My lucky, lucky (did I mention he is lucky?) bud John over at MobileSyrup has managed to get his hands on the Bell version of the Palm Pre. Why? For a little unboxing action of course! The video was super-duper, but sadly, before I posted this it looks like MobileSyrup was issued a takedown notice…
Survey: 99% of iPhone 3GS owners happy, despite AT&T’s network
Does your phone leave you happy? More importantly, does it leave you satisfied? It doesn’t matter what kind of glitzy marketing campaign is behind your phone. It doesn’t matter if your phone can wash the dishes for you. What matters is that you, the consumer, are happy with your mobile phone. And, when it comes…
Virtual Keyboard Dug up on Palm Pre
Some wily coders have found a pre-alpha on-screen keyboard for the Palm Pre hidden within webOS. Both portrait and landscape versions of the native keyboard are available, and work for every app and every field. It doesn’t seem like that much of a hassle to slide out the physical keyboard on the Palm Pre, but…
Smartphone segment keeps growing, but not for Windows Mobile or Symbian
The smartphone market is still seeing solid growth, despite a weak global economy that has consumers cutting back on non-essential goods. Gartner is reporting that Global sales of smartphones in the second quarter of 2009 increased 27% year-on-year, accounting for more than 40 million units sold. Meanwhile, mobile phone sales in general slid 6.1%, compared…
Palm Pre phones home with user location data
Palm Pre users, take note, your shiny new smartphone is spying on you… kinda. Palm is collecting all kinds of user behavior data from their US fleet of Palm Pre smartphones. How’s that, you ask? Well, there’s apparently a bit of code hidden within the Pre’s WebOS that instructs the handset to send Palm information…
Study: Majority of consumers find Palm Pre commercials effective
If you’re like us, you find the Palm Pre commercials at least a little creepy. Watching Tamara Hope talk about her life with the Palm Pre almost makes you want to bust out the Yoga mat, or take a nap. But, how does the general public feel about the commercials’ effectiveness? Well, according to a…
Big-ass batteries extend Palm Pre uptimes like whoa
One of the biggest problems with most of today’s higher-end smartphones is the lack of battery power. With all the hardware stuffed into devices like the Palm Pre, users are barely able to get more than a day’s worth of battery life on a single charge. Thankfully, third-party battery makers like Amzer are here to…
WireFly Permanently Discounts Palm Pre to $169.99
I told you I was on the lookout for deals on the Pre. Just stumbled across yet another… ‘The Shack’ ain’t the only place where you can save a few bucks on the Pre! Turns out that the folks at WireFly are also running a discount on our beloved webOS-powered beauty…. and it looks like…
Palm Pre for $149 at ‘The Shack’ This Weekend
Radio Shack, er, The Shack, er… Well, whatever they’re calling it these days, is running a special promo this weekend. If you’re still on the lookout for the Palm Pre you can pick one up for $50 less than usual at… The Shack. An internal memo has leaked which gives us a look into the…
Palm Pre pops up in online comic series
Palm is really going all out in their Palm Pre marketing blitz. In addition to the attention-deficited Palm Pre commercials from Sprint, full-page newspaper ads and the kinda creepy Palm Pre ads starring Tamara Hope, Palm has enlisted the help of an online comic series that complement’s AMC’s “The Prisoner” mini-series. The comic follows some…