Tag Archive | "Palm Pre"
Palm has an easy time getting the Pre to sync with iTunes
Well, Palm certainly has some chutzpah. Even after Palm’s complaint with the USB Implementers Forurm resulted in a public lashing, whereby they were chastised for spoofing Apple’s USB vendor ID, they were back to their old tricks this past weekend. According to PreCentral, when a user hooks up their Pre running WebOS 1.2.1 to their […]
Continue reading...Why enabling the Palm Pre to sync up with iTunes is shortsighted
Sunday, October 4, 2009
In case you missed it, Palm is up to its old tricks again and has re-enabled the ability of the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. As we’ve discussed previously, this back and forth cat and mouse game between Apple and Palm only serves to disrupt the user experience for Palm Pre owners, with their […]
Continue reading...New Palm Pre update re-enables iTunes syncing.. AGAIN
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The ongoing battle between Palm and Apple over the Palm Pre’s ability to sync up with iTunes shows no signs of dying down, despite numerous attempts from Apple to block the Pre and in spite a recent letter from the USB Implementors Forum which chastised Palm for spoofing Apple’s USB Vendor ID. Palm today released […]
Continue reading...Report: Palm laying off workers, disappointing Pre sales may be to blame
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Palm has started laying off employees as a cost saving measure in the face of lower then expected Palm Pre sales, according to a recent blurb on CoolSmartphone. Since Palm first introduced the Pre to the public at CES 2009, the Pre, rightly or wrongly, has been typecast as a true competitor to the iPhone. […]
Continue reading...Report: Verizon isn’t planning to sell the Palm Pre
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Citing sources “close to the discussions”, TheStreet is reporting that Verizon has done an about face and is no longer planning on selling the Palm Pre on their network. The move would be a dramatic setback for the up-from-the-ashes Palm story. The company desperately needs to secure more telco partners to sell its flagship phone. […]
Continue reading...USB Forum comes down hard on Palm for spoofing Apple’s USB vendor ID re: iTunes syncing
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The cat and mouse game over the Palm Pre’s ability to sync with iTunes may soon be coming to an end. Just a few weeks ago, Apple released an iTunes update which prevented the Pre from syncing up with iTunes. Shortly thereafter, Palm answered with an update of its own with the release of webOS […]
Continue reading...iTunes 9 breaks Palm Pre syncing
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Steve Jobs unveiled iTunes 9 today, and according to a report from PreCentral, it breaks, yet again, the ability of the Palm Pre to sync up with Apple media manager. This past July, an iTunes update accomplished a similar objective, but Palm was quick to fire back with a software update of its own to […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre sales slumping?
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Barrons reports: Town Hall Investment Research analyst David Eller asserted in a research note this morning that sales of the Pre “are continuing to slow,” and “likely will come in dramatically below” Sprint’s reputed target of 1 million to 1.5 million customers for the year. Eller now sees the company selling 416,000 units in the […]
Continue reading...Report: Steve Jobs asked Palm not to hire Apple engineers
Thursday, August 20, 2009
In the wake of a U.S Justice Department investigation into questionable hiring practices at tech companies, it’s come to light that in August 2007, Apple asked Palm not hire any of its employees. According to former Palm CEO Ed Colligan, who once mocked Apple’s entry into the smartphone market, he and Jobs held talks in […]
Continue reading...Palm sends cease and desist letter to developer of webOS theme for Android
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Palm recenlty sent a cease and desist letter to the developer of a webOS theme for Android. Palm argues, correctly, that it needs to protect the use of its trademark or run the risk of potentially losing it. According to trademark law, if you let people use, copy, adjust your trademark and don’t cause a […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre sends user info, including location, back to Palm on a daily basis
Friday, August 14, 2009
It came to light this week that the Palm Pre sends an array of user information back to Palm HQ on a daily basis. Specifically, Palm Pre users send the following information back to the mothership every 24 hours. 1) Installed Apps 2) Crash Logs 3) User Location (via GPS) 4) And finally, a list […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre ad criticized for being too creepy
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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For the great job the Palm did in copying features of the iPhone for its Palm Pre, it hasn’t been nearly as successful at replicating Apple’s advertising prowess. Palm recently released a commercial for the Pre that has been criticized for being creepy. AdAge describes it thusly: The campaign features actress Tamara Hope speaking directly […]
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
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