We don’t quite know how to break it to you, but if PreCentral sources are correct, Palm’s hit a very interesting landmark: its comeback device, the Pre for Sprint, has reportedly reached End of Life (EOL). Warehouse quantities are said to be limited, and after that… well… have fun scouring eBay. Or better yet, maybe consider another carrier for the Plus model or even a full-blown sequel ; we can’t imagine the original Pixi’s gonna cool your cravings. It’s been a wild ride since that June 5th, 2009 launch , eh? Sprint’s Palm Pre marked for End of Life? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Palm Pre 2 swims across the English Channel in three days, launches November 12th in the UK
November 11th, 2010 
admin French citizens have been enjoying webOS 2.0 with their morning baguette for over two weeks, but it’s one step closer to home today — Pocket-lint reports that the Palm Pre 2 will launch in the United Kingdom this Friday. What’s more, the 1GHz handset won’t be chained to a British carrier, but rather released into the wild completely SIM-free, which probably means future Just Typists will need to buy it direct from HP . As for the promised pre-orders for US students , we’re sorry to say they’ve failed to materialize; the Facebook page that once clearly stated “preorders begin 11/8″ now simply reads “Palm Pre 2 coming soon.” Soon enough for you? Palm Pre 2 swims across the English Channel in three days, launches November 12th in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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No Comments »Unlocked GSM Palm Pre 2 to be ‘available direct from HP,’ Gorilla Glass on the front
October 30th, 2010 jedwan We’ve been toying with a Palm Pre 2 for a few weeks now, but given that it’s not “final hardware,” we can’t exactly make any firm judgments on the unit itself. Tim Pettitt, product manager for HP Palm, can . In speaking with MarkGuim.tv (and slyly handling a Verizon Pre 2), he not only confirmed that the company was relying on a layer of the famed Gorilla Glass to keep the front as scratch-resistant as possible, but also that the five megapixel camera is capable of capturing a shot every second. More importantly, however, he made clear that it wouldn’t be just the developers nabbing an unlocked GSM Pre 2. According to Tim, that very handset will be “available direct from HP.com,” though he stopped short of saying whether it would support T-Mobile’s AWS 3G band. For AT&T loyalists, however, we’re guessing this may be the best way to nab webOS on the network that’s still rethinking possible. [Thanks, Fuu] Continue reading Unlocked GSM Palm Pre 2 to be ‘available direct from HP,’ Gorilla Glass on the front Unlocked GSM Palm Pre 2 to be ‘available direct from HP,’ Gorilla Glass on the front originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: developers, engadget, entry, five-megapixel, gorilla, gorilla glass, gsm, hppalm, palm pre, palmhp, palmpre2, pre 2, video, webos No Comments »PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban (video)
September 6th, 2010 admin Two weeks ago you’d have to pay an Australian importer for a specialized USB key . Four days ago open-source software let you roll your own . Today, there’s no need for any of that — you can hack your PS3 with a tethered smartphone. Working closely with the PSGroove team, hacker Kakaroto adapted the same jailbreak to the Nokia N900, and the open-source community lost no time porting it to the Palm Pre as well. If the videos after the break are any indication, both versions work just as well as the original, and you too can get your game on with downloads and detailed instructions at the source links below. Sadly, the aforementioned Australian importer OzModChips is a casualty of this little story, with all its shipments of the PS Jailbreak dongle seized (and the item subject to injunction) by an Australian court, but we suppose knowing its product has enabled the hardware hacking community thus might somewhat soften the blow. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban (video) PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: australian, hack, nokia-n900, palm pre, pre, psgroove, somewhat-soften, videos No Comments »THQ Wireless has ‘a number of games’ coming to webOS
July 30th, 2010 jedwan 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 games are undergoing the all important conversion process, but a tweet from the company’s official account has made it abundantly clear that it has “a number of [its] games in development for webOS.” We’d caution you against hoping for Star Wars: Trench Run and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed , but we’re fully aware that it’s too late for that. THQ Wireless has ‘a number of games’ coming to webOS originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: against-hoping, engadget, engadget-mobile, entry, force-unleashed, palm pre, palmpre, palmwebos, thq wireless, thqwireless, webos No Comments »Palm and AT&T give the Pre Plus (and WebOS) an ad we can all agree is not completely terrible
April 28th, 2010 jedwan Hey, hey, look at this! A short, sweet Palm Pre Plus ad that shows off the phone’s innovative UI, its ability to multitask, and its 3D gaming — you know, all the great stuff it can do. This is just what pretty much everyone who’s ever had the misfortune of seeing the creepy Palm lady or the Verizon “Mom” ads has been desperately seeking. Sure, it’s taken a over a year for a half-decent ad, and sure, we’ve only seen this one on the web thus far, but we’re hoping to see this one make it to real, live TV, too — because even if it’s a little boring and the music kinda stinks, it’s better than the other options. Continue reading Palm and AT&T give the Pre Plus (and WebOS) an ad we can all agree is not completely terrible Palm and AT&T give the Pre Plus (and WebOS) an ad we can all agree is not completely terrible originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget Tags: advertising, entry, little-boring, palm, palm pre, palmpre, phone, plussize, the-misfortune No Comments »Super PreKernel is the one-touch way to make your Pre or Pre Plus fly (video)
