We’re sure it’s just one crazy coincidence (after all, adverts usually take a long time to produce) but there’s some astonishing similarities between Microsoft’s promo advert for their new Windows Phone 7 Series mobile operating system, and the one we saw from Palm last week.
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February 27th, 2010 12:36pm
mike s
Finally, Brit Palm Pre users can enjoy having their phone as up to date as their American cousins, with the v1.4 webOS update being rolled out across Europe and the US.
The update adds adds video capture to the Pre handset with the ability for users to edit and upload them directly to YouTube, Facebook, or share them via an e-mail or an MMS message.
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February 11th, 2010 8:18pm
mike s
According to an OTR Global report, no less than three different sources have confirmed that all future orders of the Palm Pre and Palm Pre Plus are being suspended as of today (Wednesday).
As reported in BGR, one of the sources said, “The decision is very sudden, and Foxconn was told to reduce all February Pre forecast to zero on Wednesday and nobody knows whether shipment will resume in March.”
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Telefonica – owners of the O2 mobile network – says it has shifted 2 million Apple iPhones in Britain and reckons the future’s bright with good Palm Pre sales keeping the cashtills kerchinging.
Apple’s original mobile phone partner in the UK, O2 lost its exclusivity on the iconic smartphone last year, which it first offered for sale in November 2007.
The iPhone is now available on Orange, Vodafone and Tesco Mobile in Britain.
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January 21st, 2010 5:37pm
mike s
File this one under “Blooming heck – how many?!!”
We all know that the the Palm Pre comes with the incredible webOS multi-tasking operating system, but the fellas at PreCentral wanted to find out how many apps they could keeping running at the same time on the new Palm Pre Plus.
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January 21st, 2010 11:28am
mike s
We’ll have to wait a while for these updated models to make it over to the UK, but the first reviews for the new Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smartphones are coming through from across the pond.
Physically, there’s only been a few minor tweaks to the Pre, with the glowing round button on the front of the phone being replaced by the same ‘invisible’ touch-LED as the Pixi, making the handset look even more like a “polished stone” and reducing a bit of clutter from the gestures area.
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January 14th, 2010 5:56pm
mike s
Old school Palm OS whizzkid coder Rob at Hobbyist Software has released a new RSS reader for the Palm webOS, called News Feed.
The app is a powerful and fully featured RSS news reader, letting you download feeds in the background and read them offline, with most of the app coding being provided by Palm.
To get you started, News Feed comes bundled with a selection of feeds from sites like the BBC, Engadget, The New York Times, Slashdot, Dilbert .
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January 12th, 2010 10:44am
mike s
UK Palm Pre owners can now feel suitably modern as the webOS 1.3.5.2 update has rocked into town.
The main news with the OS update is that Brits can finally get the most out of the App Catalog, which now offers background downloading and the the possibility to manually pause, resume, and cancel downloads.
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January 8th, 2010 11:22am
mike s
To round off our coverage of Palm’s slamdunk of announcements at this year’s CES 2010 show, we’ve listed all the key points and posted up their video presentation so you can get the full story direct from the head honcho.
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January 7th, 2010 8:14pm
mike s
It always seemed a daft thing to leave out, but Palm has declared that it will be righting those wrongs and adding video recording functionality to the Pre and Pixi next month.
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January 7th, 2010 7:58pm
mike s
The Palm Pre is likely to look a whole load more tempting to consumers from today with the introduction of a slew of top notch, class leading games to the webOS platform.
No less than seven popular 3D games are charging headlong into the Palm App Catalog, and they’re all worthy downloads:
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January 7th, 2010 9:30am
mike s
Leaked ahead of the anticipated announcement at Palm’s CES event today are the specs for the new Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus handsets, headed for the Verizon network in the States.
The leak comes courtesy of a Verizon-branded spec sheet, and there’s no real revelations to be found: the Pre Plus increases the storage to a more useful 16GB, while the Pixi Plus sticks with the 8GB storage but gets Wi-Fi bolted on.
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January 6th, 2010 9:30am
mike s
The fine fellas at US price comparison site BillShrink.com have knocked out another of their excellent comparison charts, breaking down the key features and costs of the current big hitters in the smartphone world: the iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre, Motorola Droid and the brand spanking new Google Nexus One.
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January 5th, 2010 4:36pm
mike s
After some fierce fighting in the first five rounds of our titanic battle, the iPhone landed a few mean punches and edged ahead on points, but has it got what it takes to go the full distance?
Or will the Pre surprise the pundits and produce something spectacular in the closing five rounds?
Game on!
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January 5th, 2010 9:30am
mike s
We’ve been repeatedly asked which is the best phone between the sprightly contender Palm Pre and the all-conquering Apple iPhone 3GS, so we thought we’d put them in the ring together and let them slug it out over 10 rounds.
It’s going to be quite a scrap, so pull up a chair and check out the action. The two heavyweights will thump it out over ten rounds in two parts, with the final part following soon. Ding ding, seconds out!
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