Archive for August, 2010
Now updated: Palm webOS, Featured Apps, and Hot Apps contest
The latest Palm webOS update (Version 1.4.5) is available for Sprint customers in the US, and is also available to webOS customers in Europe and Canada. Version 1.4.5 includes enhancements to support the public release of the webOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK), and brings PDK gaming support for Pa
webOS Hurricane Tablet on Track for 2011?
Rumor: As has been gossiped since HP hit the Palm scene, new reports this week are adding even more credence to the webOS tablet drumbeat. Engadget is reporting that during an all-hands internal employee meeting this past Monday, HP Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley (and former Palm CEO) confi
webOS 1.4.5 Update Released
Palm has released a new system update for Sprint Palm Pre and Pixi users. The update notches the current webOS version number up to 1.4.5 and mostly includes a few minor bug fixes. The update is available now via the on device software update. Palm details the short list of feature changes on it
Palm’s Executive Lineup Disbands Further
After months of stories about the exodus of Palm's executive personnel leaving before, after and during the run up to the HP buyout comes the mass exodus at Palm continues. TechCrunch is the latest to report on the latest series of passages, stating that primary Pre designer and 11 year vet Peter S
HP CEO Mark Hurd Abruptly Resigns
HP today announced that Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Hurd has decided with the Board of Directors to resign his positions effective immediately. The Board has appointed CFO Cathie Lesjak, 51, as CEO on an interim basis. Hurd's decision was made following an investigation
Summer Tour (and the living is easy)
The Palm Summer Tour made a special stop today at Palm HQ. The crew of Smart-car driving, lip balm- and t-shirt-dispensing Palm emissaries shared stories of the enthusiastic responses they've gotten at pit stops around the country with the Palm team in Sunnyvale (which was definitely living up to
Summer on the go
My idea of summer fun? Catching up on a good book, letting my inner muse free herself with some sketching, cooking up a tasty BBQ, or maybe just gazing at the night sky. Here’s how my Palm Pre helps with all of the above -- with free webOS apps. Plop yourself in a shaded hammock for some summer
Graffiti for Android Receives an Update
Just a few short weeks after the surprising release of a Graffiti app for Android, Access Co., Ltd. has already released two updates. Checking my Android Market this past Friday revealed a new v2.0 update for Graffiti. Today has already brought another update to version 2.0.1. The app remains a
Aceeca’s PDA32 Memory Configs Confirmed
A post on the Aceeca message board responded to a member's request for additional information on the memory available for use by the user on the new Garnet-powered PDA32 handheld. Aceeca employee HDey states that the PDA32 currently ships in a 64MB RAM configuration, with ~38MB available app stora
HP’s Major Gaming Aspirations for webOS?
HP's Radul Sood, CTO of HP's "advanced computing group", but likely better known to PC gaming aficionados as the founder of boutique PC builder Voodoo, sat down with Palm's Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer on their Palm Developer Podcast to discuss all things gaming, WebOS, and HP. Rahul has some