Crazy for the Palm Pre

We have just released webOS 3.0.5 as an over-the-air update for TouchPads, and the 3.0.5 SDK is now out of Early Access.

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I was recently given the opportunity to try out the new Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus from Verizon. The Plus refers to the ability of both these phones to function as 3G hotspots (like a mi-fi). You can connect up to 5 devices through Wi-Fi to access the internet through the phones.

Shortly after a significant system software upgrade was released for Sprint’s versions of Palm’s latest smartphones, Verizon’s webOS-based models have received it, too. webOS 1.4 brings the ability to record video, as well as a number of other enhancements.

CES 2010: Palm announced on Thursday that it will bring upgraded Pre and Pixi handsets, dubbed “Plus,” to Verizon along with the ability to turn the phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot for five devices. by Andrew Nusca

If you reside in Europe, and you have a Palm Pre, you’re a member of a very small minority, as the device is currently available only in UK, Ireland, Spain and Germany, and it lacks some of the functionality of its US counterpart; namely, the ability to buy apps from the App Catalog. Now, finally, the folks from Palm have announced that users from Europe will be able to purchase webOS apps …

eWeek's '10 Products That Must Be Killed in 2010' features Palm Pre , RIM Storm … MacDailyNews (blog) Palm Pre : When Palm first introduced the Pre , most tech users were excited to get their hands on it

eWeek's '10 Products That Must Be Killed in 2010' features Palm Pre , RIM Storm … MacDailyNews (blog) Palm Pre : When Palm first introduced the Pre , most tech users were excited to get their hands on it. The device had the ability to multitask and, ..

Apple has released iTunes 9.0.2, which, amongst other things, again kills the ability for the Palm Pre to sync with the software.

Palm on Monday unveiled 13 new apps in the company’s App Catalog for the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi smartphones. And finally, as has been long rumored, Palm has finally given developers the ability to begin charging for apps.

When the Palm Pre first hit stores, it came with the ability to sync up with iTunes. The Pre identified itself as an iPod mass storage device, so iTunes recognized it and let it in. Apple was not happy about this, and they fired back in July by breaking th…

CIO’s Al Sacco wonders if Wednesday’s Apple event means an iTunes update that could once again leave Palm Pre users without the ability to sync music files via the Apple software.

The people over at isyougeekedup just slammed out a ‘How to Guide’ to help you Tether you new Palm Pre. Instructions are simple enough: SH tunnel to the Pre, which supports running as a SOCKS proxy. You then configure your browser to point to this proxy and BAM, you’re tethering away.

Looks like the Touchstone issues, like this user is having are something to do with the Pre sitting on the Touchstone charging dock. This may be an isolated incident but this could mean that the Touchstone unit is not working properly either.