We’re here at the Research In Motion WES conference and some of the more colorful conversation includes the idea that the BlackBerry maker should buy struggling Palm. While Lenovo is supposed to be the front runner, reports have surfaced saying RIM could be the only serious bidder. Why? RIM is plagued by software bugs in…
Palm Pixi Now Available for Free on 2-Year Contract via Sprint’s Website
Want to get your hands on the Pre’s little sibling for nothing up-front? The Palm Pixi is now available for free on a new line or eligible upgrade on 2-year contract at Sprint (at least that’s the deal via Sprint’s website!). Chances are if you pop into an old-fashioned storefront, you won’t get the same…
The mobile roundup – An iPhone walks into a bar edition
So, you may have heard that there was that next-generation iPhone leak this week but there was also some really cool stuff from Dell (of all companies!), Research In Motion, and HTC. Hop over past the jump for a thorough breakdown of this week in mobile technology.
Oprah Mobile Available on iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and webOS
Her Royal Oprah has launched mobile apps for BlackBerry, iPhone, Android and webOS, spreading her nubian dominion further into the realm of mobility. Because the twitter thing just wasn’t enough. The app allows the viewing of clips and previews of upcoming episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show, checking showtimes anywhere in the US, weekly polls,…
Lenovo now first in line for Palm buyout
Now that HTC has said pass on the potential acquisition of Palm, Lenovo is up to the plate. Lenovo may be trying to get into the mobile space, but I couldn’t imagine that they need to buy Palm as badly as HTC does. Lenovo is known best for it’s computers. The company acquired the ThinkPad…
Palm CEO bullish on its prospects for absolutely no reason
Look, if you’re the CEO of an ailing company, you have to spew some bullshit, but Palm’s leader just doesn’t seem to be in touch with reality. CEO Jon Rubinstein had a grand vision for Palm’s phoenix-like resurrection: introduce some bad-ass software that’s tightly integrated with some hot hardware and then watch the money pile…
Bell Palm Pre Now Available for Free on 2 and 3-Year Contracts
Free Pre anyone? That’s what you can get at Bell these days, thanks to a sizable drop on their 2 and 3-year contracts. Head into any Bell location, and the Palm Pre is yours for free on a new 2 OR 3-year signature. No strings attached here, all you’ll need to do is sign up…
Palm giving out free accessories to webOS users
It’s not all bad news Palm fans, as the company will be randomly giving out neat-o accessories to webOS users across the country and it will be absolutely free! … starting today, a small group of tote-bag-toting Palm envoys will be on the lookout for folks who look like they could use a free Palm…
Facebook for webOS Updated to 1.2
The open beta for Facebook on webOS has updated to another release, squashing a few bugs, and offering unfettered notifications and keyboard shortcuts. Yeah, that was in the last beta release, but apparently Palm has “also done a lot of polish around the user experience”. This release falls nicely in line with the f8 Facebook…
iPhone 4.0 to have Facebook integration?
We all knew iPhone OS 4.0 would have a few surprises and it looks like it will have some stronger social networking integration from Facebook. After digging around in the 4.0 code, the website Gunning for Safety found: It looks like Apple plans to implement Facebook’s Events into the iPhone’s Calendar app, as well as…