The Palm Pixi has been launched officially this Sunday and Sprint customers can get it for $99.99 after rebates and with a 2-year new contract. But other retailers, like Amazon, are ready to offer the smartphone for a lot less. Amazon is going to sell the Pixi for just $25 but you will still have to get a new contract from Sprint.

So should you buy the Pixi now? Why not wait a while as I am sure the phone will be available for free on contract real soon. After all there are hotter phones out there worth purchasing with new contracts like the HTC Hero, the Motorola Droid, the BlackBerry Storm2, the HTC Droid Eris or the Samsung Behold II. What phone are you going to purchase these holidays?

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An update for Palm’s webOS has been released today bringing the software up to version 1.3.1 for those of you on Sprint or Bell.

The update, which clocks in at 126MB, will allow for contact and calender syncing with Yahoo! along with Yahoo! IM. Additionally, users can now copy and forward a single text or IM and view a YouTube video in the OS’ native player after clicking on one in the web browser.

You can view the full change log after the break.

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Tags: 1.3.1, Bell, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm Pre, Sprint, Sprint, Update, webOS

The Pixi is supposed to be official this Sunday but it looks like the phone has already been spotted at certain Walmart locations. The Pixi is reported to have a $400 price tag at certain stores in Tennessee although that hasn’t been confirmed yet. In fact the Pixi hasn’t been spotted in Walmart’s system yet which means the phone is not available for purchase yet.

Will the Pixi be a hit phone or will it have to stay in the shadows of other smartphones like the Droid this winter? Will you buy a Pixi in the near future?

via PreCentral

Tags: Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Pixi, Walmart

Here is an app that should be useful for the people hooked up on live concerts and events. Never be left out on what is playing or what will soon be holding a concert on your area with the Concert Finder app made for the Palm Pre. Released by preAmped.com, not only will you be able to keep track of when your favorite band or artist will be in town, you also get to view pictures from concerts and even some sample music.

The Concert Finder app marks your calendars and provides you directions as well to the venue where the concert will be held. Or if you are wondering if your favorite artist is scheduled to have a concert, you can do so by searching the artist database and save it via preAmped.com.

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Tags: artist database, calendars, Cell Phones, concert finder, favorite band, live concerts, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm, sample music, venue

If you’ve been dying to see the Palm Pixi in the flesh getting taken from its retail package your dreams have been answered as WireFly has just uploaded a video showing just that.

Of course, just like every other unboxing video, it’s not a very interesting video but if you’d like to see what you will be getting when you purchase Palm’s second webOS device, this video is for you.

Of course, you won’t be able to get your hands ont he device until it drops on November 15th for Sprint at $99.

via engadget

Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, palm pixi, Sprint, Sprint, unboxing, webOS

Sprint is really interested in selling the Pixi at any cost. In fact it would seem that the carrier has forgotten one important fact about the new Palm webOS phone: the Pixi lacks WiFi support which is a pretty annoying thing in the first place. But Sprint is announcing the fact that the Pixi is “WiFi capable.” As much as we’d like to imagine that the Pixi will arrive with WiFi support, that will not be the case this time. Maybe the future webOS Palm phone will offer WiFi but the Pixi won’t be able to sport such capabilities. So, Sprint, what do you have to say in your defense?

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We’re really tired to see this weird game between Apple and Palm. It was a little funny at first but we should expect to see this mind games occur every now and then. Here’s how it works: Apple launches a new iTunes version that happens to block the Pre out and then Palm comes up with a solution that will allow iTunes synching again.

Apple has a new iTunes version available and naturally, Palm Pre owners won’t be able to use it, at least for the time being. Version 9.0.2 was launched this week and it’s still too early for Palm to release an iTunes syncing solution. The simplest thing you can do is not to download the upload and keep using your old iTunes version with your Pre. What do you think?

via wired

Tags: 9.0.2, Apple, iTunes, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, pre, syncing

Palm Pixi is now an official Sprint and in case you’re still not sure about buying one then maybe this little info will help. Well it’s mostly a rumor but it looks like the new webOS phone will come with a new OS version. The new software will bring you more features although we still don’t know what they are. Rumors say that the next OS built is either 1.2.9 or 1.3. Currently the Pre is running version 1.2.1 which means we could be in for a lot of changes once the new OS hits. What do you say Pre owners? Are you ready for a new webOS version?

Naturally there are no release dates announced yet but we might just see the Pixi come with the new OS on board. We’ll tell you more about the new webOS once it becomes available.

via precentral

Tags: Palm, Palm, Pixi, pre, Sprint, Sprint, webOS

The news is in as Palm and Sprint have announced their exclusive deal of the Pixi. It will feature a 2.63 (320 x 400) touchscreen display, GPS, a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, and 8GB of internal storage. It will be available for $100 on November 15 with a two-year agreement (with mail-in rebate) at places like Best Buy, the Shack, and even Wal-Mart.

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A Twitter app known as Twee has finally hit Palm’s App Catalog. You can get a free version of this app, which can support photos such as TwitPic, yfrog, TweetPhoto, and Img.ly and track TwitTrends with Twitturly. It also lets you preview a thumbnail of a friend’s image URL without opening it. As for the $2.99 Twee pro, it is perfect for those who have multiple Twitter accounts and receive local tweets from 1 to 250 miles. Of course, Twee isn’t the only WebOS Twitter app, but time will tell if it will be the best-selling.

Tags: Mobile Software, Palm, Palm, Twee, twitter, webOS

I don’t know about you guys but one of the first times I ever used a Palm Pre I tried to end the call by shutting down the slider to no success. According to the community, this is a widespread pet peeve but Palm has done nothing to remedy it.

