Palm 2010 SmartPhone Articles

HP Commits to webOS 2.0 Upgrades for All Palm Smartphones 11/20/2010

Users of the Palm Pre and Pixi can breathe easier now that HP has promised to release operating systems upgrades for these smartphones. webO

HP Now Offering Palm Pre 2 Directly to Consumers 11/18/2010

The Palm Pre 2 has just launched in the U.S. Rather than going through a carrier, it is being offered by HP directly to the public. Like its

Palm Pre No Longer Available from Sprint or Verizon 11/12/2010

The original webOS-based smartphone, the Palm Pre, has dropped off of Sprint's website. And Verizon is no longer offering its enhanced versi

HP To Start Taking Palm Pre 2 Pre-orders Next Week 11/3/2010

The Palm Pre 2 debuted in Europe last month, but the latest webOS-based smartphone is not yet available in the United States. That's going t

HP's Palm Pre 2 Will Be Available Unlocked for GSM Networks 10/31/2010

The recently-announced Palm Pre 2 is soon going to be available from Verizon Wireless, but the product manager at HP says this won't be the

Verizon Might Launch the Palm Pre 2 in Mid-November 10/23/2010

Verizon has committed to offering the Palm Pre 2, but has not yet said when this will happen. An unconfirmed report indicates that the debut

HP Unveils the Palm Pre 2 10/19/2010

HP has just taken the wraps off the Palm Pre 2, which will be the first smartphone running webOS 2.0. This is going to be a moderately updat

Palm Pre 2 Almost Certainly Headed for Verizon 10/15/2010

Information leaking out of Verizon Wireless indicates that this carrier is going to release the Palm Pre 2 in the near future. As its name s

Palm Pre 2 Details and Image Leak Out 10/12/2010

A European wireless carrier has jumped the gun by announcing many of the details of the Palm Pre 2. This device, which will apparently be th

HP Prepping a Followup for the Palm Pre 9/27/2010

A quality assurance company based in Europe says that a new webOS-based device is coming from HP which will probably be the replacement for

Palm Reveals Details on webOS 2.0 8/31/2010

Palm is hard at work on the next version of the webOS, and has just announced what many of the most significant changes will be. These inclu

iPhone and HTC EVO 4G Thriving, Palm Is Dead in Smartphone Buying Plans 7/25/2010

Smartphone sales are poised for major growth over the next three months, with Apple and HTC on the upswing in consumer preferences and Motor

Aceeca PDA32 To Be a Palm OS Blast from the Past 7/23/2010

For those who are into old school mobility, it will soon be possible to buy a PDA running the Garnet OS -- which used to be named the Palm O

Graffiti Text Input System Jumps from Palm OS to Android OS 7/20/2010

Access has released a version of the Graffiti text input system for devices running Google's Android OS. Long-time Palm OS users should reme

Palm Pre Plus Available Free to New AT&T and Verizon Customers 7/6/2010

Now that it owns Palm, HP has opened a phone store where it is offering the Palm Pre Plus for free to those who are switching to AT&T or Ver

Palm Is Now Part of HP 7/1/2010

HP has officially completed its acquisition of Palm, Inc. As a division of the world's largest computer maker, Palm will continue to make sm

Palm Promises New webOS Devices Are on the Way 6/18/2010

In a conference call with developers yesterday, Palm promised that it has new models based on the webOS in the pipeline, though it declined

AT&T's Palm Pixi Plus Now Free with Contract 6/10/2010

AT&T introduced the Palm Pixi Plus earlier this week at $50 with contract, but the carrier has already dropped the need for consumers to pay

Palm Pixi Plus Now Available from AT&T 6/7/2010

AT&T has begun offering the Palm Pixi Plus, a low-priced smartphone based on the webOS. This messaging-oriented model has a slim design with

Palm Pre Plus Available for $50 to New AT&T Subscribers 5/23/2010

AT&T is asking $150 for the Palm Pre Plus, but new customers can get this smartphone for much less. Palm's latest model has a touchscreen, s

AT&T To Introduce the Palm Pixi Plus Early in June 5/19/2010

The Palm Pixi Plus will be released by AT&T in a few weeks. This messaging-oriented model has a slim design with a keyboard fixed below its

