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Open webOS won't feature support for current webOS products

News Open webOS is due to see a full 1.0 release in September, and so far the work on the project has been progressing, like with the recent release of the Enyo 2 application framework. Today the Open webOS Project took another step toward...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

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Taylor's all time Top 5 classic cell phones

Android I have been in this business for just shy of two years now. In the eyes of many in this industry, I'm just a kid. But the truth is, I've had just about as much experience and hands-on time as anyone else. I may have only got my start in...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 132 98 Reactions

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Where HP and Palm went wrong with webOS

Palm Webos I look back at webOS – what it could have been and how both HP and Palm had no idea as to what to do with the little gold nugget in their hands – and I'm sad. No, I'm hollow. How did they let this happen? I can understand one company...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 8

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Will the Pre 3 face similar disinterest from US carriers?

Palm Webos Back in April of last year, HP won the bid for Palm, hoping to breathe life into the web-based platform. Palm originally introduced webOS in the middle of 2009; it initially caught the eye of techies and journalists around the web, but was...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 14

HP extends $50 TouchPad mail-in rebate to Pre and Pixi owners

News Way back in February, HP revealed that the Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus wouldn't see an update to webOS 2.0 and beyond because the hardware just wasn't able to run the new software properly. To soothe the anger of the early webOS...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 3

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Should HP license webOS out to other manufacturers?

Webos A few years ago, when the smartphone boom had just begun, several manufacturers and platforms really started to flourish. In the midst of the sudden expansion, Palm aimed to launch themselves back into the race with their web-based...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 9

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Is HP focusing on webOS for tablets and computers over handsets?

Tablets Since the Palm buyout went down, we have heard very little from HP about webOS, specifically about webOS handsets. The floating rumor towards the end of 2010 was that we would see one webOS device every two months throughout the year....

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 3

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Is it smart for HP to exclude the existing Palm line from webOS 2.0?

Webos As I mull over the new webOS devices that will be hitting the market in the coming months and what I hope to be a successful “re-launch” of webOS under the auspices of HP, I can’t help but feel slightly stung in the process. Being a...

from 2011 by Lauren Stern 33 29 Reactions

Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus won't be upgraded to webOS 2.0

News There's was a lot of good news for the webOS faithful at HP's event today, but unfortunately we've got a little bad news to go along with it. Jon Rubinstein revealed today that the Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus won't be upgraded to...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 7

HP and Palm's webOS now offers over 5,000 apps

News Rejoice, webOS fans! HP and Palm's mobile platform now has over 5,000 applications available to its users. We actually heard that webOS had over 5,000 apps back in September, but that number included things like beta and homebrew apps...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 1

webOS 2.0 for the original Pre leaks with a handful of new features

News Owners of any webOS device besides the Pre 2 are still waiting on HP/Palm to push out the upgrade to webOS 2.0, but today a leak showing off webOS 2.0.1 running on a Pre has appeared to try and whet your appetite for new software. Titled...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 1

webOS 1.4.x and 2.0 found to contain several security holes

News Both Android and iOS were victims of a security flaw with the past month or so, and now webOS has joined the club with a bug of its own. A couple of researchers at SecTheory have found some flaws with webOS 1.4.x (versions 1.4.0-1.4.5),...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 1

Palm confirms that webOS 2.0 will come to all devices

News webOS 2.0 brings several new major features and enhancements to the platforms, and many owners of older, less powerful webOS devices may be worrying that their handset may not get updated to the new iteration of Palm's mobile OS. Luckily,...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 2

Palm's webOS now has over 5,000 apps available

News While Palm is hard at work on webOS 2.0, due to release later this year, their new platform reached another milestone today. According to the folks at PreCentral, webOS now has 5,000 applications available to its users, and if you include...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 3

Nokia hires Peter Skillman, former Palm VP of Design, as MeeGo UX chief

Business And Money Nokia has certainly had its share of major departures in the past few days, but the company has been doing a good job of bringing on talent, as well. Peter Skillman, former Vice President of Design at Palm, has been hired as Nokia's Vice...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 2

webOS 2.0 SDK contains virtual keyboard, Palm suspends access to SDK

News Earlier this week, Palm announced some of the major new features coming to webOS 2.0 and allowed a select group of developers access to the new version's SDK. Unsurprisingly, some of the devs began tearing through the code, trying to find...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 3

webOS 2.0 SDK available today, new features detailed

News We've seen webOS 2.0 show in up the logs of a couple webOS apps, but now Palm has announced that they're dropping the webOS 2.0 SDK in a limited release today, and they've also let loose information on the highlights of the new version of...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 5

webOS 1.4.5 coming today, according to Sprint support documents

News We've been waiting for webOS to hit Sprint Palm Pre and Pixi owners for some time now, but a Sprint changelog says that we can expect the update in the near future. Sprint has posted the changelog for webOS version 1.4.5 on their website,...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 7

