Palm Pre officially coming to O2 UK on October 16
O2 UK has finally announced the release date of Palm Pre: October 16. Already on sale in the US and Canada, the webOS smartphone will be available directly from O2 (in stores or online), as well as from Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U and various O2 partners. O2 subscribers who opt for a 24-month contract, or an [...]
Palm offers more shares for sale; Nokia interested in buying?
Palm has just announced that its public offering of common stock has been increased to 20,000,000 shares, at a price of $16.25 per share. Palm expects to receive net proceeds of about $313.1 from the shares’ sale. The Sunnyvale-based smartphone maker says that it wants to use the money “for working capital and general corporate [...]
Palm announces Q1 FY 2010 results, says goodbye to Windows Mobile
Palm has unveiled its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 (ended August 28), reporting total revenues of $68.0 million and a gross profit of $2.8) million. However, on a GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) basis, the company reported a net loss of $164.5 million for the quarter in question. The Sunnyvale-based handset [...]
Unlocked Palm Pre on pre-order in the UK
We already know that O2 will launch the Palm Pre in the UK, but we don’t know when exactly – “in time for the holidays” is a pretty vague statement. Well, if you’re eager to get your hands on the Pre and want to have it unlocked, some UK retailers have started to take pre-orders [...]
Palm Pixi to be launched in Europe and Canada too
Announced earlier this morning, the brand new Palm Pixi will be, for the beginning, sold only in the US and only via Sprint. However, the Pixi will most probably reach Europe and Canada too – especially since, according to Pocket-lint, a Palm spokesperson declared that the company “does plan to bring Palm Pixi to both [...]
Palm Pixi now official, comes to Sprint later this year without Wi-Fi
Palm has finally unveiled its second WebOS smartphone, officially called Palm Pixi (previously known as Palm Eos or Palm Pixie). The Pixi is a candybar with a touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keypad. Weighing only 99.5 grams (3.51 ounces) and measuring 111 x 55 x 10.85 mm (4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 inches), the [...]
New Palm smartphones (P120, C40) coming soon to Sprint?
Almost three months ago, when Palm and Sprint launched the Pre, everyone knew that more webOS smartphones are on their way. One of them has already been identified as Palm Eos (or Pixie). Other two seem to have recently appeared in Sprint’s inventory management system, codenamed Palm 120 and Palm C40. The mysterious smartphones appear [...]
Palm Pre and Eos included in Verizon’s inventory database?
Some leaked images that show Verizon’s inventory database have unveiled two upcoming Palm handsets: Palm P101 and Palm P121. Since Sprint’s Palm Pre is the P100, this P101 may be Verizon’s version of the smartphone. After all, Verizon did say that it plans to launch the Pre sometime in early 2010. As for the Palm [...]
Palm Eos may come in Q4 2009 after all; CDMA version ready in 2010?
Although analysts think that the Palm Eos (Pixie) is not going to be launched this year, chances are that it will. Apparently, Compal Communications (the company which will manufacture the Eos for Palm) is ready to ship the entry-level smartphone as soon as October – so AT&T should be ready to launch it before the [...]
Palm Eos (Pixie) not coming this year?
Wondering when Palm will release its second webOS smartphone? Well, it may not happen this year – assuming that the second webOS device is the Palm Eos, aka Palm Pixie. When we first heard about it, the Eos was rumored to come via AT&T sometime in the second half of 2009. According to All Things [...]
Bell Canada launching the Palm Pre on August 27
It didn’t happen in June, and neither in July, but it will definitely happen this month: Bell Mobility and Palm have just announced the release of Palm Pre across Canada, starting August 27. The long-awaited webOS smartphone will cost $199.95 with a 3-yr agreement, or $599.95 free of contract (a minimum 500 MB data plan [...]
Palm WebOS 1.1 available – major update
Palm’s definitely not shy when it comes to releasing updates for its WebOS platform. Less than one month after introducing WebOS 1.0.4, the smartphone maker has now announced the availability of WebOS 1.1.0. Perhaps the most important thing WebOS 1.1 brings is the fact that it re-enables access to iTunes’ latest version (8.2.1) via your [...]
Palm makes the Mojo SDK available to everyone
Several months after an early access program, Palm has now launched the Mojo SDK (Software Development Kit) to the public. In consequence, anyone who’s interested can register to the Palm Developer website and download the SDK, plus the related documentation. The Mojo SDK availability will most probably result in a huge number of new applications [...]
O2, Movistar officially launching the GSM Palm Pre in Europe
Palm has just announced that Telefonica’s subsidiaries O2 and Movistar will be the exclusive Palm Pre carriers in four European countries. More exactly, O2 will sell the Pre in the UK, Ireland and Germany, while Movistar will offer it in Spain. This confirms all the rumors that we’ve heard until now regarding O2 UK’s Pre [...]
Palm Pre to be exclusively sold by O2 in the UK
The mighty Palm Pre will be announced in the UK next week, as previously reported. And, surprisingly or not, it will be sold exclusively through O2, the carrier that reportedly managed to get exclusivity on the smartphone for several other markets. According to The Guardian, O2 fought for the GSM Pre with Orange, and eventually [...]
Palm Pre to be announced in the UK next week?
We first saw the GSM version of Palm Pre in February, during MWC 2009, but back then there weren’t any clear details on the smartphone’s availability in Europe. Sure, the Pre is already on sale in the US, via Sprint, but Palm said nothing yet about its GSM version and its release date. Well, it [...]
WebOS 1.0.4 available for the Palm Pre
Exactly ten days after releasing webOS 1.0.3, Palm has now launched the webOS 1.0.4 firmware for the Palm Pre. Unlike the previous update, WebOS 1.0.4 doesn’t bring enhanced applications, but it “addresses several security issues with Palm webOS software”. Also, it looks like you can no longer install homebrew apps (i.e. unsigned apps) after you’ve [...]
WebOS SDK to be out by the end of the summer. WebOS 1.0.3 out now
Although the Palm Pre is available for purchase as of June 6 (only from Sprint at the moment), the WebOS SDK (software development kit) is not yet released to the public. However, Palm said that the SDK might be available by the end of the summer. Once the WebOS SKD is out, developers will be [...]
Affordable Nokia N97 Mini to be launched by Vodafone?
According to a post made by a moderator at the Vodafone Ireland forums, a so-called Nokia N97 Mini smartphone will be launched soon, coming as a more affordable version of the original N97 (which is sold for $699 unlocked). Reportedly, the Nokia N97 Mini will come to Vodafone Ireland “later this year”. There are basically [...]
Palm Pre to hit Bell Canada this month?
When Palm and Bell Mobility announced the release of Palm Pre in Canada, the companies said that the smartphone would be available in the second half of 2009. Now it looks like the Pre might be launched earlier, meaning before the end of June – so in the first half of the year. According to [...]