All Palm Phones–Free with $50 for webOS Apps

Looks like HP’s bringing some of its distribution power to bear. All Palm phones on US carriers are free, with $50 gift cards for webOS apps. So, if you’re thinking about getting a webOS device today for literally no added cost, now’s the time. Thanks,...

webOS 1.4 – How Far Along Are We? (Part 1)

webOS 1.4 represents an important milestone in the platform’s development: simply stated, webOS 1.4 is the point at which the Palm Pre/Plus (and, to a lesser extent, the Pixi/Plus) has become mostly feature-equivalent to current smartphone platforms. Other than some very specific capabilities enabled by a digital compass and macro focus camera (neither of which any Palm device possesses), webOS smartphones...

webOS 1.4 Available Friday, 2/26?

Looks like Sprint has gotten at least a little bit more official regarding webOS 1.4. According to this post by a Sprint admin on the Sprint community forum, the update will be released tomorrow, Friday 2/26, and will include the following: Fixes: Time Zone bug fixed Network time sync bug fixed to reflect accurate Network time Bluetooth car-kit transition to device corrected No EV icon bug fixed (random) Random...

Should Palm Announce When webOS 1.4 Will Be Available?

For that matter, should Adobe announce when Flash 10.1 will be available? And more generally, should companies announce when updates, add-ons, upgrades, etc. will be available? On the one hand, by not announcing webOS 1.4, Palm is contributing to some consternation among their most vocal user base. After all, information was leaked that the update would be available on Monday, 2/15, and when that day came and went...

webOS 1.4 – A President's Day Surprise?

Palm Pre and Pixi users around the world are holding their breath, hoping that webOS 1.4 will be released today and bring with it the promised video recording, Flash underpinnings (although the jury is out on whether Flash requires 1.4), and various calendar, messaging, and performance improvements. Today is not only President’s Day (which should be Washington’s Birthday, but that’s another issue...