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 »

According to research firm Gartner global mobile phone sales declined six percent in Q2 2009. While handset sales as a whole were on the decline, sales of smartphones grew an impressive 27%. One of the notable launches during the quarter was of the Palm Pre. The Pre created lots of buzz, but according to Gartner, the Pre failed to generate lots ... continued »

Most of us have ventured over to YouTube on more than one occasion to watch videos of people doing stupid things or music videos. On some smartphones, the YouTube experience is less than ideal and Google is trying to change that. YouTube has updated its website for smartphones to let users log into their accounts, view favorite videos, and share new ... continued »

The Palm Pre has proven to be a reasonably popular smartphone here in the U.S. despite the fact that there is debate on how many units have actually been sold. Sprint still hasn’t released official numbers. The Pre is set to debut in Canada on August 27 on Bell Mobility. This will be the first sign of how popular the smartphone ... continued »

One of the big complaints that some Pre owners have is that the app store for the device lacks a significant number of applications. Thankfully, and unlike Apple, Palm and Sprint do have a method for home brewed apps to be installed on the Pre. JkOnTheRun spent the weekend playing with the unofficial home brew app store for the Pre that ... continued »

I want more battery life for my smartphone as much as the next guy. However, I draw the line at gigantic batteries that are so fat they can’t even fit under the battery cover of the phone. I mean there is a point where extra runtime is offset by ugly, and the people at PreThinking have found that point. There are ... continued »

I was never a big fan of Seinfeld when it was actually on the air. I watched a few episodes of the show, but I never really found it funny. Seinfeld the was sort of like The Office is now for me, I don't see the humor. One of the writers from Seinfeld, Peter Mehlman is getting his own YouTube channel ... continued »

Palm has picked the whitest, white girl in America for its Pre ads. If this girl had a tan she would still be white. Albino's look at her and say, dang she's white. The Pre may be a nifty device, but I wish the commercials weren't so weird. I agree with the gang at BGR, these commercials aren’t making me want ... continued »

A lot of you might remember when Best Buy had the Palm Pre for $849.99 with out a contract, and $199.99 with a two year contract, no MIR. Well yesterday they had the Palm Pre at $99.99 with a two year contract. Now, don't get your hopes up so fast, unfortunately, it seems to be a mistake on Best Buy's part. ... continued »