April 22nd, 2010 jedwan If you’re a Pre or Pre Plus owner who has been watching longingly as we’ve covered the recent spread of overclocking hacks for the thing, but didn’t quite feel up to wading through page after page of forum discussions to figure out just how to apply them, the process just got a easier. Like, a whole lot easier. Super PreKernel enables you to go to 550, 600, 720, and even 800MHz with just a single tap. And, when it’s time to put on those fake glasses and play Clark Kent, you can drop back down to 500MHz just as easily. It’s all thanks to a number of Palm-loving hackers who have put together a truly moving video demonstration of the whole process that’s embedded below. We encourage you to enjoy it now, because the selection of copyrighted musical accompaniment for the clip will probably result in it surviving about as long as a bottle of Superman’s chosen hair product. Continue reading Super PreKernel is the one-touch way to make your Pre or Pre Plus fly (video) Super PreKernel is the one-touch way to make your Pre or Pre Plus fly (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: clark-kent, enjoy-it-now, kernel, palm pre, palm-loving, palmpre, pre plus, preplus, probably-result, process, recent-spread, video No Comments »Palm splits with ad agency Modernista
April 6th, 2010 admin According to a report from Advertising Age , Palm has mercifully, finally, really parted ways with its ad agency, Modernista — the house responsible for some of our least favorite ads ever. If you need a memory jog, here’s them telling the world that they loved creeping people out with Palm ads. The AdAge article says that the company is currently in talks with various other ad shops, though there’s no clear word on who that new team will be, or when we’ll see the fruits of their labor. We don’t have much to add to this in commentary except to say that this is probably the second smartest thing Palm has done in a span of seven days — the first was striking that amazing deal on Verizon for a super-cheap Palm Pre Plus along with free Mobile Hotspot service. Now, we can look forward to a future where our children won’t cower in fear when they see a Palm ad on television, and we can sleep at night without the image of that pale woman burned into our minds. Of course, now that we’ve seen it, we can never un-see it. Palm splits with ad agency Modernista originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget Tags: ads, agency, bad ads, image, modernista, palm pre, sleep-at-night, split No Comments »Pre gets a nasty 800MHz overclock patch for all 1.4 users to enjoy (at one’s own risk) (updated)
March 27th, 2010 jedwan Looking to harness the real power inside of your Pre (or Pre Plus) — and you’ve upgraded to webOS 1.4? If that’s the case, you’re going to love what a couple of Palm-loving hackers have come up with. Namely, a major overclock kernel patch for the device which boosts the CPU speed from a measly 500MHz all the way up to a finger-searing 800MHz (there’s also a more tame 720MHz variation available). The two phone magicians, unixpsycho and caj2008, had previously tapped into the power of the Pre’s CPU on webOS 1.3.5 with a small file that can be semi-easily installed using WebOSQuickInstall and a tiny bit of Linux command-line activity, and now it’s on for 1.4. So far, it looks like phones being tested with the somewhat risky tweak haven’t experienced too much of the normally expected issues (crashes, freezing, phones exploding). Also a surprise is the fact that the creators of the hack say battery life drain is only an additional 2-4 percent hit… though if you’re already struggling to make it through a day, this could be the nail in the coffin. We installed the patch on a Verizon Pre Plus, and we definitely observed a noticeable bump in app load times and improved fluidity when working with the phone — though we’ve already had one major crash. If you don’t mind possibly destroying your phone and must have a faster device right now , you can check out the patch in action and learn how to get it yourself in the video after the break. Update: From the looks of things, that crash we experienced early on is likely due to a bug in webOS 1.4 and not related to the overclock. Actually, we haven’t experienced any further problems… in fact, the phone is seeming super speedy, and battery life has not taken a substantial hit, verifying caj2008 and unixpsycho’s claims (so far). Someone at Palm should take note — these guys have some good ideas! [Thanks, G. Scott] Continue reading Pre gets a nasty 800MHz overclock patch for all 1.4 users to enjoy (at one’s own risk) (updated) Pre gets a nasty 800MHz overclock patch for all 1.4 users to enjoy (at one’s own risk) (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget Tags: entry, hack, make-it-through, overclock-patch, palm pre, palm pre plus, patch, pre, video No Comments »Microsoft takes a note from Palm in new Windows Phone 7 Series ad
March 18th, 2010 admin We’ve held no punches in sharing our thoughts on Palm’s recent ad campaigns , but the one spot that was actually not heinous has seemingly served as the basis for one of Microsoft’s first-ever WP7S commercials. Debuting here at the tail-end of MIX , the ad spotlights Anna — a fictitious gal we’ve certainly heard of before — using her new smartphone to share photos with her dear lover Miles. It also features Luca, a kid with an undying love for playing Xbox LIVE titles , who seems to be caught somewhere in between the world of nature and nurture. At any rate, it’s worth your while to give the new Microsoft commercial and the Palm ad which it has oh-so-much in common with right after the break. Oh, and Palm — we guess “Windows Phone 7 Series was your idea ,” right? Update : Yes, that definitely looks like an HTC HD2 at the 0:43 mark, but you can rest assured WP7S won’t ever come to that gem in native fashion. [Thanks, Sean] Continue reading Microsoft takes a note from Palm in new Windows Phone 7 Series ad Microsoft takes a note from Palm in new Windows Phone 7 Series ad originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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