Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus on Verizon

Palm revived back in the smartphone market with the announcement of the Palm Pre and web-OS a year ago. Also during the same time period, Palm unveiled a shrimp sized Pixi, unleashed nine over-the-air updates to its OS, fabricated and radiated a cluster of developer tools, including frequent releases of its SDK and an innovative web-based development environment.

Throughout the fluxes in the last months Palm make a comeback with a bang, constituting Sprint as its stag carrier ally in the US. Therefore, while the company was engrossed in tweaking and inventing its groundbreaking platform and devices, the third place accomplice has kept it from the larger audiences AT&T or Verizon. But now after almost a year Palm has exposed its innovative devices up to the country's giant carrier along with revealing the specifications and other attributes of its offerings. You will be amazed to know that now Pre offers an additional 8GB of storage and double the RAM, whereas Pixi comes equipped with WiFi.



Though there are not much physical differences in the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus from their sprint counterparts, both the devices offer amazing experiences to the users. In addition, compare to Pixi, the Palm Pre Plus has twice the RAM and storage capacity, a fast processor, a bigger and brighter screen.

In the Pre, the most noticeable is the removal of the "home" button from the front of the device, and a slender change to its keyboard making the keys a bit clickier and less gel-like. According to Palm, the users will be benefited from its hinge mechanism and the updated build quality of the phone. It will ensure that there are no issues to be found in the device. The Pixi Plus is a look-alike to its Sprint cousin.

Both the devices will be available next week with the Pre Plus selling for $149.99 after $100 rebate and 2-year contract and the Pixi Plus selling for $99 after $100 rebate and 2-year contract. Verizon also will charge you an additional $9.99 per month if you have selected the Verizon Navigator GPS service on your Palm Pre Plus or Pixi Plus. Sprint definitely offers an intelligible deal on the Palm Pre and Pixi when it comes to monthly service fees and provided services such as free navigation, NFL Mobile, and more.

The Palm Pre Plus has enhanced the Palm Pre with all the unique features and software updates. It won't be wrong to assert that the Palm Pre Plus is the best phone Palm has ever introduced because of its quality. It offers an excellent platform with enormous potential to change the way you work with your phone.

Palm introduces 3D games for webOS phones

Palm’s announced that game titles from EA, Gameloft, Glu Mobile and Laminar are now available for the Palm Pre webOS platform via its Palm App Catalog.

“We are very excited about the potential of webOS as a platform for mobile 3D gaming,” said Katie Mitic, senior vice president of marketing. “This is a key application category, and we’ve worked closely with some of the leading game developers to deliver a great game experience for our customers.”

Seven 3D games were introduced today for Palm Pre at CES, which include: Need for Speed Undercover, The Sims 3, Monopoly, Asphalt 5: Elite Racing, Let’s Golf!, Glyder 2, and X-Plane along with the introduction of Tetris, Sudoku, Scrabble, Bran Challenge and The Oregon Trail.

“Recent improvements to Palm webOS represent major advancements in enabling world-class mobile gaming,” said Travis Boatman, VP for EA Mobile. “These innovations have allowed us to quickly bring our best IP to the platform.”

The Palm webOS Plug-in Development Kit, which extends the Palm webOS SDK with a set of tools, documentation and APIs will go into public Beta version in March.

The Palm App Catalog currently offers more than 1,000 webOS applications for download.

Source:http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/07/palm-introduces-3d-games-for-webos-phones/

Palm App Catalog is About to Reach 1000 Apps

The Palm App Catalog had about 800 applications by mid-December, those of us using a webOS phone were pleased, but wanted more. So Palm is giving us more, so far we have reached 946 applications, my guess is that we might get to 1000 before the end of this year.

There are a lot of people, like small business owners, that would like to get more specialized apps on their Palm Pre or Pixi handsets. So let’s hope Palm is paying attention about that, so we can all get more apps. Now, not all the apps on the Catalog are for all the webOS devices, some of those apps work only on the Pre.



Also, the webOS users outside the US, don’t have access to all the 946 apps that we have, so it’s going to be a while before they can get as much apps as we have. But don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of useful apps in the Catalog already, as well as many free and paid games to get you by while waiting for the bus or subway. Thanks Palm developers, and please, keep them coming!

Source: http://mypre.com/palm-app-catalog-about-to-reach-1000-apps-2009314121/

Palm Pre and Pixi Getting webOS 1.3.5 Today

Sprint will release a new version of the webOS for Palm's most recent smartphones very soon. This operating system update will bring a number of enhancements, including the ability to store more third-party applications.

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein recently gave a preview of webOS 1.3.5. His comment that caught the most attention was a promise that it will allow users to hold put more software on their Palm Pre or Pixi. This confirmed an earlier leak, which indicated that the next version of Palm's OS will let users use all of its internal storage capacity for holding apps, if they want.

