Archive for September, 2010
Widespread webOS Clearance Pricing
The price-slashing and apparent inventory reduction continues for all of Palm's current WebOS devices. Following our recent article about HP's Wireless Central store offering "free" versions of all the various carrier versions of the Pre and Pixi alongside other promotions, Sprint and Verizon's own
Palm Begins to Preview webOS 2.0
Last week's big story was the public emergence of the first concrete details about WebOS 2.0 from the HP/Palm camp. These tidbits have now been bolstered by a series of leaked WebOS 2.0 screenshots that apparently originated on a Chinese WebOS enthusiast site Webozi (now removed but still availab
RIM Purchases DataViz Assets
RIM has confirmed rumors that it has acquired portions of DataViz, makers of the popular multi-platform Documents to Go application suite. RIM released a prepared statement to Digital Daily confirming the deal without going into many details: "RIM has acquired some of the assets of DataViz and h
Rahul Sood: “Creating amazing experiences that customers gush over”
Hello everyone! This is my first guest blog post for Palm. I came to HP as the product of an acquisition: In 1991 I started a company called VoodooPC, which was acquired by HP in 2006. I now work in the innovation program office at Hewlett-Packard (my official title is CTO, Global Gaming). Our role
DataViz Cancels Plans for webOS DTG
One-time Palm OS stalwart DataViz has just made the major announcement that they are abandoning plans to develop a full version of Documents To Go for WebOS. DataViz announced the cancellation via their Facebook page on Friday: We regret to announce we have made the difficult decision to canc
DataViz Cancles Plans for webOS DTG
One-time Palm OS stalwart DataViz has just made the major announcement that they are abandoning plans to develop a full version of Documents To Go for WebOS. DataViz announced the cancellation via their Facebook page on Friday: We regret to announce we have made the difficult decision to canc
Access Updates Android Graffiti App
Less than two months since the initial release of the app, Access continues rolling out frequent updates for its Graffiti app for Android devices. Last week, version 2.0.2 was released and the latest release, v2.0.3, just hit the Android Market today. Both of the recent Graffiti releases are
Quickoffice Suite Coming to webOS
After well over a year on the market, WebOS device users still do not have a version of Documents To Go with editing capabilities matching that of a Palm OS handheld from a decade ago. Even after suspending plans for such an app, only a vague message about an eventual version of DTG for WebOS is f
Verizon to Offer All Palm Devices on Prepaid Plans
Once considered the red-haired stepchild to the postpaid wireless industry, the continuing economic woes plaguing our economy have brought new attention to prepaid, no-contract wireless plans. Now, a leaked Verizon Wireless screen capture shows what could be the opening salvo of a major battle fo
Sprint webOS Devices Now Free from HP
Long past reaching their relative expiration dates, the oldest WebOS devices—Sprint's original Pre and Pixi—have finally seen a price drop from HP's official Wireless Central store. Sprint's two 2009-era WebOS devices are finally "free" from HP with the usual two-year contractual commitment.