When it comes to buying a mobile phone, there’s more to consider than just the up-front price tag. The “total cost of ownership” (TCO) is sometimes a more revealing way to consider the overall cost of a particular cellphone. Especially when two phones offer similar sticker prices. For example, the two hottest smartphones this summer…
‘Konami Code’ Unleashes ‘Developer Mode’ on the Palm Pre
So you want unlimited lives huh? Did you try the Konami Code? You know, up up down down left right left right B A. That one? Yeah, you tried it? and it worked? Cool! Oh wait, now you want to unlock the previously hidden and unknown Developer Mode on your new Palm Pre? Did you…
Palm Eos (aka Pixie) Confirmed via webOS Snippet?
A few on-the-ball members over at the PreCentral Forums have managed to find what looks to be solid evidence that the pint-sized sibling to the Palm Pre, the Palm Eos (aka Pixie) will indeed be on its way soon. The evidence comes our way via a snippet of webOS code. Check it out below: Interesting.…
Palm Touchstone Disassembled Before Our Eyes
Back on Pre launch day I brought you some photos of a broken apart, disassembled Palm Pre for you to gaze at. The images were fun to look at for most of us… I mean, it’s not something we really want to see, but much like a car accident, we can’t help but turn our…
Talk about convergence – Palm Pre as cheese knife!
Cutting the cheese (literally, not in the pull-my-finger kind of way) isn’t exactly a traditional role for a mobile phone, but the Palm Pre, she’s not your traditional mobile phone. The all-new Palm Pre smartphone doesn’t just pack a powerful processor, gobs of RAM and a slick finger-friendly WebOS interface, the Palm Pre apparently does…
Poll: iPhone 3GS or Palm Pre?
The new iPhone 3GS has been unveiled with the upgraded guts to fend off the likes of the Palm Pre from overtaking its smartphone throne. The iPhone 3GS proved to be more of an evolutionary update to the iPhone 3G, than the game-changer that we had hoped Apple would launch. The iPhone 3GS sports a…
In Case You Missed It: webOS Version 1.0.2 Available OTA for the Palm Pre
I know most of you are used to me updating the whole BlackBerry OS scene with new and very ‘unofficial’ builds of the BlackBerry OS for various handsets… Albeit mostly the BlackBerry Storm it seems… However, today I’m pleased to report an OS update that is neither BlackBerry or iPhone related. That’s right, I’ve got…
Palm Pre Sells Out Across US… Sprint Breathes Sigh of Relief
Early reports I read on launch day had a mediocre outlook for the whole Sprint/Palm Pre situation. Lineups were short, and the ‘hype’ didn’t seem to reach the same stratosphere as past iPhone launches. Looks like this is one of those cases where you can’t believe the ‘hype’… or in this case, the lack of…
The Missing Sync for Palm Pre Coming Soon!
Newbie Pre owners, if you’ve been wanting and trying to sync your brand new Palm Pre to your computer instead of the cloud… It looks like the folks over at mark/space are going to come to your rescue shortly. The developers of ‘The Missing Sync’ software sent out the above ‘teaser’ email over the weekend,…
Vaja launches high-end Palm Pre cases
What better way to protect your glossy new Palm Pre (you did manage to get one yesterday, didn’t you?) than with a premium leather case from Vaja? The pioneers of high-end leather cases for mobile phones has done it again with the launch of their Palm Pre cases. The new Palm Pre Vaja cases start…