Having revealed that sales of their webOS smartphones have proved disappointing in the past financial quarter, and downgrading their revenue expectations to "well below" the $1.6bn to $1.8bn initially predicted, Palm don't look to be ready to give up the fight quite yet.  An email from Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein to the company's employees has leaked, and while he admits ... continued »

It seems like we've been waiting for webOS 1.4 for some time now, but according to PreCentral the much-anticipated update will begin to roll out come February 25th.  That new date comes from a Verizon source, suggesting at the very least Pre Plus and Pixi Plus availability; there's no word on when Palm Pre and Pixi handsets on Sprint will ... continued »

Palm have announced that, starting today, developers looking to charge for their webOS applications will be able to submit them for approval and inclusion into the App Catalog.  Until now, titles available to download to the Palm Pre have been free of charge; Palm are now throwing open the doors to apps that actually cost something, with the first developers ... continued »

The Palm Pre return rate wrangling continues unabated, with RBC analyst Mike Abramsky the latest to step into the fray.  After initial return estimates of around 40-percent returns sent Palm's stock price into a tumble, followed by reassurance that, in fact, such figures were possibly based on bad data, Abramsky's team now claim that returns are more likely between 2 ... continued »

Palm have released webOS 1.1.0, if Apple thought their blocking of iTunes sync for the Pre would be the end of things, they should think again.  Among the changes in 1.1.0 - which include better Exchange support and improved integration between Facebook and Contacts - Palm have resolved "an issue preventing media sync from working with latest version of iTunes ... continued »

Palm have thrown open the doors to their webOS SDK, making the Palm Mojo beta available to anybody with a valid email address.  According to the company's official blog, the submissions process for the App Catalog will open to all developers this fall. Palm have also confirmed that they have an unknown number of new applications in the pipeline for release ... continued »

Palm are tipped to be preparing webOS 1.1, the first significant upgrade to the Pre's software platform, for release within a month.  While there's no official word from Palm themselves, the update is expected to address enterprise-friendly features such as remote security and improved Exchange support. According to PreCentral's anonymous tipster, webOS 1.1 will bring with it improved Exchange Active Sync ... continued »

My Pre were invited to meet with representatives from Palm and O2 this afternoon, to discuss today's announcement regarding the European GSM Pre. While there were several members of Palm and O2's core and PR teams, the meeting was primarily led by Dave Whalen, senior VP for Palm's global sales, and Jonathan Earle, head of consumer marketing for O2. To be ... continued »

Heavy Palm Pre users will have discovered that the smartphone's battery life can prove insufficient for a full day's use, especially when you're receiving push email and using juice-thirsty features like GPS and 3G data.  Third-party battery manufacturer Seidio had already promised a double-capacity pack for the Pre; now they're offering one with a more slight improvement, the Innocell 1,350mAh pack. At ... continued »

Palm have announced that the GSM version of the Palm Pre will be exclusively available on O2 in the UK, Ireland and Germany, and Movistar in Spain.  The smartphone will apparently be hitting shelves "in time for the [Christmas] holidays."    As predicted, there's no significant change to the Pre from its US form, aside from switching out the CDMA EVDO Rev.A radio ... continued »