Palm has recently announced that the webOS 1.3.1 update is no longer a U.S. thing, only. The company has made the new firmware available to European users, as well. As we’ve already covered the new firmware, I’ll stop here, adding only that your data will be preserved after the update. Still, we advise to backup…
Black Friday Mobile Deals – Radio Shack
Radio Shack, or ‘The Shack’ as they’d like to be called, is offering a fine plethora of sales for Black Friday. Shoppers be on alert since some sweet, sweet handsets are going on sale here, so make sure you’re wearing running shoes, or you could end up like Mrs. Avery up there. Don’t worry, all…
Black Friday Mobile Deals – Best Buy
For those of you who are making the pilgrimage to Best Buy Friday morning, I hope you did some working out beforehand as trying to pick up a TV or a refrigerator without any kind of preparation will not end well. If you’re anything like me, years of being a hermit has turned your body…
Data hogs: iPhone accounts for 50% of global smartphone traffic
The iPhone is a data hog. Just ask AT&T and their strained 3G data network. Data-hungry iPhone users seemingly aren’t able to satisfy their thirst for online information. They’re so ravenous for the all things internet that, according to AdMob, the iPhone accounts for 50% of all smartphone web traffic around the globe. Here, in…
Palm, BlackBerry devices coming to China Telecom?
The Chinese mobile market is ever interesting. Now that all carriers have rolled out 3G, it’s time to build a differentiating portfolios. China Unicom is known to carry the iPhone, China Mobile is betting big on their flavor of Android – OPhone, and China Telecom… well, they seem to work to get some Palm and…
Amazon offers Palm Pixi for $25
Cash-strapped webOS hopefuls and deal seekers alike, take note: Amazon is offering Sprint’s Palm Pixi for just $25. The entry-level webOS smartphone hasn’t been on market for more than a week and we’re already seeing the handset hovering dangerously close to “free with contract” territory. As it stands, Amazon will sell you the Palm Pixi…
‘The Shack’ to Sell the Motorola CLIQ for $79 on Black Friday
Black Friday is just around the corner (November 26th), so with that in mind I’m going to do my best to keep my ear to the ground for any deals. This morning I happened to come across what appears to be a list of devices to go on sale at ‘The Shack’ (er, ‘Radio Shack’…
Quickie: Palm Pixi Now Available on Sprint
In case you missed it, yesterday was Palm Pixi launch day in the US. The new webOS powered ‘mini Pre’ is available for $99.99 on a 2-year contract after $100 mail-in rebate on Sprint. Ugh, yes, another mail-in rebate! For the whole skinny head over to Sprint. You’ll need to enter your zip code… Do…
Palm Pre gets a new firmware update; WebOS reaches version 1.3.1
Palm has made a new firmware available for the Pre, in a move that’s obviously designed to coincide with the Pixi release. The update packs tons of minor fixes that further improve the user experience. Here’s what’s changed: Yahoo! synchronization is added Message forwarding A new option for restarting the phone: press and hold power…
The $30 Palm Pixi should make you seriously consider webOS
The Palm Pixi is due to hit market on Sunday, November 15th. Following on the slider-style Palm Pre, the Palm Pixi will launch as Sprint’s second webOS-powered smartphone. It’ll feature the same touchscreen and gesture-support we first saw on the Palm Pre, but trades screen size for a slate-style QWERTY keyboard and does away with…