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You would think that if any phone was going to be able to tether to the iPad it would be an iPhone. Thankfully people with a Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi Plus will in fact be able to tether their smartphones to the iPad. I use an app called My Tether and as you can see below, both my iPhone 3GS and my 1st generation iPhone (now a glorified iPod touch) can easily tether and allow my iPhone 3GS and 1st generation iPhone to use my Pre's WiFi to connect to the web anywhere. No 3G iPad necessary :)
Labels: iPad, iphone, pixi plus, pre, pre plus, wifi
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/06/2010 12:12:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Palm Inc. shares fell Tuesday as analysts raised concerns that the smart phones the company recently released through Verizon Wireless are not selling well.
The stock slid 66 cents, or 7.2 percent, to $8.45 in afternoon trading. In the past year, the stock has traded between $5.85 and $18.09.
In a client note Tuesday, Macquarie Research analyst Phil Cusick downgraded the stock to "Neutral" from "Outperform," citing "weak" sales checks at Verizon and increasing operating expenses resulting from higher-than-expected spending on promotions.
Verizon began selling upgraded versions of Palm's Pre and Pixi smart phones -- the Pre and Pixi Plus -- in late January. The original Pre and Pixi went on sale last year through Sprint Nextel Corp.
The phones use Palm's latest operating system, webOS. They are the company's latest attempt to regain share in the fast-growing smart phone market. Palm, which was a smart phone pioneer, has struggled for years as Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry have grown increasingly popular among both consumer and business users.
Cusick wrote that sales at Verizon are improving, but "off a very low base," and that checks show Palm's sales at Sprint haven't improved since Verizon started selling the new phones.
Labels: palm, pixi plus, pre plus, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/23/2010 03:20:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Los Angeles industry analyst Paul Mueller tells us that he has tried Flash on both the Palm Pre Plus and Google's Nexus One. "It is very sluggish and it has nothing to do with Internet speeds either." Judging from Mr. Muellers comments, as well as comments from other analysts, Apple is very smart to skip on the technology.
Palm Pre users shouldn't be too upset; they will definitely get a webOS 1.4 update sometime in the next week."
Via Examniner.com
Labels: palm webos, pre, pre plus
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/22/2010 10:19:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
PreCentral is reporting that a leaked email shows webOS 1.4 update will be hitting February 15th. This update will bring video recording, video editing, and Adobe Flash.
Labels: palm webos, pixi, pixi plus, pre, pre plus
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/10/2010 10:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Via PreCentral .
I kind of miss the depressed girl from the original Pre commercial.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/01/2010 03:28:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: palm webos, pre, pre plus, sprint, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/21/2010 11:05:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
But first: frankly, I can’t fathom why the Pre and the Pixi haven’t proved to be more popular. The polish and panache of both phones are phenomenal.
Both phones feature Palm’s Web OS software, a fine, fluid operating system that, in many aspects, out-iPhones the iPhone. Among other pluses, the software multitasks, so you can put on Pandora radio as you process your e-mail. These are multitouch phones, too, meaning that two-finger gestures (like pinching to shrink a photo or Web page) work perfectly." Read the full review here .
Labels: palm, palm webos, pixi plus, pre plus, review, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/21/2010 10:57:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Very slick Palm!
Labels: pixi plus, pre plus, verizon, wifi
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/21/2010 12:13:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The good: The Palm Pre Plus offers double the storage capacity and double the RAM. The smartphone also ships with an inductive back cover and features an improved QWERTY keyboard.
The bad: The bottom line:
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 10:28:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"The Palm Pre Plus upgrades the Palm Pre in almost all the right places and has a bright future with new features coming via software updates. It's a cliché to say this, but: the Palm Pre Plus is the best phone Palm has ever made. That's exactly how it should be and it's gratifying that we can expect this kind of quality from Palm now. Let's just hope that it's enough to keep them in the smartphone game for years to come."
Labels: palm, palm webos, pre plus, review, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 09:58:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Our good friends over @ PreCentral have posted the above video with tons of information about the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 09:54:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: palm, palm webos, pixi plus, pre plus, review, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 09:27:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 09:00:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
I saw this cool post over @ The Official Palm Blog . One of the best features of Palm webOS is Universal Search. Universal Search makes finding all sorts of information on your Pre or Pixi simple and fast.
"There are also some special keywords you can use to bring up popular applications on the phone that just make sense -- “sms” finds the Messaging app and “vid” finds both Videos and the YouTube application.
Here are a few other keywords (some of which can be shortened as indicated in parentheses). And there are a few more -- leave a comment if you’ve found ‘em.
* store: App Catalog
* pic(ture): Photos
* sms or text: Messaging
* time: Date & Time and Clock
* add(ress): Contacts
* todo: Tasks
* eve(nts): Calendar
* note: Memos
* net: Wi-Fi
Labels: palm, palm webos, pixi, pixi plus, pre, pre plus
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 03:46:00 PM 1 comments links to this post
I caught the above Verizon Pre Plus and Pixi Plus ad in the Wall Street Journal over @ PreCentral . It's great to see Verizon putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to Palm and their smartphones.
Labels: palm, palm webos, pixi plus, pre plus, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/19/2010 09:21:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/16/2010 06:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
LAS VEGAS, Jan 07, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Today at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) announced the Jan. 25 availability of Palm® Pre™ Plus and Palm Pixi™ Plus, bringing the Palm webOS™ experience to customers on the nation's largest and most reliable wireless 3G network.
Palm Pre Plus has a large, vivid touch screen; high-performance processor; and slide-out keyboard. The Pre Plus keyboard makes for quick and easy typing, while the unique gesture area provides a sleek look and intuitive navigation. Pre Plus also comes with the Palm Touchstone™ Back Cover, making the phone compatible with the revolutionary inductive Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately). Verizon Wireless Pre Plus customers will also get 16 GB of storage (approximately 15 GB user available) for applications and media.
Feature-rich, Pre Plus and Pixi Plus offer Verizon Wireless customers greater flexibility for access to the Internet with Wi-Fi. In addition, the all-new Palm mobile hotspot, a webOS app that can be downloaded from the Palm App Catalog, gives customers the option of creating a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of sharing the reliability and high-speed Internet connectivity of the Verizon Wireless 3G network with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as notebooks, netbooks, cameras, gaming devices or portable media/MP3 players.
Social communicators and first-time smartphone buyers who want an affordable and customizable phone and instant access to messaging and Web content will love Pixi Plus. Customers have a host of options for personalizing their phones with the separately-sold Palm Pixi Artist Series Back Covers (www.palm.com/artistseries) and new color Pixi Touchstone Back Covers, which will be available in pink, blue, green, orange and black.
"The Palm experience is all about helping our customers stay connected so they never miss a thing," said Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman and chief executive officer. "We're constantly enriching this experience with new features and innovations. The Verizon Wireless launch of Pre Plus and Pixi Plus is the next phase in delivering this unique Palm experience to more people."
"The Palm webOS family is a great addition to Verizon Wireless' robust line-up of smartphones," said John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. "The outstanding capabilities and functionalities on both Pre Plus and Pixi Plus give customers a wealth of customization options to help them manage their lives. Customers get the latest technology from Palm along with the nation's largest and most reliable 3G network for an unsurpassed mobile experience."
Labels: palm, pixi plus, pre plus, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/07/2010 06:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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