Palm’s took another pounding in its third-quarter earnings because consumers continue to turn away from webOS devices. The company reported a $22 million loss on revenues of about $366 million. The loss is not unexpected because the smartphone maker lowered its revenue expectations last month because of slower-than-expected webOS sales. Unveiled in January 2009, webOS…
Check out the Windows Phone 7 Series ad
The first ad for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series has hit the tubes of the Internet and it’s actually pretty good. It shows how the new operating system can handle the day-to-day wants and needs of people like me, you know, “life maximizers.” All jabs aside, it’s a nice introduction to the software giant’s vision…
Palm Pre Launch on AT&T Delayed?
The last we heard about a GSM webOS products in the U.S. was FCC documents, and scattered rumours of a May 10 launch, but analyst Peter Misek from Canaccord Adams thinks the Pre and Pixi (Plus?) will not land until the summer. The delay comes from AT&T’s end, apparently, who has a laundry list of…
Palm Pre Overclocked to 800 Mhz on webOS 1.3.5.1
For those Palm Pre owners who want webOS blazing fast, even at the risk of bricking your phone, a homebrew patch has been developed which tricks the Palm Pre’s processor to run at 800 Mhz. As you can see from this video, it’s pretty danged snappy – it handles 16 cards open at once without…
Palm rolls out ad campaign that doesn’t suck
Palm has rolled out a new ad campaign for webOS and while it’s a really good depiction of how the device operates, it may be too little, too late. The ad shows an attractive young lady walking down the street while some Mos Def music blasts. She’s seeing webOS screens in stride and it’s a…
Microunity sues the entire mobile industry over obscure patents – HTC, Google, Apple, Samsung, Nokia, AT&T, LG and more!
Patents are big business. Just ask Microunity. The obscure “tech” “company” (read: patent troll) has up and filed a far-reaching patent infringement lawsuit against all the biggest players in the mobile space. Microunity’s lawsuit, filed today in a Texas court, reads like a who’s who of influential actors on the US mobile stage – the…
OtterBox Launch Impact and Commuter Series Cases for the Palm Pixi
Over the weekend, OtterBox announced Impact and Commuter series cases for the Palm Pixi. I was wondering when OtterBox was going to hit us with this news! The new cases run $19.95 and $34.95 respectively, and provide the quality drop, kick, and drop-kick protection that you’re used to with OtterBox. The Impact series case for…
This week Verizon is all about gaming on the Palm Pre Plus
This week Verizon Wireless is showcasing webOS games. As far as I’ve understood from their press release, some of the titles mentioned won’t work on the Pixi Plus, hence they only talk about the Pre Plus and its gaming capabilities. In total, the Big Red is suggesting 18 titles: Asphalt 5, Brain Challenge, Glyder 2,…
Android market share sees biggest growth in mobile OS space, Windows Mobile takes a tumble
Comscore released their Mobile OS market share for October to January. Windows Mobile was the biggest loser, and Android seemed to pick up almost everything it lost. RIM and Apple also both saw gains. RIM is still the leader in the OS space, holding 43% of the total market in the U.S. The iPhone gained…
Hands-on video: 3D gaming gets serious on webOS
We were at the Game Developer’s Conference this week in San Francisco and we got some good hands-on time with the latest games for webOS. The platform was originally launched with a relatively simple software development kit: it was based around Internet standards like HTML and CSS in order to target the millions of web…