Mitch Allen, Software CTO for Palm, hosted a webcast earlier this week on developing applications for the companies new webOS operating system. The webcast is technical in nature, but might appeal to those looking to gain further insight into Palm's new OS. The webcast video is 60 minutes in length and provides a preview into application development with the Mojo SDK.
The Palm Pre release date continues to remain a mystery, but that did not stop the upcoming Pre from making an appearance at last night's Oscars event. Stars attending the Independant Spirit Awards received a swag bag that contained a Palm Pre. Earlier reports were that the Palm Pre portion of the swag would come as late as July. By all accounts, it looks like stars such as Eliza Dushku scored a Palm Pre in their swag bag.
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Palm was demonstrating webOS on the new Palm Pre. CNET UK captured a comprehensive look at Palm Synergy, the webOS browser and a great look at the entire UI (user interface).
While it's been well known that Sprint has an exclusive on Palm's Pre handset, it hasn't been very clear as to the length of the exclusivity. According to a Reuter's source who asked not to be named, Sprint's exclusive on the Pre lasts throughout 2009. The source would not comment on 2010.
