We knew the iPhone 3GS was fast – just a couple minutes with the iPhone 3GS in-hand is enough to prove as much – but now we have a more applicable idea of the iPhone 3GS’s speed. Anandtech ran a series of speed-tests on the iPhone 3GS, comparing it against the iPhone 3G, Palm Pre,…
Palm Pre struggling to drive downloads from App Catalogue
In the two weeks after the Palm Pre’s launch, which saw Sprint stores across the country selling-out of Palm Pre stock, the iPhone 3G S was the talk of the town. Fortunately for Palm, the Pre is back in the spotlight. This time, we take a look at the Pre and its ability to drive…
Palm tweets about Palm Pre’s flawed keyboard
Remember the Palm Pre? The other super-hyped smartphone from Palm? The one that launched a couple weeks ago? Fine, well, there’s this WebOS-powered smartphone from Palm. It’s called the Palm Pre and it’s supposed to be the company’s make-or-break handset – the one that will hopefully save the pioneer of the smartphone age from a…
Palm Launches Open Source Portal for webOS Developers
Good news for webOS developers this morning. Palm has gone ahead and launched an Open Source portal for developers. The new portal is pretty basic, but contains links to open source packages (components used in webOS 1.0.1), the license information, and contact information if you run into any speed bumps. For more information you can…
Palm Pre Touchstone hacked into BMW!
It was only a matter of time before someone decided to integrate their Palm Pre with their luxury vehicle. This time around, one adventurous Palm Pre owner decided to really put his Palm Pre’s Touchstone wireless charging dock to good use by integrating it into his 3-series BMW. For some reason, it’s always a BMW…
Video: iPhone 3G S vs. iPhone 3G vs. Palm Pre
The three hottest smartphones in North America are pitted against each other by C|Net. The tests include: boot up speed (iPhone 3G S wins), web browsing (Palm Pre wins) and taking a photo and sending it to someone via email (Palm Pre wins). Click here to watch the video in HD, or just enjoy the…
Apple warns Palm Pre about playing with iTunes
By now it’s no secret that Palm programmed the Palm Pre to trick iTunes into thinking the Pre is an iPod-like device, allowing it to easily sync with your iTunes media library. But, that obviously isn’t sitting too well with Apple’s higher-ups. To that end, Apple has posted a new support page that is presumably…
Palm’s Take on webOS Updates: You Will OBEY
The Palm Pre has an awesome OTA system for firmware updates. In fact, any Pre users out there that are using this will no doubt have experienced this for the 1.0.2 update. Another firmware update is rumored to hit us in the next couple of weeks, with tweaks to improve text messaging and battery life……
Palm Pre Tethering: No Discussions, Please!
Looks like the folks over at the Pre Dev Wiki have been warned by the execs and legal team over at Sprint. Why? Sprint has taken up issue with the many tethering discussions found on their site and IRC channel. Me thinks that much discussion will go on anyway… At this point Sprint does not…
Palm Pre Off to Europe in September?
A daily financial paper in Romania called the Ziarul Financiar is claiming that the Palm Pre will be set to launch in Europe by the end of September. Not too much else is known at this point, although they did report that the cost of the Pre would run somewhere around $550 USD… I certainly…