Rubinstein went on to promise better Wi-Fi performance, and better performance from the Pixi.

Coming Today:-

Sprint's support website says that webOS 1.3.5 will be distributed starting today. This site also reveals some of the enhancements included in this update.

• Improvements in battery life optimization when in marginal coverage areas.


• QCELP capability fix will allow users to play and audio of video sent via MMS.


• Tapping an address from contacts will launch Google Maps or Sprint Navigation.


• Users can now download over 2G connections, when necessary

Curiously, Sprint's description of this update makes no mention of the increased capacity for storing third-party software.

Coming to a Pre and Pixi Near You:-
This carrier says it will begin pushing this update out to Palm Pre users over the air today. Users will be notified when it arrives.


Source:http://www.brighthand.com

Amazon now offering the Palm Pixi for just $24.99

So much for having to head in to Walmart to score a low priced Palm Pixi because Amazon now has an offer of their own. For a limited time, well actually until November 23 customers can get a Palm Pixi for just $24.99. Which means you can save yourself five bucks, but better still, you can do so from the comfort of your own home.

Of course, there are a few catches with that price, but honestly would you expect otherwise. First, like I mentioned that offer is for a limited time only. But more importantly, you will have to agree to and sign a two year commitment with Sprint.

With price drops like this, it seems like it is just a matter of time before the Pixi becomes free on contract. Still $24.99 is not all that bad.

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Story:http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/amazon-now-offering-the-palm-pixi-for-just-24.99/

Palm Pixi now available from Sprint

Without all of the excitement and fanfare seen when the Palm Pre launched this past summer, the Palm Pixi officially goes on sale at Sprint today. With the latest version of webOS under its’ hood. the difference between the two devices is really all about the hardware. The Pixi lacks a Wi-Fi radio, and has a downgraded camera at 2MP vs. the Pre’s 3MP shooter.

The display, at 2.63 inches, is much smaller than the 3.1 inch screen found on the earlier model. But all of this cutting back has allowed Palm and Sprint to offer a webOS device at a lower price. The Pixi costs $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and your signature on a 2 year contract. Anyone looking to spread a little Pixi dust today?

Source:http://www.webosarena.com/2009/11/16/palm-pixi-now-available-from-sprint/

Palm's does it again, unveils Pixi before Apple’s big day

While the Pixi isn’t likely to overshadow the buzz of Apple’s press event this afternoon, Palm is showing that it does indeed have the moxie (the audacity, if you will) to stand up to the big dogs. If you’ll think back just three months to the launch of the Pre, where Palm showed it had the balls to launch two days before the world knew Apple would unveil the new iPhone. Apple is expected today to show off their latest iPod line, while most eyes will be waiting to see if Steve Jobs and his patented Reality Distortion Field will be making an appearance, Palm’s going to be standing at the sidelines waving two Pixi phones over their head screaming “Look at me!” And the media will look, as they like nothing more than to compare to the iPhone.

Now, Palm and Apple aren’t going to be the only ones making noise today. The long awaited complete digital remastering of The Beatles’ albums will be released today. Also hitting the scene will be The Beatles: Rock Band, possibly the most anticipated release of Rock Band to date.

As I said above, it’s only been three months since Palm launched the Pre, also on Sprint. Since then they’ve launched the Pre on Bell Mobility in Canada and announced a partnership with O2 to carry the Pre in Europe. While these wouldn’t be notable accomplishments for a company of Apple’s size (35,000 employees and $32 billion revenue for 2008), it’s quite audacious for Palm. With just 1,000 employees, Palm is small potatoes in the smartphone market, especially when you consider that in 2009 Palm lost $739 million just trying to stay afloat.

The rapid fire pace of releases has several advantages for Palm. Firstly, it allows them to have an expanded product portfolio. This means that there will be more than one webOS device on the shelves in Sprint stores, as well as gives carriers different options for which phone they want to carry (look at RIM’s prolific BlackBerry line for evidence of how well this works).

By putting out a new device so soon, especially one that is visibly quite different than the Pre, Palm is setting themselves up in the public’s eye as being able to produce notably different devices, even if they are notably similar on the inside. By spitting out a lower-tier device like the Pixi, Palm is also opening up a new front in their war to regain their place as a top-tier smartphone provider. By unveiling the Pixi so soon after the Pre, Palm is staying fresh in the eyes of the media and consumers and may be able to capture the attention of consumers who were interested in the Pre, but turned off by the styling or price.

Source:http://www.precentral.net/palms-does-it-again-unveils-pixi-apple%E2%80%99s-big-day