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PSFreedom, a port of the open source PSGroove jailbreak solution for the Playstation 3, hit the internet last week and it has traveled far and wide since its debut. It is simple in theory – all you need is the code and a device with a USB microcontroller to execute this hack. Now in the…
A beta build of webOS 2.0 was distributed to developers earlier this week and the underlying codebase has yielded up a reference to a virtual keyboard. Those that do not follow webOS may not realize that the mobile OS lacks a virtual keyboard. A virtual keyboard is not necessary on the webOS platform as all…
After some pretty heft hints earlier this week, Verizon prepaid plans have gone live on a wide variety of handsets. It’ll cost you $30 for unlimited data for the month, or those with feature phones can 25 MB for $10 month. Verizon recently changed their prepaid mobile broadband plans, so offering something on the smartphone…
Palm released webOS 2.0 beta to developers and provided a sneak peek into some of the changes Palm has in store for the webOS platform. From the developer’s documentation, there are six core areas that will receive significant improvement Stacks Stacks builds upon the cards metaphor and links similar cards together into a stack. The…
Verizon is stepping up its game on the prepaid front by offering some killer smartphones for this no-contract service. No longer will customers on Verizon have to choose from the crappy phones that most carriers provide for prepaid plans. It looks like Verizon will begin to offers these devices starting Sept. 2 – every Droid…
Todd Achilles, whose named couldn’t be more ironic because of the struggle that Palm is facing integrating into HP and that HP is facing in making a credible name for themselves in the smartphone market, is now in charge of both companies sales teams for the Americas. Achilles has experience in this space. He used…
Dusan commented on Business Insider’s piece on Research In Motion being dead in the water, and as the resident BlackBerry Dude, I’ve got some territory to defend. After the dust has settled from the launch of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the results of a lukewarm reception have become evident, analysts and investors have begun…
Palm Pre and Pre Plus owners that enjoy tweaking their handset will be happy to know that UberKernel has finally hit the 1GHz plateau. Released initially as an unstable, developers release, the 1GHz version of UberKernel has finished testing and is now available for prime-time usage. This latest 1GHz version replaces the previous build of…
There’s no doubt that Apple has, with their iPad, single-handedly introduced to the masses to tablet computing – in much the same way that the company used the iPhone increased awareness for smartphones. With millions and millions of the iOS-powered Apple iPad already shipped around the globe, it’s clear that the Cupertino, CA.-based company has…
HP is leveraging its position as a major hardware retailer to push its recently acquired webOS handset lineup. Spotted on HP’s website was an offer for a free Palm Pixi when you purchase a performance ProBook notebook. The ProBook is a business-oriented lineup of notebooks PCs and HP is targeting business users in this handset…