Unwired Views for 2011. Staska: huge growth for WP7, Android still #2, Samsung, LG and WebOS
I guess that by now you are a bit tired with the tech predictions for 2011. Sorry, can’t help it. It’s just that time of the year when every self respecting tech publication feels compelled to to show off how well they can read into the tech trend tea leaves. And after years of resisting, [...]
HP to launch PalmPad during CES in January?
CES is only a couple of weeks away, so speculation has started on what we’ll see during said trade show. Today, Fox News (of all places) is reporting that we may actually see some PalmPad-branded devices from HP. Not one, not two, but three. Three PalmPads, differentiated by minor tech specs. And apparently they will [...]
Palm Mansion may have a 5-inch or larger touchscreen, launch in Q1 2011
While we’ve already seen the first smartphone to run HP’s new WebOS 2.0 – the Palm Pre 2 – more devices are reportedly still in the works. One will clearly be the PalmPad, HP’s WebOS-powered tablet. However, we’ve heard rumors before of another device, codenamed (or possibly named) Palm Mansion. The only details we’ve had [...]
Palm Pre 2 now available in the US, unlocked for $450
The Palm Pre 2 has become available in the US. Not through any carrier (although Verizon is expected to add it to its smartphone lineup at some point in the near future), but direct from HP. This is the unlocked GSM version of the Pre, and as such won’t work on CDMA networks such as [...]
Palm Pre 2 gets priced in the UK, won’t be sold by any operator
As we’ve heard before, the Palm Pre 2 is about to be launched in the UK. HP’s first WebOs 2.0-powered smartphone won’t, however, be offered by any UK operator, at least at first. Orange, Vodafone and O2 have all told Pocket-lint that they have no plans for offering the Pre 2 – which is especially [...]
Palm Pre 2 will hit the UK SIM-free on November 12
When the Palm Pre 2 was officially announced, the release only named three countries as having the honor of receiving HP’s new smartphone: France, the US and Canada. But rest assured, for it looks like the Pre 2 will definitely be coming to other territories as well. Today HP has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the [...]
Palm Pre 2 pre-orders will begin in the US on November 8
According to previous rumors, the Palm Pre 2 will be released by Verizon on November 11. And it now looks like HP’s new WebOS 2.0-powered smartphone will get a short three-day pre-order period before that. Those interested in the Palm Pre 2 will be able to pre-order it starting November 8. That information has been [...]
Confirmed: Palm Pre 2 will be on Rogers
The Palm Pre 2 is coming. And while the original announcement mentioned it will be coming to SFR in France, Verizon in the US and Canada. The lack of details as to which carrier will sell it in Canada has been interesting, but a rumor from a few days ago suggested it may be Rogers. [...]
Palm Pre 2 may be going to AT&T and Rogers as well
The Palm Pre 2 was officially unveiled by HP yesterday, and it’s going to be available in France from SFR on Friday. HP’s announcement only mentioned that the first smartphone to be powered by WebOS 2.0 will be on Verizon in the US and will also be sold in Canada – but no timelines were [...]
Palm Pre 2 likely coming to Canada via Rogers
Yesterday, when HP officially unveiled the Palm Pre 2, it said the new smartphone would be available in France via SFR, in the US via Verizon, and in Canada – without specifying the Canadian carrier. However, the source code of the Pre 2’s Canadian web page shows that the carrier will be none other than [...]
Verizon to launch Motorola Droid Pro, Droid 2 Global, Moto Citrus and Palm Pre 2 on November 11?
We already know that Verizon is getting ready to introduce lots of new smartphones in the near future (including the just-announced Palm Pre 2 with HP WebOS 2.0), but we don’t know their exact launch dates. Or do we? According to Droid-life, November 11 will be a very busy day for Verizon, because that’s the [...]
HP officially announces WebOS 2.0 and Palm Pre 2 (coming to Verizon, SFR and Canada)
HP has just announced the Palm Pre 2 and WebOS 2.0 – both of which have been in the rumors lately. HP and Palm have taken an Apple-like approach when designing the new Pre 2, making it look only a tad different from the previous model (just like new iPhones don’t look too different form [...]
Palm strikes back at Nokia for stealing its WebOS design VP, hires ex-MeeGo head Ari Jaaksi
Back in September, Nokia hired Palm’s vice president of design, Peter Skillman, as its new VP of MeeGo UX and services. One month later, meaning now, Palm is striking back at Nokia by hiring Ari Jaaksi, who recently resigned from his position as head of Nokia’s MeeGo branch. All Things Digital has it that, starting [...]
Palm Pre 2 will be on Verizon
The Palm Pre 2 is coming soon. That much is clear. We already know its specs, we’ve also seen some live hands-on pictures, and today’s leak is about its presence in the United States. Previous leaks either came from French carrier SFR or were related to the device it will sell. But now it looks [...]
Palm Pre 2 launch imminent, live pictures leak
Just yesterday we saw French carrier SFR inadvertently leak some details about the upcoming Palm Pre 2. Not even a day has passed and now we have the first live hands-on pictures of the smartphone, courtesy of MobiFrance. Along with the pictures came reconfirmation of the specs we heard about yesterday. As such, the Pre [...]
Some Palm Pre 2 details leak
French carrier SFR has outed the upcoming Palm Pre 2 and shed light on some details about this smartphone. First things first, though: this represents confirmation that a Palm Pre 2 is on its way. Believe it or not, it’s the first actual confirmation from such a trustworthy source to hit the interwebs. The codename [...]
HP confirms Palm WebOS phones for early next year (CES 2011 launch?)
Palm hasn’t introduced a single new device since April this year, when the company was bought by HP – which now also owns WebOS. So if you’re wondering when new Palm handsets will be introduced, it looks like the answer is “early next year.” HP’s Senior Vice President Eric Cador recently said so, unfortunately without [...]
Rumor: Palm Mansion will have 800×480 screen, no physical QWERTY
The rumor of the day, perhaps rather unexpectedly, concerns Palm, now part of HP. Before getting acquired by HP, Palm only managed to churn out 4 WebOS devices, which were actually two (the Pre and the Pixi) and two minor hardware upgrades for them (the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus). And ever since the ‘Plus’ versions [...]
WebOS 2.0 screenshots leak
We already know that WebOS 2.0 is coming this year. None other than former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein reportedly said so himself. So as we prepare to enter the last quarter of this year, it’s normal for us to expect that HP are hard at work preparing WebOS 2.0 for release. Also, we’ve come to [...]
Palm is working on a palmtop with detachable cellphone
This winter/fall Palm has been in some dire straights. With hugely disappointing Palm Pre sales, dwindling cash reserves and knowledge that company won’t be able to survive on it’s own. Still, Palm R&D department hasn’t been sitting on it’s hands even during the tough times. And they’ve come up with some interesting ideas of how to improve [...]