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by Derek Kessler
Feb 25, 2010
That’s not to say that the Android Market isn’t growing quickly. It is. As our friends at Android Central pointed out (noting an insightful application store study done by Distimo), the Android...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 25, 2010
We still can't say for certain that webOS 1.4 will land today (but that is the rumor). What we can say for certain is that an anonymous source has sent us what looks like the changelog for webOS...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 25, 2010
No day is complete without new apps, and yesterday was well on its way to being a complete day. If that makes no sense (I tend to ramble, you should know that by now), then know this: there are...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 24, 2010
With a new update to webOS right around the corner (we hope), the app updates are coming hot and heavy. But updates aren’t all we’re getting - new apps are a staple here as well. While there’s the...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 24, 2010
While there are all sorts of streaming music apps available for the Palm Pre (Pandora and Slacker, to name two), there’s one more service has made its presence known on webOS: Grooveshark. Their...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 24, 2010
Yesterday brought some beefy new apps to the App Catalog. While we got the standard smattering of updates and cruft apps, there are some gems in there that I feel obligated to point out. First...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 23, 2010
Today both Vivek Arya of Merrill Lynch and Phil Cusick of Macquarie Research downgraded their analytic opinions of Palm, with Arya moving Palm into the sell column, while Cusick took a more...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 23, 2010
Currently lodged in the Palm Beta Apps feed is an app that will be of particular interest to webOS developers: My webOS Apps, from developer Shane O'Sullivan of Chofter.com. The free-while-in-...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 23, 2010
It wasn’t that long ago that Merrill Lynch analyst Vivek Arya was all gung-ho about Palm, placing the stock in the buy column with a $20 price target. But Arya’s optimism seems to have faded, and...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 21, 2010
If you’ve watched any TV in the last week you’ve probably seen an ad for the Palm Pre Plus on Verizon, and maybe even one for the Pixi Plus. But TV land isn’t the only place you’ll see Palm gear...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 20, 2010
As we mentioned last night, Gameloft has so graciously decided to ship free demo versions of their games to the App Catalog. Or at least some of them, with Assassin’s Creed and Gangstar demos...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 20, 2010
With more and more 3D games coming to the webOS App Catalog, users are left wondering if they’re worth the coin. While reviews go aways to assuage fears of quality, that still doesn’t mean you...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 19, 2010
According to Forbes, Sprint’s first WiMax handset - the first 4G handset from any US carrier - is expected to be available in the first half of 2010. While most logically expect that the phone...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 19, 2010
For those of us stuck working in a corporate environment (or working with a corporate environment), calling numbers with extensions is just a fact of life. But figuring out how to dial those...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 19, 2010
Welcome to Round Table, which is in fact not a table at all. Round Table is a continuing series on PreCentral where we pose a question to the staff and they provide their thoughts and insights....
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 19, 2010
And just like that, we’re past 1500 apps. And only 49 days after hitting 1000. At this pace we’re seeing more than 10 new apps a day, though we imagine that things are going to keep picking up in...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 18, 2010
Citing concerns over reliability due to new API requirements from Google, the developer of gDial Pro has decided to pull his app from the App Catalog. Here’s the message posted on gDial Pro’s...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 18, 2010
While the just-reduced-in-price Palm Pixi Plus has been running as a free phone along side the purchase of a Pre Plus, Verizon’s just-launched super Buy One, Get One Free sale now includes the Pre...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 18, 2010
Hoooo doggy there are a lot of updates in there. It’s like there must be some crackerjack update to webOS on the way and everybody wants to look busy for the big day. I kid, but the number of app...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 18, 2010
The paid App Catalog may have only been in existence for a few months now, but that doesn’t mean that paid apps can’t already be receiving major refreshes. Case in point: MoreStocks from More...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 18, 2010
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Forget moms, let’s talk software! With Valentine’s Day in the past, Verizon has now turned their attention and considerable marketing...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 17, 2010
Announced at MWC was yet another partnership between the world’s cellular carriers that will end up resulting in, well, very little. Networks around the world have banded together to create the...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 17, 2010
There are many password manager services out there, but only a few available to webOS users. In the future we’ll have one more to add to our list: LastPass. Actuall, if you're into beta, the...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 17, 2010
Unless you’re already running an Exchange account of some variety, all of your tasks are syncing exclusively to your Palm Profile. While Palm Profile failures aren’t a common event (though they...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 17, 2010
Another light day in the App Catalog, but that's no matter. We've got Flash on webOS 1.4, the SockCast, no 1.4 update, and much much more to keep us occupied! And some new apps too...
New apps:...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 17, 2010
If you boot up the App Catalog on your Pre you’ll find one of the most classic video games of all time: Earthworm Jim. First released on the Sega Genesis in 1994, Earthworm Jim has hit consoles...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 16, 2010
While Gameloft and EA are busy churning out fancy PDK games, the folks at Self Aware Games are working within the confines of the Mojo SDK to make fun and interesting games. On webOS they’ve...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 16, 2010
The PalmCast trio is spread to the wind this week. Dieter's out in Barcelona covering MWC, and when it's PalmCast time it'll be 2 in the morning tomorrow there. Keith somehow managed to cut his...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 16, 2010
While the Palm beta feeds are good for getting your beta apps out for testing, sometimes you want to put it out, but only to testers you have picked. Until today you’d have to manually...
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by Derek Kessler
Feb 16, 2010
Verizon’s Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus ad campaign isn’t directed just at television watchers. We’ve received the above ad, slotting into an “alternative weekly newspaper” (think New York’s...