HP CEO: Palm brand will live on but will "move into the background"

News HP's CEO Mark Hurd have been good for a few choice quotes ever since the company acquired Palm ("We didn't buy Palm to get into the smartphone business"), and today we've got another. This one, however, isn't as bad for Palm as the ones...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 3

Rubinstein: webOS 2.0 coming "later this year"

News We haven't heard much news from the HP/Palm camp since HP's acquisition of Palm was complete, but thanks to the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, there's a slew of webOS-related news. Some of the biggest information from the conference...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 2

Rumor: Sprint bringing webOS update 1.4.5.1 on July 7th

News Sure, webOS 1.4.5 may finally be rolling out to Sprint Palm Pre and Pixi devices. Rather than rest on their laurels, though, Palm/HP and Sprint may already have another update prepped for users.

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 4

HP and Palm roll out webOS 1.4.5 worldwide (to Sprint users)

News Following up the completion of HP's acquisition of Palm, we're finally getting the first webOS update from the newly-merged company. Version 1.4.5 of webOS has finally started rolling out to Pres and Pixis the world over.

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 10

Adobe: Don't worry, Flash for webOS is still coming

News A couple of weeks ago, Palm was unsure about the status of Flash on its webOS platform. Adobe, however, knows exactly what is going on.

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 4

HP's acquisition of Palm complete, "amazing roadmap" planned

Business And Money HP's acquisition of Palm was announced just a couple of months ago, and now the deal is complete. After the deal was quickly moved through all of the lawyers and red tape, Palm has made the official announcement on its Palm blog.

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 3

Palm cuts app submission fee, refunding current devs

News We've see a lot of drastic changes coming from Palm lately, mostly in the form of important employees leaving for a different company. Today, however, we've got a change that could actually increase the number of applications developed...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 1

Palm unsure about status of Flash on webOS

News Palm and Adobe released the Flash plug-in for webOS way back in February, but not much has been heard about the development of the plug-in since then. Palm broke the silence today, explaining that they're not sure what's going on.

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 4

webOS 1.4.5 update coming soon, unless you're on AT&T

News Users of Palm's webOS have been waiting for the 1.4.5 update since Palm admitted back in May that it was "coming soon." According to PreCentral, it finally will be coming soon, as long as you're not on AT&T.

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 1

Rich Dellinger, creator of webOS notifications, goes to Apple

News Just a couple of weeks after Matias Duarte, a major contributor to webOS, left Palm for Google, news has come out that another important webOS figure has left Palm. Today it was learned that Rich Dellinger, creator of the unobtrusive...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 5

Rumor: Borders bringing eBook app to webOS

Business And Money With Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple's iBooks available, there are a variety of choices when it comes to eBooks on your computer or mobile device. One platform that hasn't seen as much eBook love, though, is webOS. However, if a recent...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 0

Palm hosting PDK developer party on June 9, during WWDC

News Palm has been struggling to move handsets as of late, but they are definitely pushing for developer support to create apps that will sell Pres and Pixis. In order to try to bring some of the iPhone's killer apps to webOS, Palm has decided...

from 2010 by Alex Wagner 2

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Palm Pre

Featured User Review

Jun 09

M. Price

"I Never Write Reviews, But There are Some Things About the Pre that People Should Know!"

Overall

3.6

The good: Cool looking. Nice interfaces. Beautiful screen. Compact design. Multiple screens can be open at once. Good phone reception (as compared to Blackberry). The bad: Battery drains in 3-4 hours of regular use. Email interface is S-L-O-W. Weird things go wrong intermittently, with no rhyme or reason: For example the keypad works in my voicemail program sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. Not enough apps yet--Facebook, eBay, games etc, but hopefully that will come soon. Speed dial requires... more...

5Design / Form Factor
2 Apps & Media Support
5 Display
5 Reception & Call Quality
1 Battery Life

Palm Pre

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Aaron's Palm Pre review

Overview Pros: Fantastic operating system, multitasking capabilities, easy to use Cons: Battery life, lack of a progress bar in music player Introduction To put it as simply as I can, Palm is back in the game. The Palm Pre is a revolutionary device that marks a radical shift for the company, and provides a much-needed exclusive device for Sprint. The new webOS platform, combined with a change in hardware, offers a completely new experience from inside and out, and... more...