Are Mobile Web Browsers Even Necessary?

By AWright | 5/6/2009

In light of all the different types of applications that connect to the Internet, and the way we use our mobile devices, Antoine Wright asks, are mobile web browsers necessary?

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Proporta Celebrates Its Birthday with 15% Off Sale

By Ed Hardy | 4/23/2009

Today is Proporta's 13th birthday, and to celebrate this online retailer is offering customers a 15% discount on all Proporta-branded hardware products for one day only.

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Palm Drops the Unlocked Centro to $200, Adds Two Colors

By Ed Hardy | 4/21/2009

Palm, Inc. is now offering the unlocked version of the Palm Centro in two new colors and at a much lower price.

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MotionApps Demos the Gaming Capabilities of its Palm OS Emulator for the Palm Pre

By Ed Hardy | 4/19/2009

Many Long-time Palm OS users were thrilled when MotionApps announced plans to release an emulator that will allow the Palm Pre to run legacy Palm OS applications. A new video from the company shows off this app's ability to handle advanced games.

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Palm Pre Will Be Able to Run Palm OS Apps Thanks to a Third-Party Emulator

By Ed Hardy | 4/1/2009

Palm, Inc. has just made an announcement that will significantly change how many people look at the Palm Pre: an emulator from MotionApps to allow Palm's upcoming webOSsmartphone to run legacy Palm OS applications will be available soon.

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Say Goodbye to TealOS -- Now Everyone Will Have to Wait for the Palm Pre

By Ed Hardy | 3/30/2009

TealOS is a third-party application that tries to bring the card-based interface of the hotly-anticipated Palm Pre to other smartphones. Not surprisingly, Palm has taken a very dim view of this software.

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Astraware Offering Several Classic Games for Half Price

By Ed Hardy | 3/26/2009

For the rest of this month, Astraware Sudoku, Astraware Casino, Astraware Boardgames, and Astraware Solitaire are all available for under $5.

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DiskAgent Mobile Can Remotely Disable or Wipe a Stolen Phone

By Ed Hardy | 3/13/2009

Spearstone has added a smartphone application to its DiskAgent line of products. This allows users to remotely wipe, disable, or lock a device if it is lost or stolen.

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Google Voice Could Change Phone Service

By Ed Hardy | 3/13/2009

The newly-announced Google Voice has the potential to significantly change the way a great many people use their phones. It's a collection of services that individually aren't groundbreaking, but together could be a game changer, especially considering the price: free.

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Palm Pulls in $84 Million in Stock Sale

By Ed Hardy | 3/12/2009

Palm and Elevation Partners sold off about 23 million Palm shares this week, netting the smartphone maker $83.9 million. The company will use this money to keep afloat as it prepares for the launch of the Palm Pre, its highly-anticipated new phone.

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Growth in the Smartphone Market Under Pressure

By Ed Hardy | 3/11/2009

The global smartphone market grew strongly in 2008, but that growth was showing signs of slowing by the end of the year. Several device makers enjoyed strong growth, but much of this came at the expense of Nokia.

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Turn Your Centro into a Palm Pre with TealOS

By Ed Hardy | 2/21/2009

Those who can't wait to get their hands on a Palm Pre might be interested in TealPoint's new TealOS, which tries to simulate the card-based interface of the Pre's own webOS.

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