PalmCast Episode 143 - TouchPadaganza 5

Adam, Derek, Keith, and Tim tackle the latest in webOS news. There's a lot, get something to drink first.

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News

TouchPad release date and pricing made official: July 1st, $499.99 for 16GB and $599.99 for 32GB; AT&T cellular later in summer

• Canada to get TouchPad on July 15, Rogers expects to have Pre3 on July 19?
• TouchPad accessory pricing confirmed: $30 charger, $50 case, $70 keyboard, $80 Touchstone stand
• Best Buy displays get fleshed out with TouchPad material, real working Veers
• HP Play: HP's new Melodeo-based music service for webOS?
• HP in early stage discussions with music industry, not likely to have cloud solution ready for TouchPad launch
• Spotted: webOS eReader RSS app for TouchPad
• HP now accepting webOS 3.0 app submissions, launches in-app purchasing
• PDK apps to get scaled up on TouchPad, Mojo apps still stuck in their little window
• HP shutting down open app feeds, putting PreCentral App Gallery and Preware into a bind
• InterfaceLIFT update inadvertently reveals TouchPad version
• First Veer TV commercial hits, little guy packs a bit of punch [video]
• Second Veer commercial targets the youngins with Miranda Cosgrove [video]
• HP pays for #HPVeer to be top trend on Twitter [update: make that #smallbutpowerful]
• Amazon drops Veer pricing to one cent (for all colors)
• Apotheker: Shielding webOS from bureaucracy, considering licensing
• HP CEO hints at licensing webOS to third parties [update: video!]
• HP contemplating adding NFC to future webOS devices?
• Pre3 to include enterprise-friendly developer mode lock-out option

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