AT&T Now Offering the Palm Pre Plus 5/16/2010

The Palm Pre Plus is now available from AT&T. Palm's latest model has a mid-range price and sports a touchscreen, small keyboard, 16 GB of s

Palm Pre Plus for AT&T Review 5/15/2010

AT&T is launching Palm Pre Plus. Jen Edwards brings us a review of this version of Palm's flagship smartphone, a consumer-oriented model wit

AT&T To Introduce Palm Pre Plus Next Week 5/11/2010

AT&T is going to launch its version of Palm's flagship smartphone on Sunday, making it the third wireless carrier to offer a webOS model. Th

Palm Pre Plus Could Debut on AT&T by Mid-Month 5/7/2010

AT&T has committed to offering Palm's flagship webOS smartphone, but has yet to say when. However, information leaking out of this wireless

Verizon Cuts Price on Palm Pre Plus Again 5/3/2010

In yet another attempt to spur weak sales, Verizon has lowered the contract price on the Palm Pre Plus. After debuting in January at $150, t

HP Is Buying Palm 4/28/2010

HP is going to acquire Palm in a deal worth about $1.2 billion. HP, which has a long history of making smartphones using Microsoft Windows M

Lenovo a Likely Buyer for Palm 4/23/2010

According to unconfirmed reports, HTC is not interested in acquiring Palm, but Lenovo might still put in an offer. Palm's CEO, however, said

Palm Moves to Hold On To its Top Management 4/17/2010

Amid rumors that it is looking for a buyer, Palm has instituted a retention program for key employees, including several high-level executiv

OtterBox Introduces Sliding Cases for the Motorola Droid, Palm Pre 4/15/2010

Slider phones like the Motorola Droid and Palm Pre present unique problems for case designers. OtterBox now offers cases that protect these

Hedge Fund Buys 9.5% of Palm's Stock 4/14/2010

Harbinger Capital Partners has purchased 16 million shares of Palm, Inc., about 9.5% in total. This wasn't the result of a new offering from

Palm May Be Bought by HTC or Lenovo 4/12/2010

With lackluster sales of its latest smartphones, Palm, Inc. is supposedly looking to be acquired by a larger company. Palm has been independ

Palm Developer Days Mini Conference Scheduled for Later this Month 4/2/2010

Palm is going to hold the first in a series of all-day training sessions for developers near the end of this month. Palm Developer Days are

Verizon Slashes Prices on Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus 4/1/2010

Verizon has dropped the contract price for the Palm Pre Plus by $100, to a third of its previous cost. The Palm Pixi Plus has also had a dra

Palm Pre Plus for AT&T Preview 3/27/2010

AT&T announced this week that it is going to be offering the Palm Pre Plus in the coming months. Palm had this model on display at the CTIA

StyleTap's Palm OS Emulator Released for Jailbroken iPhones 3/26/2010

The long-delayed version of StyleTap for the iPhone has finally been released. This emulator allows over 30,000 applications originally writ

AT&T Commits to Offering the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus 3/22/2010

Palm announced today that both its most recent smartphones are headed for AT&T, the third major U.S. wireless carrier to pick up webOS-based

Palm Pixi Plus Review 3/19/2010

Verizon's Palm Pixi Plus is small, light, and inexpensive but still powerful. It runs the webOS, and offers a very robust web browser, built

Palm Pre Plus from Verizon Review 3/13/2010

The Palm Pre Plus is a webOS-based smartphone offered by Verizon. Jen Edwards says this consumer-oriented device is both easy to use and pow

Palm webOS 1.4 Review 3/10/2010

Palm recently released a webOS 1.4 upgrade for all the smartphones it has released in the last year. This brings the ability to record video

Palm Gives Developers Advanced Tools for Creating webOS Games 3/9/2010

Palm, Inc. has released a beta version of the webOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK). This gives game makers the tools they need to create high

Palm's Next webOS Smartphone May Skip the Keyboard 3/8/2010

A new unconfirmed report gives a few of the details on Palm's next smartphone. The device, code-named Elan, will supposedly be the first web

webOS 1.4 Now Available for Verizon's Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus 2/28/2010

