Archive for May, 2010
Next webOS Update to Boost Pixi Gaming?
With the recent confirmation of the AT&T version of the Pixi Plus release date, fixed keyboard webOS fans now have something else to anticipate. An anonymous tipster sent word to PreCentral that the forthcoming WebOS 1.4.5 update will indeed support PDK apps and 3D-accelerated games on the entry-
SEC Filing Details Palm Buyout Offers
An interesting new report has been posted by Engadget giving a plethora of hints as to the drama leading up to last month's Palm acquisition news courtesy of the recent SEC filing. HP is the only company named but anyone with a bit of imagination and familiarity with recent Palm history can likely
Verizon Pre A-GPS Bug Fix in the Works
Verizon Wireless' support staff have Tweeted that a fix for the aggravating AGPS bug that afflicts only the Verizon version of the Palm Pre Plus is indeed in the works. The exact Twwet said: "Yes there is [a fix in the works], right now there is no ETA. The steps I gave you are a temp fix.
ATT Pre Plus Now Available, Pixi Launch Confirmed
After a seemingly endless wait, the AT&T version of the Palm Pre Plus is now officially available in the USA, cementing webOS' availability on the three leading domestic wireless carriers. Fortunately, AT&T's offer of a free Touchstone charger is indeed valid and applicable to both retail and onlin
Palm App Catalog Hiccup Over
The Palm App Catalog is now thankfully back in action after some major downtime over the weekend. Beginning Saturday, users were reporting troubles ranging from outright unavailability to apps failing to install. Users were manually setting their devices' clocks to an earlier date (ie bypass
Palm webOS phones now available on all leading US mobile carriers
The first Palm webOS phone -- Palm Pre, running on the Sprint network -- arrived on the market less than a year ago. Since then, the Palm webOS family of phones has grown to include Palm Pixi, Palm Pre Plus, and Palm Pixi Plus. Today, with the arrival of Palm webOS phones on the ATT network, this
An update on the Palm App Catalog
Updated: The Palm App Catalog is now fully operational. If you experience any difficulties downloading or reinstalling apps, try the suggestions on the Palm support forums posted here. If you’ve experienced any issues downloading or updating apps from the Palm App Catalog recently, rest assured
Spacebar, the final frontier…
Ready to boldly go where few thumbs have gone before? Maybe you thought the spacebar on your Palm Pre Plus or Pixi Plus was just for inserting spaces. But behold! The multifaceted power of the spacebar: When using the calculator, just press the spacebar to see advanced operations like square root
Design Daily Double
Lots of you seem to really appreciate the look and feel of your Palm phone. And the Touchstone Charging Dock gets its share of jaw-dropping attention. We think both products are pretty cool too, but their cool factor was kicked up a few notches recently with some major design kudos. The interna
When bad things happen to good phones
Ever lost your phone on a train or in a cab? Or simply had it come up missing, seemingly swallowed up by the cosmos? It can happen to anyone. If you find yourself in this kind of unfortunate situation, you’ll thank yourself if you recently connected your phone to your computer to back up any musi