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Palm webOS 1.2 released; LinkedIn syncing, email filtering, Amazon downloads, and faster transitions

Update?!?!It's not an update, it's a colossal failure. My Pre stopped working this morning and when I called Sprint they said that they'd "add me to the long queue" for Palm to get back to me to fix it. I still haven't heard from them and it has...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Pre, Palm webOS 1.2, Palm WebOS, Palm Inc., LinkedIn, Amazon.com Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

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Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Stupid DROID Tricks, Volume 1

also if u want to talk and surf the net (get directions,or use the Map) in the same time u just have to open or switch the applications using the HOME key on the phone.Also: if u want to make a very CHEAP International calls or If you want to...

Tags: E-mail, Stupid DROID Tricks, Volume 1, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Palm Pixi (Sprint)

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?

wrongwell matthew, because you have been wrong consistently about the smartphone market the last few years i would argue they are both doomed, when you like them. the pre doesn't help palm as it should regardless of critical acclaim and motorola will participate in the race to the bottom (margin...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, RIM OS, Palm Inc., Pre, GSM, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm

To Stay in Business,eventually they will turn to Android.The SAME WAY did HTC and MOTOROLA.and IT will not Take Long!RE: Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, PalmRIM forever!droid is cool, but read the comments on the original article.this guy is probably waaaay off.IT Analysts are kind of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Handhelds, droid, IT-Analysts, Motorola Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., phone, Pre, v60

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Time for Palm to give up the iTunes sync nonsense!

Palm's latest webOS 1.2.1 for the Pre handset restored a feature which allowed Pre users to sync media with iTunes. While on the face of it this seems like a good idea and one that empowers users, ultimately it's not and it threatens to plunge us into "driver hell." It's...

Tags: Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Dear Palm: Make you own sync software

On Saturday Palm rebuffed the USB Implementers Forum's (USB-IF) recommendation and released WebOS 1.2.1 which restores syncing between the Pre smartphone and iTunes 9. This whack-a-mole measure/countermeasure between Palm and Apple is a farce that needs to end. Craig Hunter (via...

Tags: Software, Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, USB, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Will Windows Mobile jump back to number 2 by 2013?

Don't summon the marketing people...Win7 house party ads check cNet Buzz Report for a nice roast, Bill Gates shaking his posterior, and misleading Laptop Hunters ads...these are the people you want to sell people on WinMo?Personally I'd say to have MS do the same thing that they mostly do with...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, phone, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, mobile, WinMo

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Can Apple replace and leapfrog Google Maps in the iPhone?

Or they could be offering choice......like Nokia do with Ovi maps, Google maps and any other GPS aware mapping software you care to use.Oh yeah, but this is Apple the control freaks not the open - and yet still utterly dominant - Nokia, isn't it?RE: Can Apple replace and leapfrog...

Tags: Smart phones, Google Maps, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

News to know: Win7, Google Wave, Palm WebOS, Apple Tablet, Google Docs

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's message to IT pros: Meet us half way with Windows 7 Larry Dignan: ...

Tags: Tom Foremski, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Docs, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Palm webOS 1.2 released; LinkedIn syncing, email filtering, Amazon downloads, and faster transitions

Palm users will get an update in the next few days for webOS version 1.2. The new iteration of the mobile operating system includes an update to Palm Synergy, which added LinkedIn support. More detailed info from LinkedIn will appear on your phone, like job titles and...

Tags: Phone, Palm Inc., LinkedIn, Amazon.com Inc., webOS, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Palm Pre gets updated to WebOS 1.2 with several enhancements

Yesterday was a pretty big day for Palm Pre owners with the release of WebOS 1.2 as described on the Palm blog. There are a number of significant and worthy updates that make the update a must have for Pre owners. However, you may want to exercise just a bit...

Tags: Palm Inc., Server, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?

Nokia remain the strongest by far."The platforms in the strongest position are the Apple iPhone and RIM?s BlackBerry."Ex-US sales don't back that up I'm afraid. Nokia still dominate despite being behind technologically in terms of interface. With the release of the N900 and the X series this will...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, PDAs, Mobile applications, default control, Palm Web OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., WinMo, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Smartphones: Is image really everything?

Yeah, it's all imageTechnical excellence and outstanding UI design has nothing to do with it at all.RE: Smartphones: Is image really everything?You wouldn't call tens of millions of iPhones a commodity? It's just a cooler commodity than the Pre or Blackberry, et al. And aside from the 'coolness' of it,...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, larry, Apple iPhone, phone, smart phone, Pre

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare

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. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Has iPhone OS 3.1 battered your battery?

Nope, no such issues on my smartphoneOf course, my smartphone uses a superior OS so I hardly find it surprising that so many users are reporting so many problems with iPhone 3.1 OS.RE: Has iPhone OS 3.1 battered your battery?I have not had a battery problem, or any other for...

Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, NonZealot, battery, iPhone OS 3.1, iPhone OS, Apple iPhone, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy

a loss of 161 milliondon't let the creative accounting fool you: the company just lost 161 million in one quarter (and that's the quarter they launched their jesus phone to great fanfare) and it has a market cap of 2 bn? wtf. how is that possible? shouldn't palm be a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, smart phone, Microsoft Outlook, Palm Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Palm drops Windows Mobile from future plans, WebOS only focus

very wrong step for Palm that will eventually bankrupt themPalm is trying to squeeze in to the iphone space and forsee the future with WebOs. it so sad they don't understand the future is both. the windows Mobile platform is used by the federal government and fortune 500 companies and...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Mobile applications, windows mobile platform, Symbian OS Phones, Microsoft Windows, mobile, Treo Pro, Palm Inc., WinMo, Palm Treo, Fortune 500 company, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy

Palm's first quarter had multiple moving parts. The company shipped 823,000 smartphones, announced plans to raise capital, beat estimates, delivered a mixed outlook and said the company's fortunes will be tied to product launches. Got all that? The big question, however, remains. Can the...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Quarter, Palm Pre, GAAP, Smart Phones, Operational Accounting, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Financial Accounting, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-17