So the battle between Apple and Palm is taking a wrong turn - at least for those Pre owners who use iTunes - as you all know, the game of cat and mouse is been going on since the launch of the Palm Pre. There even was a complaint filed by Palm with the USB Implementers Forum, which is the ... continued »

Chances are by now you are too familiar with the little war between Apple and Palm. Palm recently file a complaint with the USB Implementers Forum - an industry group established by technology companies that developed the technology that links computers to other electronic devices - about the restrictions impose by Apple to iTunes. Yesterday many sites - starting with ... continued »

We knew Palm was looking for some new talent. Jeff Zwerner is the new member of Palm's management team. He is listed as the Senior Vice President, Brand Design for the company. Jeff Zwerner's role in Palm will be to "apply his significant expertise in strategic brand design and management to Palm’s global advertising, marketing communications, PR, events and web design." ... continued »

We all have witness the battle over access to iTunes between Palm and Apple. Now Palm is taking this little war to a new battleground. Is good to see Palm tackling Apple head-on like this. Not only does this give Palm some good press, but it also reveals the monopolistic nature that the new Apple has developed. Palm has filed a ... 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 »

Bono, the U2 lead singer, managing director and founding partner of investment firm Elevation Partners, which has invested heavily (more than $400 million) into resurgent handset maker Palm, Inc. Seems to be the latest pitchman for BlackBerry. His band’s latest album release, No Line on the Horizon, features prominently on blackberry’s home page. The company also is sponsoring the band’s ... continued »

We all remember Apple's advisory warning that they do not plan to support third-party devices that claim to synchronize with iTunes. Well, Palm confirmed late yesterday that Pre owners can no longer use Apple's iTunes to sync their smartphones to Macs or PCs. Apple updated iTunes to Version 8.2.1 today, and in its usual cryptic style, said that the new ... continued »

O2 is such an exclusive phone hog; they’ve already got the exclusivity on the iPhone and now – the Palm Pre too? Any questions? [Via Guardian] continued »

Apple have released an advisory warning that they do not plan to support third-party devices that claim to synchronize with iTunes, and moreover that future versions of the software may break that functionality.  The announcement is being seen as a response to Palm's iTunes compatibility, where the Pre presents itself as an iPod and can be synchronized with non-DRM music and ... continued »

We're still waiting to hear from Palm or Sprint as to how many Pre smartphones were sold this weekend, but early estimates from J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Cooster suggest sales in excess of 50,000 units.  Low initial stocks - as warned by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse - may have contributed to a sell-out weekend. "We conclude that the launch of the ... continued »