Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jan 13, 2009
Palm is taking steps to reach out to developers looking to develop third party applications for the new Palm Pre and webOS. Unlike the folks in Curpertino, Palm is asking for feedback from developers on third party application distribution. Don't discount how much developers will embrace being part of the solution and having a say in the new Palm App Catalog (official name for Palm's new App Store).
Andrew Shebanow (formerly of Adobe) is in charge of third party app distribution and solicting feedback from developers regarding the following:
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jan 12, 2009
According to a report by PalmInfoCenter, Palm is rumored to be working on an update to the Palm Centro that will run the new Palm webOS. The Palm Centro has been a major success for the company selling millions of units. They reference a snippet from PCMag speculates that a candybar form factor without a QWERTY keyboard could be in the works.
The current Palm product line is based upon three operating systems:
- Palm Pre: webOS
- Palm Treo: Windows Mobile Professional
- Palm Centro: Palm OS
The legacy Palm OS has served the company well, but it would certainly make sense for the company to transition those users to the new webOS. From a support standpoint alone, Palm could focus on support just two platforms. One of the reasons for the Centro's success has been the price. If they were to develop a low-cost entry level Centro running webOS, it would sell in droves.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jan 11, 2009
The CDMA version of Palm's Treo Pro has just received FCC approval, the final step to it becoming available for sale. It's been rumored for weeks to release on Sprint and many thought Palm would use CES to announce the Treo Pro. It's clear the company wanted to keep one the light shining on the new Palm Pre, which it did quite successfully with the Pre winning "Best in Show" at CES.
With the Pre announcement behind us, look for a Sprint Treo Pro announcement in the coming days, weeks.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jan 11, 2009
People inside the smartphone space have been excited about Palm's webOS and the Palm Pre. To cap off CES, Palm was awarded three coveted CNET Best of CES Awards. The Best of CES Awards represent the "cream of the crop" and there are thousands of products who strive to win these awards. Palm won three awards, the most notable being "Best in Show Award", given to the company whose product is the best overall product at the show. They leave CES with Best Cellphone/Smartphone and the People's Voice award, decided by over 10,000 CNET readers.
The webOS is a revolutionary OS and the Palm Pre is a shining example of a how software and hardware should work together seamlessly. Stay tuned for ongoing Palm Pre coverage.
