New Palm webOS 1.3.1 Released

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Palm issues a new webOS 1.3.1 release for the Palm Pre and the new Palm Pixi which will be launching tomorrow.
The new webOS 1.3.1 mainly bring Yahoo! service integration into Palm Synergy.
According to the Palm Blog your Yahoo! information (such as contacts and calendar events, and messaging) is now integrated with Palm Synergy, along with info from your Outlook EAS, Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn accounts. If you use Yahoo! to manage your contacts and calendar events, it will be integrated into your Contacts and Calendar applications on your Palm Pre. On Sprint, you can also now use Yahoo! IM in the webOS Messaging app.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

First Paid webOS App Hits

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It's been a long, somewhat baffling wait, but Palm Pre owners finally have an honest-to-goodness paid application. Sure, the Pre App Catalog is still pretty damn anemic, but at least this is a step in the right direction (albeit a step Palm should have taken months ago). This new paid app is an Air Hockey game (Thanks, Boy Genius!), and it costs $1.99.

Okay, so it's not the single most exciting piece of news in smartphone history. This app will shortly be followed by many more, assuming Palm doesn't fall down on the job again. Anyone think the App Catalog has a chance of stepping up and being real competition to the App Store?

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

New Palm Pre webOS 1.2.1 Fixes Apple iTunes Sync Again

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Palm just released webOS 1.2.0 last week. Today Palm released webOS 1.2.1 that fixes both problems syncing your EAS email and media sync with the latest iTunes release (as already rumored over a week ago).
I did not expect Palm to continue this little war with Apple. Besides sync with iTunes 9.0.1 Palm also fixed photo album structure and added a new option to sync photos without full resolution originals. Read more

Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:49:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre webOS 1.2.0 Update Released

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Palm released the new webOS 1.2.0 update with several improvements and bug fixes.
The new features of webOS 1.2.0 include LinkedIn contact syncing with Palm Synergy, support for heterogeneous EAS policies, Email Keyword filter, file download in browser, Amazon MP3 Store access via Wifi and 3G, podcast pause and resume and app purchasing. There is no word on if the new webOS 1.2.0 will give you back your iTunes syncing. My guess is that it is never coming back again. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:15:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm webOS 1.2.1 Will Fix iTunes Sync?

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Pre owners, we have some bad news and some good news. PreCentral.net is reporting that an anonymous tipster has informed them that webOS 1.2.1 could end up delayed until next week. They claim this delay is due to Sprint wanting to test the changes involving the App Catalog in more detail. A second delay for 1.2.1 is a bit of an annoyance, but it comes with a silver lining.

PreCentral's tipster has told them that 1.2.1 will re-enable iTunes syncing for the Palm Pre. This is sure to agitate the already touchy situation between Palm and Apple, who has disabled Pre syncing twice so far. As soon as this patch hits, Pre owners, you'd best sync your phones up with iTunes before Apple can disable them again.

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:52:50 CDT | by Robert Evans

New Palm webOS 1.2 Features Found

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It appears that Palm's latest version of webOS has leaked, and now the bloggers have descended upon it to pick out every last scrap of useful information. Boy Genius states that several new features of webOS 1.2 have already been uncovered, chief among them being support for paid applications. The Pre's app selection is notoriously weak, so allowing developers to submit paid apps is a very necessary step.

Unfortunately, Palm's app process appears to be following in the footsteps of Apple a little too closely. Buried within the code for 1.2 is the sentence, “Palm had to delete this application from the App Catalog and your device. If you paid for this app, your money will be refunded.”

Posted on Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Motorola Brings Custom webOS to Android

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Boy Genius reports that inside sources from Motorola have informed them of some changes the handset manufacturer is making to the Android OS. As you may know, Moto is coming out with several new Android smartphones this year. Apparently, they plan on releasing their own customized version of the OS, much like HTC did with the Hero.

This customized UI will combine information from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter with your contact list into one simple interface. This new Android 'skin' will be called 'Blur', and will be primarily web-based. You'll be able to update different sections of the OS and interface via the web, and a device key attached to your email will let users push content to the device straight from the web.

Posted on Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:40:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Pre webOS 1.1 Undocumented Features.

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Sometimes, I think programmers like burying little bitty changes in their patches just to get hordes of users to spend time ferreting them out. Since the release of the webOS 1.1 update, Pre owners have noticed some additional changes that weren't listed on the patch notes. This prompted a group of fans on PreCentral.net to get together on the forums and creat this.

