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- MobileTechRoundup show #191; Lenovo, Kindle updates, Palm Pre
- motr_cover.jpg James helped kick off MobileTechRoundup show #191 by talking a bit about smartbooks and Lenovo's purchase and setup of their Lenovo Mobile group that they previously sold in 2003. If you own an Amazon Kindle you will be pleased to know there is a firmware update...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Lenovo Group Ltd., Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-28
- Video alpha app released on the Palm Pre
- Try turning the Pre...Andrew, try shooting another test video, this time turn the pre to landscape, with the camera lens on top...RE: Video alpha app released on the Palm PreI installed this, and I have to say, it's a great addition. There are only two things they need to work...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Smart phones, video, Palm Inc., Palm Pre
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Video alpha app released on the Palm Pre
- The guys at Precentral have a post on the new Precorder video app being unleashed into the wild today. A friend of mine got the app working on his Pre this morning while riding the train. Check out the video: Not bad, huh?...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99
- I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...
- Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99
- Amazon has slashed the price of the Palm Pre to $79.99 with a two-year contract from Sprint. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Palm Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again
- Round up the executive and throw them in jailApple's behavior is simply unacceptable.Palm... Shakes HeadNote to Palm: Make a Front end that uses the iTunes DB or quit trying to keep hacking. It is REALLY stupid. A) You will never keep ahead of this.B) Even if you keep fixing it,...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again
- Apple has released iTunes 9.0.2, which, amongst other things, again kills the ability for the Palm Pre to sync with the software. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre [spec shootout]
- Specs don't tell everythingis a 1996 chevy with 4 doors and v8 engine better than a 2008 2-door lexus with a v6?Its the whole experience of the device that matters. Can the DroidDont dock itself into 80% of the vehicles currently made? No, you can use an auxiliary input but...
- Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Palm Pre, Apple App Store, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre [spec shootout]
- Apple iPhone vs. Motorola Droid vs. Palm Pre, in a spec shootout. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Can Palm and WebOS make it through 2010?
- Palm stole the spotlight at CES 2009 with the announcement of their Palm Pre and WebOS operating system and Palm fans rejoiced. It hasn't been as successful in 2009 as was hoped and in October their stock was down again, 20%, with limited Palm Pre availability and slow rollout of...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Sprint and Palm announce 15 Nov date and $99.99 price for Pixi
- The Palm Pixi was first announced back on September 9th with no pricing and availability stated as "in time for the holidays". Today, Sprint and Palm announced that the Palm Pixi will be coming to Sprint on 15 November for $99.99 with a two-year contract, $50 instant rebate, and $100...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Palm Pixi, Palm Pre, Pricing, Smart Phones, Marketing Research, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Linux in your hand; from geeks only to consumer friendly mass market
- My first experience with mobile Linux was with a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 I bought back in 2003. It was very customizable with apps and functionality and you could change the ROM on it rather easily to fit your needs, but it also required you to spend hours and hours tweaking...
- Tags: Operating System, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Palm Pre, Open Source, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- gDial Pro for Palm WebOS 0.8.9 (Mobile)
- gDial Pro is a Google Voice client for the Palm Pre. It provides an easy way to call your contacts or send them text messages from your Google Voice number instead of your cell number. You can also view your Google Voice history and make account changes all within the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Palm Inc., gDial Pro, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- BGR gets hands-on with the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless
- Andrew wrote an earlier post showing the new ad and campaign against the iPhone and for the Google Android platform that Verizon just kicked off. I saw the Droid Does commercial on TV this weekend and am interested in seeing what Verizon's device looks like. It turns out that I...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., BGR, Smart Phones, Palm Pre, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-18
- Verizon to receive Palm Pre 'early next year'
- A new tweet by Verizon itself makes it official: the carrier is getting the Palm Pre "early next year," which probably translates to Q1 2010. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-17
- News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV? HP...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., PC, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- Man drops active Palm Pre in cold beer; lives to tell tale
- What a wasteof a perfectly good beer.
- Tags: Smart phones, Palm Pre, Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- HTC Hero now on sale on Sprint: Palm Pre or HTC Hero?
- HTC Hero or the PreNothin' can beat my Pre....NOTHIN'! HTC Hero, say hallo to my li'l frien'!!! :-)
- Tags: Sprint Communications, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, HTC Hero, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- HTC Hero now on sale on Sprint: Palm Pre or HTC Hero?
- The HTC Hero has officially launched on Sprint today, the first Google Android-powered smartphone on the carrier and the first on a carrier other than T-Mobile. Reviewers have been keen on the device, and some have said it's the best Android phone to...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, HTC Hero, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- Man drops active Palm Pre in cold beer; lives to tell tale
- Here's a video of a man dropping his active, on Palm Pre into a stein of cold beer. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Palm Inc., Beer, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
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