Shortly after a significant system software upgrade was released for Sprint's versions of Palm's latest smartphones, Verizon's webOS-based m

Sprint's Palm Pre and Pixi Get webOS 1.4, but Verizon Users Still Waiting 2/27/2010

A much-anticipated system software upgrade for Palm's latest smartphones has been released, bringing a number of enhancements, most notably

Hoping to Spur Sales, Sprint Lowers the Palm Pixi to $50 2/26/2010

Sprint has cut the price of the Palm Pixi in half. This is clearly an attempt at bolstering sales of this entry-level smartphone, which have

Palm's webOS 1.4 Upgrade Could Debut Today 2/26/2010

Users of Palm's webOS-based smartphones may get the long-awaited webOS 1.4 upgrade today, or its release may have been pushed back. This wil

Palm Admits the webOS Isn't Catching on as Fast as it Hoped 2/25/2010

Palm, Inc. warned investors today that it isn't bringing in as much revenue from sales of its smartphones as it had originally forecast. The

Palm's webOS 1.4 Update Expected this Week 2/22/2010

A system software upgrade for Palm's recent smartphones will supposedly be released on Thursday, or this weekend at the latest. Among its en

T-Mobile Reportedly Prepping Its First Palm webOS Smartphone 2/19/2010

Both Sprint and Verizon offer smartphones running Palm's webOS, AT&T has promised to release a pair soon, and now there's an unconfirmed rep

Verizon's Palm Pixi Plus Now Selling for $80 2/18/2010

Verizon has dropped the price it is charging for the new Palm Pixi Plus by 20%. This webOS smartphone is small and light but still powerful,

Palm Pre Could Be Coming to AT&T in Mid-May 2/12/2010

The FCC has approved a device that evidence suggests could be AT&T's version of the Palm Pre. This wireless carrier has committed to offerin

Palm's webOS 1.4 Could Debut Next Week Bringing Adobe Flash Support 2/10/2010

webOS 1.4 will reportedly be released next Monday, bringing some new features to Palm's latest smartphones. Among its enhancements will be s

Slacker Radio Comes to Palm's webOS 2/6/2010

Slacker, Inc. has introduced a version of the Slacker Radio Mobile app for Palm's latest devices. This allows users to listen to a wide vari

Google Voice Comes to Apple iPhone OS and Palm webOS 1/26/2010

Google has released a Google Voice app that runs on the iPhone and on ones running Palm's webOS. This service lets multiple phones use one n

Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Now Available 1/25/2010

Today is the day Verizon Wireless is launching the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus, enhanced versions of webOS smartphones that were releas

Verizon Reveals Pricing Info for Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus 1/21/2010

Verizon has announced that its new versions of the Palm Pre and the Palm Pixi will go for the same prices as Sprint's versions, even though

New Details Emerge on the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus 1/14/2010

Verizon Wireless has announced that it is going to release updated versions of the Palm Pre and the Palm Pixi, but many of the details on th

webOS Update Brings Bluetooth Tethering to European Palm Pre Users 1/12/2010

Palm has released an update for the system software on the European version of the Palm Pre. Among other changes, it adds the ability for th

Sprint Product Roadmap Leaks: HTC WiMAX Phone, BlackBerry Tour2, New Palm Model 1/10/2010

A listing of phones on their way to Sprint has appeared on the Web. This includes an HTC model with the 4G standard WiMAX, the recently-reve

Palm Brings 3D Gaming to the webOS 1/8/2010

Palm's webOS was created with a focus on the Web, but users wanted high-end games, too. Palm has now answered this request by modifying its

Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Coming to Verizon Later this Month 1/7/2010

Verizon Wireless has just revealed that it will soon begin offering enhanced versions of the Palm Pre and the Palm Pixi. The new Pre will of

Small System Update for the Palm Pre and Pixi Fixes Big Calendar Bug 1/5/2010

Palm has released webOS 1.3.5.1, an updated version of this operating system to fix a bug in that affects those who synchronize a Palm Pre o

Palm's webOS Gets Support for Running Native Linux Apps, High-End Multimedia Tools 1/4/2010

When developing the webOS, Palm decided to make it very easy to create applications with simple tools. While this has advantages, there was