called and so it shall be called — at least officially. A long press in that area plus a key, like X, C or V to cut, copy, or paste, has been given this moniker by Palm in something of a nod to the concept of a UNIX meta key, a keyboard modifier that works like the Apple Command key or Windows Alt and Ctrl keys. Why bother with the clarification? Well, for one thing, “meta-tap X” is a heck of a lot easier to type than “hold your finger in the notification area and then press X on the keyboard,” and that’s the sort of efficiency we can get behind.

Palm says long taps are ‘meta-taps,’ impresses Solaris admins worldwide originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FCC paper trail suggests AT&T getting Pre in May?

Palm still won’t really fess up to it, but AT&T was more than happy to drop the bomb back at CES that it’s picking up webOS for the first time in 2010 — and a little creative connecting-of-the-dots gives us some idea of when we might see the gear hit the streets. The company’s Pre with North American 3G — model number P100UNA — is already in use by Telcel in Mexico, but confidentiality in its US FCC filing doesn’t expire until mid-May. Why does that matter? Historically, Palm’s US releases have come very close to their FCC confidentiality lifts, meaning that we could see this thing on AT&T by the time Summer rolls around. Of course, in light of the Pre Plus, it’d be pretty sweet if AT&T just moved on to the next big thing in Palm’s pipeline, but we certainly wouldn’t put it past ‘em to launch outdated equipment.

FCC paper trail suggests AT&T getting Pre in May? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WebOS 1.4 hitting Sprint’s Pre and Pixi on February 15th?

Good news for nonplussed (in more ways that one) Pre and Pixi owners: come the day after Valentine’s, it looks like you’ll be able to capture your loved ones in moving pictures format! This comes from an alleged Sprint technician who reportedly took the above screencap promising a firmware update with all the features we’ve heard debuting as webOS 1.4, except for Flash support on the Pre. Note our use of “alleged” and “reportedly,” though — we can’t independently confirm this image, so take it with a grain of salt. Still, February was the previously-mentioned release date, and when better to release than just after the halfway mark of the month?

WebOS 1.4 hitting Sprint’s Pre and Pixi on February 15th? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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