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f we’re supposed to believe a post on the official Sprint forums that was later yanked, webOS 1.4 will be hitting February 26 (for both Pre and Pixi devices) sometime in the evening…..this would make sense as Palm and Sprint have promised the update by the end of February and that date is getting ever so close.

According to the admin who posted the news, the following will be included in the update.

Fixes:

• Time Zone bug fixed
• Network time sync bug fixed to reflect accurate Network time
• Bluetooth car-kit transition to device corrected
• No EV icon bug fixed (random)
• Random browser formatting bugs fixed
• Fixed bug that incorrectly displayed Sprint when actually was Digital Roaming
• Missing Contact issue specifically with swap down to 1.2.9.1 or less

Feature Updates:

• Phonebook Transfer (import & export)
• Adds Video Capture capability & edit
• Calendar Enhancements
• Messaging Enhancements
• Improved Performance (Phone & CAL)
• Email Enhancements
• Notification Enhancements
• Adds Adobe Flash 10.0 (Pre Only)
  NOTE: The 1.4 software adds the ability to use the Flash 10.0 Adobe plug-in which will be available shortly from
• the Palm App Catalog.

So we’ll just have to wait and see if this news turns out to be true or not. Stay tuned…

VIA: PreCentral

So you know those taps on your Pre and Pixi? Yeah the ones such as holding your finger on the gesture area while you press the C, V to copy, paste etc? Well Palm has a name for them, they are called “meta-taps” and the company is likening it to Command click on ac or Ctrl, Alt, Del on Windows systems.

We’re not so much interested in it’s name as it’s function, and at the moment, meta-taps is damn awesome. Now there is something that can be said for reinventing the wheel.

VIA: PreCentral

So Super Bowl XLIV is only a few short days away, and whether or not your team made it this far, doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate. So check out our gallery below and enjoy. We’ll be releasing full Wallpaper sets of all the teams from the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL for both the Pre and Pixi in the near future, so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the seven wallpapers below…

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Guess what folks? Verizon has put both the Pixi and Pre Plus on it’s online site. So as of now, you can order your Pre or Pixi Plus with all the beefed up specs you were promised. Check it out at the read link below.

VIA: Verizon

We’ve got our hands on the Pre and Pixi and we’re glad to say we’ll be having a review out next week. Remember, these are Verizon phones (not Sprint). That said, stay tuned.

It’s been a year since Jon Rubinstein turned Palm around. And even though it’s not completely out of the woods financially, great things are happening. The entire CES keynote is available below for you to view and we have included a link to all the important news covered in the keynote. Enjoy.

Palm tams up with France’s SFR operator

Palm announces web distribution of apps

Palm brings true gaming to the Pre and webOS platform

Video recording and Flash 10.1 support coming to webOS in Fabruary

OFFICIAL: Palm Pixi Plus coming to Verizon January 25^th

OFFICIAL: Palm Pre Plus coming to Verizon January 25^th

Palm introduces Mobile Hotspots app

Palm CES 2010 Photo Gallery

Photo Courtesy of Engadget

You probably weren’t able to attend the CES 2010 trade show. But even if you didin’t you can check out the full gallery of Palm’s keynote courtesy of PreCentral. Check it out HERE

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So you have a Pre, and you have a computer, but your friends have computers and they want to tap into the internet as well. What do you do? You get the Mobile Hotspots app from Palm. The app allows up to five Windows or Mac computers to connect the internet simultaneously and requires no additional hardware.

Of course the app will be subject to a monthly charge imposed by carriers and we’re almost sure there will be that dreaded 5GB data cap. At any rate, it’s nice to see the innovation still alive with Palm.

VIA: Engadget

Confirming months of rumors that the Pre would be heading to Verizon, Palm has officially confirmed that the Pre will be heading to America’s biggest wireless network.

Dubbed the Pre Plus, the device has three major differences from the current Pre sold on Sprint and other networks. For one, the center button is missing (which was practically useless we might add), the back of the device comes fitted with the matte cover needed for the Touchstone charger instead of the finger print-glossy version currently on the Sprint version. Last but not least it ups the internal storage from 8GB to a full 16GB.

The device has not been hampered by the lack of WiFi and as we said before it will be arriving on Verizon’s network January 25^th.

VIA: Palm

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It’s official folks. All those rumors about Verizon getting a webOS device namely the Pixi were true. Our good friend Jon Rubinstein made it official that Verizon is getting the Pixi and it will be called the “Pixi Plus.” The major difference between this version and Sprint’s version is the inclusion of WiFi, more storage space (bumped up to 8GB from 4GB) and of course it runs on Big Red’s network.

No price has been revealed yet but we do have a date, January the 25^th. Check out the full press shots below.

VIA: Palm

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