Posts Tagged ‘Palm’
Apple Unveils iPhone 3.0 Software Features
Apple today unveiled an iPhone software upgrade with new features ranging from copy-and-paste and message notifications to picture messaging.
Nokia introduces the models 6720 and 6710 Navigator Classic
If once the choice was between terminal candybar shell and now the trend is one terminal candybar or slidephone. This demonstrates Nokia launching two new models from the technical characteristics are very similar, but shaped differently. The Nokia 6720 Classic and 6710 Navigator are designed for those working extensively with GPS support for the new services and Ovi Maps of Finnish home. Both have a slightly curved shape to better adhere to the palm of the hand, a 5 Megapixel camera with flash and autofocus with Carl Zeiss optics and, of course, Symbian.
Sprint Accidentally Reveals Its CDMA Treo Pro
A CDMA version of Palm’s Treo Pro briefly appeared for sale on Sprint’s web site today. The phone appears mostly identical to the GSM version already announced, including support for WiFi, GPS, and a memory card. It supports most Sprint services, including Sprint TV, Music Store, Mobile Sync, and picture messaging. Other features include a QWERTY keyboard, 320×320-pixel display, Windows Mobile Pro 6.1, speaker-independent voice dialing, and 2-megapixel camera with video capture. Sprint has since pulled the Web page with details regarding the Treo Pro. Sprint will sell the Treo Pro at some undetermined date in the future for $249 after rebate and instant savings, with 2-year contract, or $549 full price.
Palm’s webOS Can Tell If You’re Going to Be Late for Meetings
Speaking in an interview, Elevation Partners investor Roger McNamee shares some more information about the capabilities of Palm’s webOS. McNamee said, “So when you wake up in the morning, it has taken your calendar…and downloaded the maps for your whole day.” He also said that, because the Palm Pre has a calendar, GPS, and a clock, webOS can take specific actions. McNamee continues, “It not only knows where you are, it knows where you’re supposed to be and when. So when it realizes you’re going to be late, it says ‘Hey, not only are you going to be late, but I can take care of it for you. I’ll send an email to your assistant or to the people in the meeting, which would you prefer?’ And oh, by the way, here’s the map.” These details weren’t shared by Palm’s executives during the CES debut of the Palm Pre and webOS.
Palm Releases Firmware/Radio Patch for Sprint 755p
Palm has released a radio patch for the venerable Palm Treo 755p on Sprint that fixes a longstanding phone reset issue and upgrades the base firmware to version 1.08, which is the final firmware version for the device. As usual, backup all applications and information before updating, with the time to completion expected to take one hour.
Palm Makes a Comeback, Intros the Palm Pre
For quite some time now, Palm, Inc. has been pretty quiet and one can’t help but wonder when it is going to join the well and alive smartphone market. After all, it use to be one of the major players in the industry. Well, that question is answered, and the answer was - CES 2009. Palm, Inc. has announced it’s latest PDA phone - the Palm Pre backed by Palm’s new webOS platform. this new mobile platform was designed to flawlessly synchronize your phone, your PC, and you files on the web. But let’s leave Palm’s webOS aside and discuss what the Palm Pre has to offer us.
Featuring a breakthrough interface and hardware design, the Palm Pre features a smooth, rounded ergonomic design and a slide-out keyboard that you can easily tucked in whenever you don’t need it. In fact the only time that you’d probably need the keyboard is when your are composing email or text messages. When the phone is closed, you can practically make phone calls, browse the web, view photos and videos. The Palm Pre also boasts of a curved slider and a gesture-controlled touch interface and sports a compact form factor small enough to fit comfortably on the palm of your hand or in your pocket.
Palm Offers Details About Developing for webOS
Palm recently provided information about its development program for it’s new mobile operating system, webOS. Palm is calling the development environment Mojo, and also has the Mojo SDK. The application framework for Mojo is based on the HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript standards, which are all Web-based. This new tool will help developers create programs for and port programs to the webOS platform. Palm also said that there are a number of ways to migrate data from an existing PDB file to a new webOS application.