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THQ Wireless has ‘a number of games’ coming to webOS

Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Still feeling abandoned, webOS users? Take heart, as the good folks over at THQ Wireless are working hard with that recently released PDK in order to port a number of its titles over to Pre and Pixi users. We aren’t being clued in just yet as to what g…

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New Facebook Beta for webOS (v1.2.30) adds landscape viewing, inline comments

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

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…

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Hack brings WiFi to Sprint Palm Pixi courtesy of Verizon Pixi Plus radio board swap

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

We can’t say it’s the most practical of hacks, but it looks like Sprint Palm Pixi users eager to add some much-needed WiFi to their device do have at least one option. As demonstrated by PreCentral forum member gitit20, all you have to do is find a Ve…

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Library of Congress adds DMCA exception for jailbreaking or rooting your phone

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

This is a wild one, and we’re still parsing through the announcement, but on the surface it looks like the Library of Congress has added new anti-circumvention exceptions to the DMCA that, among other things, allow people to tweak their handsets for…

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Adobe Air peer-to-peer video call concept Android app hands-on (video)

Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

If you recall, a few days ago we stumbled upon a cheekily-named concept app (which has since been renamed for obvious reasons) from Adobe that does video-calling on Android. This is pretty rad considering it’s just Qik and Fring offering the same serv…

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webOS 2.0 coming ‘later this year,’ says HP’s Rubinstein

Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

HP’s Jon Rubinstein — formerly of Palm CEO fame, of course — just mentioned in an interview with Fortune that webOS 2.0 is on track for “later this year.” Considering that 2010 is more than half over, that doesn’t leave a whole heck of a lot of time …

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Palm Pre hits 1.2GHz courtesy of SR71 Blackbird kernel, not for the faint-hearted

Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Whoa! After breaking the 1GHz barrier just three weeks ago, dauntless modder unixpsycho is back with yet another insane hack for the aging Palm Pre. What’s new? Why, this “SR71 Blackbird” custom kernel, which simply pushes the poor little OMAP3430 pro…

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Apple, RIM, Google all bid on Palm?

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

We’re having a hell of a time believing this, but BusinessInsider’s Dan Frommer is citing “a source familiar with the negotiations” as saying that RIM, Google, and Apple — yes, Apple — were all in the mix for Palm at one point or another as the bidd…

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webOS 1.4.5 is out, promises to make your wildest minor bugfix dreams come true

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Palm’s touting that webOS 1.4.5 is now out and about, though its support page for the version is a wacky hodgepodge of Sprint and SFR versions of the update — perfect for French expats living in the good ol’ US of A, we suppose. Odds are very good tha…

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Palm retroactively refunding $50 webOS app submission fee — each and every one

Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Palm’s made a few half-baked attempts at wooing developers in the past, like that time in October when it waived the fees and review process for open-source apps (but not App Catalog entries) or when it provided discounted handsets that happened to ca…

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Palm Pre breaks the 1GHz barrier with insane custom kernel

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

If you own a Pre, you like to tempt fate, and you don’t faint at the mere thought of your phone melting into a nondescript heap of plastic and silicon, have we got some exciting news for you: some crazy dude with a death wish has somehow eked an hones…

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HP buys Melodeo, brings Nutsie music streaming service into the fold

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Well, it looks like HP’s year of acquisitions isn’t showing any signs of letting up just yet — it’s now reportedly bought Melodeo, the parent company of the Nutsie music streaming service, for between $30 and $35 million. While the service doesn’t ex…

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Nearly every app in Palm’s webOS catalog is 50 percent off

Posted on 19. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

That’s right, deal seekers and Palm fanatics: you can now get (almost) every single app in the webOS catalog for half off until July 9th. There are a few listed exceptions, but hit up the catalog and get downloading.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this…

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Palm confirms new devices, webOS upgrade

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Ever since HP CEO Mark Hurd said he wasn’t interested in smartphones, it’s like the company’s been making up for lost time — first by denying the exec’s predilections, and more recently by actually asking us to speculate wildly. Now Palm’s Developer …

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webOS 1.4.5 reportedly coming any day now… except for AT&T users

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

As friends very near and dear to us have confessed, “soon” is a relative term. If you’ll recall, we heard from Palm (in)directly that the next webOS update was “coming soon” back in the early days of May, and here we are a fortnight from July without …

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Palm Pixi Plus now free on AT&T

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Wow, that didn’t take long! A couple days ago, you were paying $50 to take this thing home, but AT&T has moved perhaps quicker than any carrier in memory to adjust pricing on the Pixi Plus down to a more reasonable $0 — on contract after rebates, …

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Palm loses webOS notifications architect to Apple

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Rich Dellinger might not be a name you instantly recognize, but he is the dude credited with bringing about the unintrusive banner notification system that forms part of webOS’ widespread appeal. And, as of today, he’s also in the employ of one Steve …

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