Enter KeyToss, a home brew patch maker who has released a patch that allows you to end calls by shutting the slider and nothing more.

Interested? Head here for more information.

Tags: Cell Phones, Homebrew, keytoss, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm Pre

Verizon Wireless has just updated their Twitter feed letting us know that the Palm Pre will be hitting the carrier earlier than we expected.

As you can see from the above screen shot, Verizon expects to have the Palm Pre “early next year”. Exactly when early next year remains a mystery but at least those webOS fiends on Verizon now have something to look forward to.

Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm Pre, release date, twitter, Verizon, Verizon, webOS

If you’re an O2 UK subscriber anxiously awaiting some webOS goodness, you will be happy to hear that the carrier has put the Palm Pre up for sale.

If you’re looking to save some money upfront you can snag the Pre for free with a ~$71 per month contract or opt to pay ~$157 upfront for a cheaper monthly cost.

Whatever you choose you can now head into an O2 UK retail store or their website, here.

Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, o2 uk, Palm, Palm Pre, webOS

At the rate that the weather is going crazy these days, the need to be aware of current weather conditions is a must. With the WeatherBug Elite Premium Weather app for the Palm webOS, you can now be informed when to bring an umbrella or raincoat along or even prepare for snowy weather. It can also be useful for people who are planning trips such as the beaches or going abroad. This is an ad-free app that puts the multi-touch interface of Palm devices to good use. The WeatherBug Elite Premium Weather app for the Palm web OS is now available for an introductory price of $1.99 at the Palm App Catalog.

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Tags: beaches, catalog source, current weather conditions, elite, introductory price, Mobile Software, Palm, palm devices, Palm Treo, palm web, snowy weather, touch interface, umbrella, web os, webOS

The Otterbox Defender Series did not forget to address on other mobile device and this is the Palm Treo. Like the iPhone or Blackberry smartphones, the Palm users have their share of run-ins with possible scratches or dents and thus the need for protectors for their mobile devices. Otterbox brings that need now. Just like their previous protectors, these new Otterbox Defender Series has provisions for allowing users to easily access their device’s features such as answering emails, GPS and calls. They come in three layered designs:

1. Layer 1: Clear and Hi-Impact Polycarbonate covers for the screen and camera and thermal protective clear for the keypads.
2. Layer 2: Hi-impact polycarbonate shell
3. Layer 3: Silicone Skin for bumps and shocks.

Price: $49.95

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Tags: Accessories, BlackBerry, Cell Phones, defender series, dents, GPS, iPhone, layer 3, mobile devices, other mobile device, otterbox, Palm, Palm Treo, Palm Treo, palm users, polycarbonate, provisions, scratches, shell layer, shocks, silicone

Almost every single phone that receives any amount of hype is bound to get knocked off by some bootleg Chinese handset manufacturer. One phone we haven’t seen knocked off is the Palm Pre, until now, that is.

What you see above is said Palm Pre knock offd that features both a touch screen and slide out QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, it runs the OPhone OS, analog TV, an FM radio and Bluetooth.

Sounds pretty enticing, huh? If you really want such a knock off, it’ll run you right around $90.

via pmptoday

Tags: Cell Phones, chinese, clone, knockoff, Mobile News, Mobile Software, ophone os, Other Brands, Palm, Palm Pre

Palm’s second webOS phone, the Pixi has been spotted wearing GSM clothes. The phone isn’t yet available anywhere but a GSM prototype is out in the wild in Vietnam. As you can see in the picture here, the Pixi is “World Ready” which means that other carriers beside Sprint can sell in the USA. Not to mention that other international carriers will want to get in on the action and grab this GSM webOS phone as soon as it becomes available.

The Pixi here is most likely a version made for usage outside of the U.S. It has only 4GB of internal memory storage available instead of the regular 8GB memory that equips the Pixi headed to Sprint.

via electronista

Tags: CDMA, GSM, Palm, Palm, Pixi, Sprint, Sprint, world phone

Just yesterday we saw a GSM Palm Pre running on O2 Germany soothing the wounds of anyone who doubted the device’s European presence. Today, the Spanish carrier Telefonica has announced that they will be getting the webOS powered phone on October 14th.

According to Engadget, the device will range in prices of 0-219 depending on what contract. The only way to get the Pre for free is to pay 60 worth of voice in addition to 15 worth of voice.

So again, Palm Pre on Telefonica October 14th, got it?

Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm Pre, Portable Devices, spain, Telefonica, webOS

It seems that the Palm Pre is finally making the jump to another carrier as what you see above is a GSM version of the device running on O2 Germany.

For those of you who have been following the device you’ll know that the Palm Pre was expected on O2 Germany sometime before the holiday season and, well, that time seems to be now.

As for those of you anxiously awaiting this device’s release, you can expect it to be made available for O2 Germany sometime in the next couple of weeks.

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Tags: Cell Phones, GSM, Mobile News, Mobile Software, o2 germany, Palm, Palm Pre

Earlier today it was made known that Microsoft launched their Windows Mobile 6.5 Marketplace app store and now we have a similar announcement regarding Palm and their webOS. While the App Catalog has been live ever since the Palm Pre was released to market the app offereings were very slim and featured no apps you could actually buy.

Today, however, Palm has announced that the first round of paid apps are making their way into the App Catalog with the first being the above Air Hockey game priced at $1.99.

via engadget

Tags: app catalog, App Store, apps, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, paid, Palm, Sprint, webOS