Archive for December, 2009
Verizon Begins webOS Employee Training
PhoneArena has published a screen grab reportedly showing an online training session for Palm and webOS for Verizon. According to the tipster this is one element of Verizon's campaign to get its employes up to speed on Palm's latest operating system. Combined with all the previous rumors, fcc docs
Verizon Begins webOS Employee Training
PhoneArena has published a screen grab reportedly showing an online training session for Palm and webOS for Verizon. According to the tipster this is one element of Verizon's campaign to get its employes up to speed on Palm's latest operating system. Combined with all the previous rumors, fcc docs
Elevation Partners Planning New Fund?
Fortune has an article out this morning discussing the private investment outfits current state of affairs. The editorial paints a dim picture of Elevations track record to date with a focus on the firms $460 million dollar investment in Palm Inc. The article also points out the posibility that Elev
Palm Hosting Another CES Event in January
Palm Inc. has begun to send out email invitations to the media for a company hosted event. The invitation only event will be held on Thursday, January 7th at 11am Pacific, coinciding with the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Much like last year's event which showcased the debut of w
Google Maps for webOS Updated
Google has covertly released a significant update to the built in Google Maps application on webOS devices. While there has been no public announcement of yet, the new version number is reported as v6.7 and features a number of useful refinements. Findings so far include: improved map loading, re
FCC OK’s Verizon Pixi with WiFi
Engadget has spied a new FCC recordset containing some details on a yet to be announced Verzion branded Palm Pixi. The FCC reports go on to show a new CDMA based Pixi variant with the addition of WiFI to the standard feature set. The reports were originally issued on November 12th and mostly contain
Sprint Changing Contract Terms, ETF Escape A Possibility
Sprint has begun to notify customers of an impending change to their general terms and conditions customer agreement. The changes will implement an increase in certain regulatory fees beginning Jan 1st, 2010. While the stated changes are minor, (the regulatory charge will increase to $0.40/line), t
Mobile Internet Users to Reach One Billion in 2013
There were more than 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide in 2009, a number that is expected to more than double by the end of 2013. Driven by the popularity and affordability of mobile phones, smartphones, and other wireless devices, IDC's Worldwide Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast exp
Palm Pre Headed to the Czech Republic
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, or T-O2, plans to offer the Palm Pre and is currently testing the smartphone on its network according to a T-O2 spokesperson. Totaltele.com reports (via IntoMobile) that the company has various trials underway and they expect to make the Pre available "sometime in 201
Garnet VM Working on the Nokia N900
Palm OS Garnet holdouts have another option for running classic Palm OS apps on fully equipped modern hardware that is shipping today. Nokia's new N900 Maemo 5 powered smartphone is now capable of running Access' Garnet VM emulator. While it is still officially unsupported at this time, an insta