Palm Pre Blog

Web OS 2.0 Is Coming Later This Year

Deepak — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:27:19 +0000

Jon Rubinstein from Palm(HP) mentioned in the interview with Fortune that “WebOS 2.0 is on track for release later this year”. As we have been hearing rumours about HP bringing some webOS based tablets into market to compete with iPad, webOS 2.0 release seem to be a perfect fit for that. But we still have to wait for any details on what webOS 2.0 will look like. Will update as soon as it comes out.

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WebOs Update Coming Soon

Deepak — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:06:24 +0000

After the acquisition by HP, Palm came up with their first big announcement. Palm is informing its developers that a major webOS update is coming soon and they should be ready to test their Apps with the new OS. Pretty welcome news after months of not so “happening” months over webOs. Yes we can expect decent amount of changes and upgrades . Check out the mail being sent to developers below.

webOS™ Update Coming Soon – Prepare to Test Your Apps

The next version of webOS is coming soon.

You will receive an email alert in early May announcing the availability of an SDK release candidate. Please be prepared to begin testing your apps right away.

Because the scope of the changes in this update is limited, we won’t be going through a full SDK beta cycle:

* You will have approximately one week to report show-stopper bugs in webOS before it is released to carriers.
* Once the build has been released to carriers, you will have another 2-3 weeks to address app-level bugs before the update lands on consumer devices.

It is especially important to test PDK apps against this release candidate. Developers of non-PDK apps should also test their apps to catch any unanticipated issues.

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HP To Acquire Palm

Deepak — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:37:18 +0000

Palm was allegedly up for sale for quite a time now and after rumours of HTC buying Palm got down, HP came out as a new owner. HP released a press release today stating that it be acquiring Palm for $1.2 Billion. So, what does this means to customers, well they can always treat this as pretty good news.

Palm was struggling with its financial state for long and was not able to succeed much with the release of WebOS mobiles like Palm Pre and Pixi. Both are great devices with equally amazing OS bundled with them but their sales were not high enough to bring Palm out of their misery. Anyways now as WebOs is having a new owner with decent bank account, we will surely be treated with new WebOS devices like phones and tablets. Yes you heard it right guys, there is very well a possibility of HP coming out with a WebOS tablet in future. Soon with the release of HP Tablet they will be having a decent new age tablet experience to come out with a impressive WebOs tablet. So, hold tight, we will surely up for a great ride .

Palm Press Release :

PALO ALTO, Calif. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HP (NYSE: HPQ – News) and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM – News) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase Palm, a provider of smartphones powered by the Palm webOS mobile operating system, at a price of $5.70 per share of Palm common stock in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction has been approved by the HP and Palm boards of directors.

The combination of HP’s global scale and financial strength with Palm’s unparalleled webOS platform will enhance HP’s ability to participate more aggressively in the fast-growing, highly profitable smartphone and connected mobile device markets. Palm’s unique webOS will allow HP to take advantage of features such as true multitasking and always up-to-date information sharing across applications.

“Palm’s innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP’s mobility strategy and create a unique HP experience spanning multiple mobile connected devices,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. “And, Palm possesses significant IP assets and has a highly skilled team. The smartphone market is large, profitable and rapidly growing, and companies that can provide an integrated device and experience command a higher share. Advances in mobility are offering significant opportunities, and HP intends to be a leader in this market.”

“We’re thrilled by HP’s vote of confidence in Palm’s technological leadership, which delivered Palm webOS and iconic products such as the Palm Pre. HP’s longstanding culture of innovation, scale and global operating resources make it the perfect partner to rapidly accelerate the growth of webOS,” said Jon Rubinstein, chairman and chief executive officer, Palm. “We look forward to working with HP to continue to deliver industry-leading mobile experiences to our customers and business partners.”

Under the terms of the merger agreement, Palm stockholders will receive $5.70 in cash for each share of Palm common stock that they hold at the closing of the merger. The merger consideration takes into account the updated guidance and other financial information being released by Palm this afternoon. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of domestic and foreign regulatory approvals and the approval of Palm’s stockholders. The transaction is expected to close during HP’s third fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2010.

Palm’s current chairman and CEO, Jon Rubinstein, is expected to remain with the company.

Palm And At&t Release New Ad

Deepak — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:39:25 +0000

After the initial debacle of Palm Pre based advertisements, things are getting better. New ads are coming for Palm Pre plus and they look informative and feature focussed.

Super Prekernel Is Here – Time To Make Palm Per A Speed Demon

Deepak — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:47:26 +0000

Finally super prekernel is here which helps you to make increase the stock frequency of Palm Pre from 500Mhz upto 800Mhz. Following is the description of the what the kernel is all about :

With a single click of an install button, Super Prekernel app allows the user to replace CDMA-GSM Palm Pre or Palm Pre Plus stock frequency of 500 MHz to 550 or 600MHz choices using a modified LunaSysMgr patch. Remarkably within the same app, replacement of the existing WebOS1.4 kernel with higher frequency choices of 720 or 800 MHz Kernel mod is also possible through a single click install process. Only one frequency for obvious reasons is allowed at one time by the app. A simple 500 MHz Stock Pre is transformed faster than a speeding cpu to Super Pre Kernel! For those who don’t enjoy travelling faster than a certain speeding cpu frequency, the kernel mods and patches may again be transformed back to stock frequency through a single click uninstall process.

Video showing the super perkernel in action :

For full details and tutorials please head over to the Precentral forums . Pretty great work from the creators, hats off to them .

Unofficial Palm Pre GSM Unlock Now Available

Deepak — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:49:44 +0000

Finally Palm Pre GSM unlock is available in the market. The unlock comes from nextgenserver guys who are selling the unlock tool for $38.06. Check out the full details here.

Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Coming To Germany On April 28

Deepak — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:12:40 +0000

Palm made announcement that they will be releasing the new Palm pre plus and Pixi plus in Germany with Vodafone & O2. This comes as a surprise amidst the reports of Palm being up for sale and HTC probably will be buying it. But that shouldn’t bother the customers much .

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Palm Starts Developer Podacast Series

Deepak — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:56:47 +0000

To attract more developers and spread information about their developer program, Palm has started their developer podcast series. Indeed a very nice step from Palm to get attention towards it webOs platform. They have released the first video of the series.

Palm’s Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith give an introduction the mobile development landscape, how Palm fits into it, and an overview of the various programs that Palm offers developers.

Palm Pre(webOS) App Catalog Reaching 2000 Apps Count Soon

Deepak — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:50:27 +0000

WebOs app catalog is growing at a steady pace, ofcourse its not as crowded as iPhone app store but it will eventually get there. Palm is doing all it can to attract developers towards its webOs platform. I think they should increase their handset reach and should spread fast into European, Asian countries. More handsets = More App Downloads = More Money For Developers

Palm Pre Coming To China In July – No Word On India Release

Deepak — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:28:44 +0000

Finally Palm Pre is getting set to be launched in Asia. China Telecom will be launching Palm Pre in July 2010 with Blackberry devices. News came from the Wall Street Journal article. Still there is no word on when it will be released in India, which makes no sense because Palm Pre with a decent affordable price tag can do wonders for Palm in India.