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HP will use webOS on all smartphones, drops Windows Phone
HP is moving full steam ahead with its plans for Palm's OS. Despite recently saying that Palm may become a "sub-brand," the company is moving ahead with plans to put webOS on a variety of devices inc...
Another fan-created Palm Pre commercial
We've seen fan-created Palm Pre commercials in the past and they have bested Palm's marketing department in a big way. Here's another one from Arno Arni on Vimeo. He has put together a 30 second spo...
Palm Pre gets 1.05 Ghz overclock
We've seen the Pre get overclocked to 720Ghz and 800Ghz before, but now some overclocking wizard named Thunderchief is taking it to a new level. He has managed to get the Pre up to 1.05Ghz. As you ca...
Palm shareholders approve HP buyout
It's official. Palm will be acquired by HP. Palm has just filed an 8-K report with the SEC:
At a special stockholder meeting held June 25, 2010, the stockholders of Palm, Inc. (“Palm”) approved the...
Nearly all webOS apps 50% off until July 9
In an effort to keep some kind of relevance going, Palm is running a half off sale on nearly all apps in the Palm App Catalog. Until July 9, you can purchase nearly any webOS app for 50% off the regu...
New webOS devices coming within the "next year"
Palm has been in limbo as of late and they're falling behind the smartphone crowd. With the announcement of the new iPhone 4, more Android phones being released, Windows Phone 7 on the horizon, and n...
Syncing iTunes with your Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, or webOS Phone
Apple has established iTunes as the defacto music player and organizer for most people, but they will only allow Apple products to sync with their software. That leaves Android, BlackBerry, Windows M...
Sprint EVO launch tops previous record help by Palm Pre
The Sprint EVO launch last Friday beat a record previously held by the Palm Pre. Android Central reports that the EVO launch set the record for single day sales at Sprint. Official numbers are not a...
HP staying in the smartphone market
HP CEO Mark Hurd caused a stir when he told investors and analysts yesterday that HP "didn't buy Palm to be in the smartphone business." Many webOS users were very sad and worried at the prospect tha...
HP CEO not that interested in smartphones?
HP CEO Mark Hurd spoke at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Technology conference yesterday and had some bad news for webOS smartphone users. Hurd told the group that HP wasn't going to "spend billio...
Bell running Palm Pre Promotion
Canada's Bell is running a Palm Pre promotion in hopes of increasing sales of the Palm Pre. They could be trying to liquidate their remaining stock, or they have gained renewed interest in Palm since...
Palm loses another key employee
All Things Digital is reporting that Palm's senior director of human interface and user experience, Matias Duarte, has left Palm/HP for Google. Duarte will be the new “User Experience Director for An...
HP stops Slate tablet development
HP has apparently halted the Slate tablet project. According to TechCrunch, a "source tells us that HP is not satisfied with Windows 7 as a tablet operating system and has terminated the project."
H...
Verizon customers get webOS 1.4.1.1 update
File this one under the "finally" category. Verizon Wireless is rolling out the webOS 1.4.1.1. update to its Pre Plus and Pixi Plus users. The update has many bug fixes, including one that takes car...
HP acquires Palm
Palm has announced that it is being acquired by HP. The announcement came in the form of a HP Press Release and a posting on the Palm Blog.
"In case you didn't hear, we just announced a merger wit...
