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,...

Palm Pre Designer Peter Skillman Joins Nokia, Talks Past and Future

It was a bit of a blow learning that the Palm designer Peter Skillman, the point man in the design of the Pre, was leaving the company. Learning as we did last week that he’s joined Nokia to help design MeeGo, which already bears a striking (if unattractive) resemblance to weBOS (see picture above), didn’t help make many of us feel any better about it. Now that he’s officially started with Nokia, it appears...

Palm Pre Plus vs. HTC Droid Incredible

Laptop Magazine is at it again, this time pitting the winner of their March Madness smartphone contest (the Palm Pre Plus, natch) against the HTC Droid Incredible, the winner of their recent Android roundup. So far, as of 9:40am PST, Team Palm is behind, 57% to 43%, but that’s a dramatic improvement from the 68% to 32% delta as of less than two hours ago. Final update: It’s official. The webOS community once...

webOS Productivity Advantages

This quick video from TechRepublic highlights just a few of the reasons why webOS is such a highly productive mobile operating system (at least compared to the iPhone and Android). Key takeaways include the following positives: The Calendar app is easy to use and includes most needed features (although some PalmOS and Windows Mobile users might disagree), and nicely displays complex information including items from...

Finally – A Good Looking and Straightforward Ad for the Palm Pre (Plus)

Verizon has stepped up to the plate and released at least one very nice add for the Palm Pre Plus. This one demonstrates some of the feature and advantages of webOS without any shtick. Way to go,...