Software keyboard pops up in webOS 2.0, dreams of a Palm slate phone flourish
A software keyboard may sound anathema to Palm, with its rich history of wonderful QWERTY keyboards, but you had to feel it was coming, what with the wild consumer adoption of slate devices and, you know, the economy these days. Well, after a short history of hints in webOS 2.0's code and a longer history of hacks , a full-on Palm-developed software keyboard has been found in shipping webOS 2.0 devices. It takes a little bit of a hack and a restart, and apparently it's buggy as well, oh and you have to use the physical keyboard to enter the Opt+Sym+K command that opens the virtual keys
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: enter-the-opt, entry, glorious-future, keyboard, palm-developed, palmpre, virtual keyboard
Sprint’s Palm Pre marked for End of Life?
We don't quite know how to break it to you, but if PreCentral sources are correct, Palm's hit a very interesting landmark: its comeback device, the Pre for Sprint, has reportedly reached End of Life (EOL). Warehouse quantities are said to be limited, and after that... well...
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: ebay, engadget, eol, friend-via, hp palm, palmpre, pixi, quantities, ride, sequel, web os, webos, wild
Unlocked GSM Palm Pre 2 to be ‘available direct from HP,’ Gorilla Glass on the front
We've been toying with a Palm Pre 2 for a few weeks now, but given that it's not "final hardware," we can't exactly make any firm judgments on the unit itself.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: camera, gorilla, gorillaglass, keep-the-front, megapixel, mobile, palm, palmpre, smartphone, unlocked, webos, webos2.0
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
Palm Pre 2 coming to Verizon?
It seems like we're getting closer and closer to the arrival of the Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 , and it looks like Verizon will be in the mix -- we were just sent this image of Big Red's internal VZLearn portal showing Pre 2 device training. We still don't know when it'll actually hit or what pricing will be like, and we don't know if it'll hit Sprint and AT&T as well like the OG Pre, but we're guessing we'll find out soon enough -- keep a sharp eye, we'll let you know
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: find-out-soon, image, palmpre, palmpre2, portal-showing, pre, pre2, rumor, rumors, webos
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
Pre Plus and Pixi Plus free on contract, with free accessories, too
What we really want from HP is a brand new webOS smartphone , but it'd be unfair to say we'd "settle" for a Palm Pre -- especially at prices like these. To commemorate the opening of the new HP Wireless store, the company's offering both Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, on AT&T or Verizon, free of charge for a limited time. Not only that, but these handsets feature free shipping, and the Pre comes with free accessories (including a Bluetooth headset, car charger and leather case) to boot
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: deals, entry, free-shipping, palm pre plus, palmpre, really-want, webos, wireless
Confirmed: AT&T’s Pixi Plus launches June 6
We said it was coming on June 6 , and we weren't lying -- the Pixi Plus, that is, rife with GSM compatibility for AT&T's airwaves. The Pre Plus is already available (with a free Touchstone thrown in, no less), but if you're looking for something a smidge smaller with a little less horsepower, you might be holding out for this one
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: engadget-mobile, entry, largely-because, mobile, palmpre, pixi, promotion-won, result, smidge-smaller, touchstone, webos
webOS App Catalog, Palm Developer Center down leaving ‘install failed’ messages in their wake
Just a day before the Pre Plus launches on AT&T , current Palm owners are experiencing all kinds of problems related to the App Store and their Palm Profiles. Reports indicate the problems started last night, since then users haven't been able to download new apps or update existing ones from the catalog, while those unlucky enough to have tried a reset have had trouble signing back into their Palm profile in the cloud, and have lost some information like call logs and had to resync their various accounts in webOS.
Categories: Mobile Phone, PS2 Tags: app store, entry, hopefully-avoid, install failed, installfailed, official, palm, palm pixi, palmpixi, palmpre, palmpreplus, web os
Palm splits with ad agency Modernista
According to a report from Advertising Age , Palm has mercifully, finally, really parted ways with its ad agency, Modernista -- the house responsible for some of our least favorite ads ever. If you need a memory jog, here's them telling the world that they loved creeping people out with Palm ads. The AdAge article says that the company is currently in talks with various other ad shops, though there's no clear word on who that new team will be, or when we'll see the fruits of their labor.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: agency, children, loved-creeping, mobile, modernista, palm, palm pixi, palmpre, pixi, really-parted, split, verizon