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Fennec 1.0 Alfa 2 released by Mozilla
Fennec, aka Firefox Mobile, is now in Alfa 2. Mozilla has just released Fennec 1.0 Alfa 2 on its web site.
"For these releases we have worked on improving the user experience, replacing our old the...
New York Times says Palm lacks apps
The New York Times has published an article looking at Palm's disadvantage in the smartphone market. Although the article cites the appeal of the new Palm Pre, the NYT notes the lack of third party s...
Palm Touchstone installed into a BMW
The Palm Pre has only been out for a little more than a week and someone has already hard wired a Palm Touchstone into his BMW's center console. From the Touchstone, he ran a Sprint car charger with ...
Sprint Treo Pro gets ringer patch
Palm has issued a software issue for Sprint's version of the Treo Pro. The update addresses a problem with the phone's registry getting corrupted and incoming call ringers becoming silent.
"The root...
Some Palm Pres crash when closing the phone
Check out this video from cnet. Apparently some Palm Pre users are having issues with the Pre crashing when you close the phone. As you can see in the video, after closing the phone the only option ...
Ed Colligan leaves Palm - Jon Rubinstein named CEO
It's probably not too surprising that if Palm was looking for a new CEO they'd pick the guy who oversaw the Pre launch, Jon Rubinstein. Many didn't expect a change at the top so soon though.
Palm, I...
Cross platform Push-To-Talk by HipVoice
HipVoice is a service that allows for Push-To-Talk between Windows Mobile, Windows Smartphone, Windows Desktop, LiMo and BlackBerry devices. HipVoice is also finishing up work on Android, Brew and the...
SecuBox 1.5 mobile encryption software released
Aiko Solutions released SecuBox version 1.5, an advanced data encryption solution for Windows Mobile phones. SecuBox provides transparent on-the-fly encryption of data stored in the smartphone memory ...
Palm Pre launch breaks Sprint sales record
Sprint broke sales records with the launch of the Pre. Many Sprint stores sold out of their intial inventory which is not surprising, because they did not have many units per store. From Sprint's pre...
Palm Pre likely to flop according to Business Week
William Hurley has just published a grim view of Palm's upcoming Pre. He lays out quite a few reasons why the Pre will be a disappointment. He starts with the stiff competition posed by Apple, RIM, ...
First line starts for Palm Pre release
The Palm Pre is due to be release this weekend, but one man has already started a line. tinyComb has posted pictures of the "first" known Palm Pre line at a Sprint store. The linesitter says that ea...
Yahoo dumps smartphone app in favor of iPhone
Yahoo has ditched its mobile app for smartphones like the BlackBerry and is now focusing on the iPhone. What's up with that? They sent out this email yesterday that basically says other than the iPh...
Sprint giving away Palm Pre in Sweepstakes
Sprint is running a sweepstakes to promote the launch of the new Palm Pre. Sprint is giving away a Palm Pre package that includes the Pre, a Touchstone charger, and one year of Simply Everything serv...
Sprint's HTC Willow gets leaked
A user at the ppcgeeks forums has posted some leaked shots of Sprint's version of the HTC Willow. The HTC Willow is a Windows Mobile phone much like the Motorola Q. Here are the poster's comments:
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Palm Pre Box and Materials Pics Leaked
In case you can't wait a few more weeks for the Palm Pre to be released, some of its materials have leaked out. Well, at least photos of the box and materials have leaked. If you check out the sourc...
