Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 showcased in new commercial
It's hard to tell if the ad embedded after the break is purely official, but it definitely reeks of HP. In a good way, that is. Uploaded by the same fellow that gave us our first sneak peek at webOS 2.0, this "Sizzle" ad shows 34 solid seconds of Palm Pre 2 action, complete with a glimpse at Angry Birds, Facebook and all sorts of new 2.0 features
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: commercial, kudos, marketing, new-commercial, palm-pre, palmpre, pre 2, totally-digging
New Facebook Beta for webOS (v1.2.30) adds landscape viewing, inline comments
A few iterations beyond the last time we checked in , the Palm webOS Facebook app is now up to beta version 1.2.30. New features this time around include landscape viewing, improved photo tagging, and the ability to clear all notifications by selecting view all, then using a back gesture to exit the menu. Other changes that are more immediately noticeable are the news feed dropdown menu option (before & after picture after the break) which should be quite useful for those following our tips on managing your Facebook friends , plus the ability to see comments directly in the news feed, instead of just a number indicating how many there are
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 1.2.30, ability, app, facebook, mobile, news, Notifications, palm, palm-pre, palmpre, pixi plus, time, webos
Palm Pre hits 1.2GHz courtesy of SR71 Blackbird kernel, not for the faint-hearted
Whoa! After breaking the 1GHz barrier just three weeks ago, dauntless modder unixpsycho is back with yet another insane hack for the aging Palm Pre . What's new? Why, this "SR71 Blackbird" custom kernel, which simply pushes the poor little OMAP3430 processor up to 1.2GHz -- that's twice the original clock speed, just so you know.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: battery, custom, custom-kernel, customekernel, fahrenheit, palm-pre, potential-users, speed, sr71blackbird
Palm Pre breaks the 1GHz barrier with insane custom kernel
If you own a Pre , you like to tempt fate, and you don't faint at the mere thought of your phone melting into a nondescript heap of plastic and silicon, have we got some exciting news for you: some crazy dude with a death wish has somehow eked an honest gigahertz out of the Pre's OMAP3430 processor that normally plods along at 600MHz. Of course, this isn't the first time the phone's been overclocked, but traditionally, those overclocks have topped out around 800MHz -- so if you need serious speed and don't mind nuking your battery at a record pace, this so-called "F105 Thunderchief" kernel project is one that you're going to want to keep an eye on.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: crazy, custom, death, engadget, extreme, insane-custom, kernel, palm-pre, result
Pre gets a nasty 800MHz overclock patch for all to enjoy (at one’s own risk)
Looking to harness the real power inside of your Pre (or Pre Plus)?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bump, expected-issues, hack, palm-pre, palmpreplus, preplus, variation, verizon
Fan-made Pre ad gets the point, why can’t Palm? (video)
We've already talked ( at length ) about Palm's failure to properly present its wares to the public. Using promotional campaigns that have fluctuated between gimmicky and creepy , the company has never allowed its superlative WebOS its time to shine. As if to illustrate our point to perfection, a loyal Pre user has put together his own, extremely professional, advert for the device, which manages to achieve -- in a mere 30 seconds -- what Palm has been struggling with for nearly a year.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, already-talked, entry, fan-made, handsome, palm-pre, sheer-beauty, video, webos
Facebook for webOS gets a much-needed, and much-appreciated, 1.1.0 update
After a disappointing initial effort , Palm has unleashed version 1.1.0 of its webOS Facebook app. Currently only available via the update function but not the standard App Catalog, users will find new and improved access to their inbox, all their friends' photo albums, profiles, direct photo uploading, friend search and a list view for upcoming events and birthdays
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: effort, facebook, inevitable, pal, palm pixi, palm-pre, pixiplus, pre plus, standard, update-function, video, web os 1.4, webos
FCC paper trail suggests AT&T getting Pre in May?
Palm still won't really fess up to it, but AT&T was more than happy to drop the bomb back at CES that it's picking up webOS for the first time in 2010 -- and a little creative connecting-of-the-dots gives us some idea of when we might see the gear hit the streets. The company's Pre with North American 3G -- model number P100UNA -- is already in use by Telcel in Mexico, but confidentiality in its US FCC filing doesn't expire until mid-May.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: eas, launch-outdated, model-number, north, palm-pre, palmpre, result, rumor, streets, webos
WebOS 1.4 hitting Sprint’s Pre and Pixi on February 15th?
Good news for nonplussed (in more ways that one ) Pre and Pixi owners: come the day after Valentine's, it looks like you'll be able to capture your loved ones in moving pictures format! This comes from an alleged Sprint technician who reportedly took the above screencap promising a firmware update with all the features we've heard debuting as webOS 1.4 , except for Flash support on the Pre. Note our use of "alleged" and "reportedly," though -- we can't independently confirm this image, so take it with a grain of salt
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: entry, features, Grain, halfway, moving, moving-pictures, nonplussed, palm-pre, pixi, release, sprint, update, web os, webos 14, webos1.4
Verizon advertising says Droid is for men, Pre is for women (video)
If you ask us, the Palm Pre Plus pretty much sells itself .
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: campaign, engadget, lady, palm pre plus, palm-pre, palmpre, pretty-much, product, verizon, verizon-wireless, verizonwireless, video, webos, women