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Palm Pixi Plus Review
PUBLISHED: Friday, March 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-in keyboard, 3G, Wi-Fi, and much more. Jen Edwards brings us a review.

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Palm Pre Plus Review
PUBLISHED: 3/13/2010  BY: Jen Edwards
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 powerful. It offers a sleek design with a physical keyboard 3G, Wi-Fi, and 16 GB of internal storage.
FULL STORY (4,675 Reads) | DISCUSSION (29 Replies)

Palm webOS 1.4 Review
PUBLISHED: 3/10/2010  BY: Jen Edwards
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, as well as a number of other enhancements. Jen Edwards brings us a review of the latest version of Palm's operating system for smartphones.
FULL STORY (2,991 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Palm Gives Developers Advanced Tools for Creating webOS Games
PUBLISHED: 3/9/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
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-end titles for this platform. Companies with early access to this PDK have released a range of 3D games.
FULL STORY (915 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Palm's Next webOS Smartphone May Skip the Keyboard
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
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 webOS-based phone with a tablet shape and no physical keyboard when it debuts late this spring.
FULL STORY (4,913 Reads) | DISCUSSION (22 Replies)

Facebook for webOS 1.1 Released
PUBLISHED: 3/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Palm has introduced a new version of Facebook for webOS. This brings a collection of new and updated features, including much better support for exchanging messages.
FULL STORY (747 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Majority of Smartphone Users Upset with Service, Survey Finds
PUBLISHED: 3/3/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
More than half of smartphone users are disappointed with the performance of their devices, citing issues with streaming media, web browsers, and social networking apps, according to a new survey.
FULL STORY (1,065 Reads) | DISCUSSION (2 Replies)

webOS 1.4 Now Available for Verizon's Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus
PUBLISHED: 2/28/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Shortly after a significant system software upgrade was released for Sprint's versions of Palm's latest smartphones, Verizon's webOS-based models have received it, too. webOS 1.4 brings the ability to record video, as well as a number of other enhancements.
FULL STORY (1,598 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Sprint's Palm Pre and Pixi Get webOS 1.4, but Verizon Users Still Waiting
PUBLISHED: 2/27/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A much-anticipated system software upgrade for Palm's latest smartphones has been released, bringing a number of enhancements, most notably support for video recording. And an Adobe Flash Player for the Pre will be released soon.
FULL STORY (2,120 Reads) | DISCUSSION (12 Replies)

Hoping to Spur Sales, Sprint Lowers the Palm Pixi to $50
PUBLISHED: 2/26/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
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 been lackluster, despite genrally positive reviews from experts and users.
FULL STORY (1,472 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

Palm's webOS 1.4 Upgrade Could Debut Today
PUBLISHED: 2/26/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
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 will bring support for video recording to the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi, and bring Adobe Flash support a big step closer.
FULL STORY (1,169 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

Palm Admits the webOS Isn't Catching on as Fast as it Hoped
PUBLISHED: 2/25/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
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 company's new webOS is facing tough competition from rivals like the Android OS and Apple's iPhone.
FULL STORY (2,739 Reads) | DISCUSSION (23 Replies)

Palm's webOS 1.4 Update Expected this Week
PUBLISHED: 2/22/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A system software upgrade for Palm's recent smartphones will supposedly be released on Thursday, or this weekend at the latest. Among its enhancements will be support for the Adobe Flash player that will be introduced soon, as well as the ability to record video.
FULL STORY (2,167 Reads) | DISCUSSION (6 Replies)