Palm Pre Review: www.mobilestopic.com Palm Pre is leading the way for the best alternative of iphone. Palm pre is based on Web OS which supports Multitasking yes the first ever multitasking capable phone at a very nice interface. Mobile Phone Review: www.mobilestopic.com
Just in time for the Pixi’s grand debut, webOS devices (that’s just Pixi and Pre) now have their first official Facebook app, joining the ranks of iPhone and Android… and we’re sad to report that it’s about as barebones as they can get. It pulls from the raw live stream, seemingly unfiltered — even if you said “no” to Farmville updates on your main feed, they’ll show up here. Clicking a YouTube link brings you to the YouTube app, clicking links go to browser. You can update your status or upload a photo, but that’s about it. You can’t seem to search Facebook for any info, view events, or anything else, and clicking on someone’s name or photo brings up their contact info. And that’s about it — can someone give Joe Hewitt a ring? Still, it’s better than nothing. WebOS 1.3.1 is required, not that you had any reason to hold off upgrading.
Gallery: Facebook for webOS
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Facebook finally comes to webOS, not with a bang but a whimper originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
webOS 1.3.1 was always destined to come right around the launch of the Pixi, but it’s surprised us by showing its face early. No app catalog bombshells here, but there are a slew of more minor fixes and updates that should make users experience a great deal smoother. Is this the update that finally unlocks access to the GPU and provides the speed boost Pre owners are waiting for / advances the iTunes chess match another step? We’ll let you know once our unit reboots, for now here are a few highlights from Palm’s list of changes:
Update: Downloaded, applied and rebooted. iTunes still isn’t spotting our Pre as a device to sync with, and at least for the moment there’s no great speed increases to speak of, but we have noticed a few more key tweaks that owners are sure to like — setting a specific ringtone for text messages is exactly what we’ve been looking for.
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Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update available now originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It may be half a decade old, but don’t lie — you still whip your Treo 650 out from time to time, toss on some jean shorts and pretend that the size of your stub is synonymous with the big times. If we just rung your bell, you owe it to yourself to have a peek at the video past the break. There are no step-by-step instructions to accompany it (they’re out there, trust us), but man, you can just see the life seeping back into it as the code scrolls down and Android grows seconds closer to booting. It’s glorious, really.
[Thanks, Andrew]
Continue reading Palm Treo 650 boots into Android, lives a fulfilling life (video)
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Palm Treo 650 boots into Android, lives a fulfilling life (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Remember that FCC filing for a GSM-loving North American Palm Pre? Looks like the mystery’s been solved, Encyclopedia Brown, and our culprit is just south of the border. As previously rumored, Mexico’s Telcel will get the Pre, SIM card slot and all. Launch date is November 27th, just in time for the US to be thankful for an online community ready to unlock and import this stateside.
[Thanks, Andres]
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GSM Palm Pre bound for Mexico, coming to Telcel on November 27th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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At $100, the underpowered Pixi doesn’t look like a great value against its bigger, older brother — but at the $30 Walmart is charging through its partner LetsTalk, the game changes a bit, doesn’t it? Sure, $70 isn’t that huge of a difference quantitatively, but emotionally, $30 is basically an overpriced meal or two — and considering the old adage of “a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips,” wouldn’t you just rather have webOS? We’ve heard of some bad experiences with LetsTalk rebates in the past, but in this case, it’s just an instant discount, so it seems like it could be a no-brainer for on-the-fencers.
[Thanks, Snake]
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Walmart’s $30 deal vaults Pixi from ‘meh’ to ’sure, I’ll take three’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Brush back that mullet and adjust your ill-fitting halter tops folks ’cause Palm’s newest webOS device has been spotted at Walmart. This pair of Pixi lovelies was ogled overnight inside one of Sam Walton’s finest Tennessee locations reportedly sporting a $400 price tag and little else — it wasn’t in Walmart’s system so it wasn’t yet available for purchase. Something that should be rectified in time for Sunday’s official launch with Sprint ($100 on contract) if not sooner.
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Palm Pixi arrives early for the people of Walmart originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Adobe may be a bit curt with its page to Apple and its iPhone faithful, but try getting Flash from a webOS device, and the company’s got a message of hope: Flash 10.1 is coming, just wait until the first half of 2010. We don’t know how long this message has been up there, but as far as both we and PreCentral can tell, it’s fresh. It’s certainly a date we haven’t seen before — last we heard a public beta was coming the end of this year, which may or may not still be the plan if the above message is referring to a final, non-beta release. Now you current Pre / future Pixi owners have something else to look forward to besides release 1.3.1.
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Flash 10.1 coming to webOS in first half 2010, says kinder, gentler Adobe page originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Palm, somehow finally managing to glean that the creepy, confusing, weirdly not-relaxing spots they’d been rolling out for the Pre weren’t having the kind of impact they probably had hoped for, appears to have turned over a new leaf. Witness the jubilant, effective new holiday campaign for the Pixi. We have to hand it to the ad department — this one actually kind of works. See the full video after the break… and, goodbye creepy lady.
Continue reading Palm’s Pixi TV spot heads in a new direction, bids adieu to creepy redhead
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Palm’s Pixi TV spot heads in a new direction, bids adieu to creepy redhead originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We know that Palm’s hard at work implementing desperately needed payment infrastructure for its App Catalog, and we might now be getting some of the first glances of what it — and the non-beta App Catalog as a whole — will look like. Major new features include the aforementioned support for credit card payments, some sort of tag cloud that appears to show up when searching, and integrated app management, while many other screens have been gently tweaked from the early release Pre owners are using today. Last we’d heard, Palm had been targeting mid-September for e-commerce to make its grand debut, which is like… now, so we’re thinking we won’t be waiting long to see this out and about.
[Thanks, Mitchell R.]
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Is this Palm’s revamped App Catalog? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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