If you're looking for a case for your Palm Pre this is the one to get. We usually use side cases, but after several different brands we settled on this top case from Smartphone Experts. The top case makes it easier to remove the Pre when it's on your belt. It's not easy, but easier than the side case.
The only complaint we have is the belt clip isn't as good as it could be. It's covered in leather and so it's not as easy to remove from your belt than some other clips. Other than that we ha...read more
Until now, if you wanted to listen to the radio on your Palm Pre or Pixi you had one choice, Pandora. Now the other big player in Internet Radio has an app for webOS. Slacker Radio for webOS has been released. The press release follows.
Slacker Radio Announces Mobile App for Palm webOS Smartphones
Slacker Radio for the Palm webOS Offers Free Personalized Radio Stations and New Music Discovery On-the-Go
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Slacker, Inc. today announced the Slacker Radio Mobile ...read more
DirecTV customers now have a way to manage their DVRs on their webOS device. DirecTV DVR Scheduler has been released for webOS. The software allows you to search the guide and schedule your DVR to record your favorite programs. If you happen to have the right set-top box the app will be free.
Head on over to the app catalog on your Pre or Pixi and check it out....read more
Thanks to Apple not allowing a Google Voice app into the App Store, Google did a little updating of their Google Voice web site to make it usable for the iPhone and WebOS. Through a HTML5-based web app, Google has managed to get around Apple's App Store requirements and now iPhone users can feel the love of Google Voice.
The new Google Voice web site should work with any HTML5-compliant device, although the formatting has been tailored to Apple and Palm's platforms.
Most of the important fea...read more
The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are now official at Verizon and are up on the company's web site. Sprint is no longer the exclusive carrier of Palm's webOS phones.
Verizon customers can pick up the Palm Pre Plus for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate, or the Pixi Plus for $99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Both phones require a 2-year contract to get the pricing. Verizon offers a 1-year contract price of $219 for the Pre Plus, and $169 for the Pixi Plus.
If you'd rather purchase without a ...read more
We knew it would happen sometime, but Treo lovers all over the world are probably bummed about now. The Treo Pro has disappeared from Palm's web site. Palm is only focusing on webOS products going forward so the Treo line is becoming a thing of the past. We've been avid Treo users for years and it's sad to see this line of phones disappear.
You can still purchase a Treo from Dell, or Amazon but we're not sure how long that will last. It looks like we've seen the last of the Treo....read more
The new Palm Pre Plus on Verizon has some nice improvements over the original version offered by Sprint. The phone has 16GB of storage memory which is nice, but the extra RAM Palm has included has some major multitasking benefits.
PreCentral has tested the two devices side by side. The original Pre could open 13 applications at one time before running out of RAM. The Palm Pre Plus opened a whopping 50 applications and still did not trigger the "Too Many Cards" error message. ...read more
Although all the buzz these days is swirling around Android, Palm is still taking their phones around the world. Sprint was the launch partner for the Palm Pre but Verizon has already said they'd carry the device as well. Now comes word that AT&T will offer Palm devices as well.
AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega says they'll have two webOS phones in 2010. We're assuming the Pre and the Pixi will both end up at AT&T. Stay tuned....read more
Palm, having recently released webOS 1.3.5 for the Pre, has already released webOS 1.3.5.1 for the Pre and Pixi. The update fixes the problematic Exchange bug where all calendar events would be cleared after syncing to an Exchange account.
Way to go Palm! We like the speed at which these updates are released. Next time though, try to get it right the first time....read more
WebOS 1.3.5 is out today and we've installed it on our Pre. Beware, as we had a few weird issues with this update. First of all, the Pre told us the update was downloading but the progress bar never moved. We then got a message that said it could not connect to get the update. We tried it again and the progress bar did not move again for about 15 minutes. All of a sudden, our Pre said the update was ready to install. We hit the Install button and then the waiting began. The Pre rebooted 3...read more
WebOS 1.3.2 has been released for the Palm Pixi but not the Palm Pre. Huh? The update fixes some security issues so Pre owners may feel left out. We suspect Palm will release the 1.3.2 update very soon for the Palm Pre too. Crossing our fingers......read more
The world has been waiting for video recording capabilities to come to the Palm Pre for some time now. Although the capability has not been released by Palm, thanks to a Homebrew app called Precorder, you can not record video on your Palm Pre.
The Precorder app is in alpha stage right now so it's far from perfect. There is no video preview while you're recording for example. However, this app does show promise.
You can get much more information at the Precorder Wiki link below....read more
Best Buy will be running a special sale on the Palm Pre after Thanksgiving. The sale will run for 3 days and will be for new customers and for existing Sprint customers who want to upgrade. You'll be able to pick up a Palm Pre for $79.99 on a 2-year agreement which is the lowest price we've seen yet in the US. ...read more
Google has updated their Google News for Mobile to provide a consistent experience for mobile users no matter what the platform. The news broke on Google's Official Mobile Blog with the following post. Now all platforms will have a similar experience like Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Symbian have had for awhile.
"At Google, we are committed to giving you a consistent user experience across products and devices, and we really value the feedback you've given us about Google News for mobile. T...read more