It's a comprehensive list of the undocumented changes in webOS 1.1. If you'd like, you can see more of the changes (or help in the search) by joining up in the forum thread here.

Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:12:15 CDT | by Robert Evans

webOS 1.1 Update fixes Apple iTunes 8.2.1 Sync with Palm Pre again

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A week ago Apple blocked the Palm Pre from syncing with iTunes via the new iTunes 8.2.1 update.
Yesterday Palm hit back and released webOS 1.1 that amongst other things enables syncing with iTunes 8.2.1 on the Palm Pre again. This basically means war as Apple demonstrated with the blocking that they officially do not like the Palm Pre syncing with iTunes. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Opens App Development For webOS

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The Palm Pre is a pretty great phone, but if you own one you're probably already upset at the staggering lack of applications out there. The poor state of the App Catalog is entirely Palm's fault, as they've been keeping the Mojo Software Development Kit (SDK) out of the hands of most developers for a while now.

Apparently Palm is now satisfied with their SDK so they've opened it up to anyone who wants to develop applications for the Pre. This should mean a veritable fountain of new applications for the catalog, news which has got to be music for every Pre-owner's ears.

Posted on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:05:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre webOS 1.1 Update Release to come soon?

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At the end of June Palm updated the Palm Pre with the webOS 1.0.4. PreCentral received a slide with features that webOS 1.1 is supposed to have. The slide is dated with May 19th and the release date of webOS 1.1 says within the next 30 days.
Clearly that did not happen. Maybe webOS 1.1 is coming in July though. Read more

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:33:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm webOS 1.0.4 Update Out

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This just in! Apparently, Palm's picked today as the perfect time to release their next over-the-air (OTA) update to the Palm Pre's operating system. Pre users should be prompted at some point today to download the update.

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:55:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre webOS Root Image in the Wild, Hackers started changing it

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Yesterday the Palm Pre Recovery Tool leaked complete with a webOS Root Image on the "World Wild Web."
The Palm Pre ROM has already poring developers all over it and they uncover upcoming features and things that can be tweaked inside the Palm Pre OS code.
One guy switched of the clicking sound for the camera, another guy messed with ring tones. See more in this discussion thread on pre Central. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Foleo Resurrected to Run webOS

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Back in 2007, right around the time that the netbook revolution started, Palm announced a new product called the Foleo that ultimately bombed and never reached market. Palm invested serious money in the development of the Foleo, but apparently forgot to do any research to see if users who owned a Palm mobile phone would actually carry the Foleo around.

Now that the netbook market is booming reports are coming in that palm is looking at rebirthing the Foleo as a netbook running the Palm webOS. Analysts cited by Laptop Magazine claim that the Foleo will be coming back to the market in netbook guise at $399. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Palm Eos ultra-slim webOS Phone rumored

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Yesterday rumors of a new smaller Palm phone (mini-Pre) appeared. Suddenly a rumor storm broke loose and now we are looking at a rather likely new Palm phone dubbed Palm Eos that is coming to AT&T and is only 10.6mm thick.
According to Engadget who got a photo and some specifications of the Palm Eos the new thin webOS smartphone sports a 2.63-inch, 320 x 400px capacitive display, 2MP camera, and 4GB internal storage.

Overall measurements of the Palm Eos are supposed to be a just 55mm x 111 x10.6mm and it just weighs 100g. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 May 2009 00:19:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm tries to attract webOS Developers with free Chapter of Programming Guide

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The new Palm webOS running on the upcoming Palm Pre is impressive and everyone hopes that it will live up to its promises.
Today Palm started attracting developers to code Apps for webOS to fill the phone with useful applications and games and of course Fart simulators.

O'Reilly Media and Palm today announced that they're collaborating to create the first official resource for programming the new webOS platform.
Written by Palm Vice President and Software Chief Technology Officer Mitch Allen and members of the webOS development team, "Palm webOS: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo Framework" is being edited and distributed by O'Reilly Media, a leading publisher of technology resources. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:49:43 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre with webOS is a Beauty

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At first the new Palm Pre webOS smartphone looked weired with its curvy shape. Now spending some time looking at more detailed Palm Pre photos I actually think this is a very beautiful and smart design for a smartphone.
It could be that Palm is really back in the game with this one like it was with the Palm Pilot PDAs years ago.
The Palm webOS (Nova) looks like something Microsoft has been promising us for years. At its core, webOS leverages several industry-standard technologies, including web technologies such as CSS, XHTML and JavaScript. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:05:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr