Are you waiting for a new webOS update from Palm? Well look no more since the 1.2 version has already been leaked. And you shouldn’t start looking for it on torrents sites! Absolutely not! Simply try to apply the webOS Doctor to reset your phone and what might happen is for you to have webOS 1.2 conveniently installed on your phone.

The update is not official yet but you can try your luck and you might just get it. webOS 1.2 is said to bring you a “much improved (zoom animation)”, “little tweaks throughout, a Select All feature in the browser, improved GPS services location and account information for App Catalog. Tell us if you managed to snatch your Palm webOS update! It might not be available for too long!

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Tags: leak, Palm, Palm, pre, Update, webOS 1.2

It looks like Sprint is getting ready to launch not one, but two new Palm smartphones running webOS. According to Sprint’s inventory system, the Palm 120 and C40 are on their way but we have no idea what these new phones look like or what features we should expect from them. The 120 is supposed to be the Eos which we’re already expecting but the C40 is still a mystery. We’ll have to wait for some unhappy employee from Sprint or Palm to clear the air for us and leak the first shots of these new Palm smartphones. And just in case you’re wondering, Verizon will probably get these new Palms too at some point in the near future, so you won’t have to switch to Sprint to get your new Palm 120 or C40.

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Tags: 120, C40, EOS, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon, webOS

What you see above is a new Palm Pre ad released by Canadian carrier Bell. Featured in the video is ‘Bradley’ who goes around meeting various Canadian athletes but not before taking a couple of shots at America.

First and foremost one of the first things Bradley says is, “Unlike our neighbors to the south, Canadians are an active people.” Throughout the ad there are a few more subtle insults, but nothing too gruesome.

Anyways, the ad does a great job showing consumers that the Palm Pre is your go anywhere, do anything device, from a camera and games to a calender and email. But wait, pretty much every handset phone out there can do those 4 things now, right?

Only joking, Palm, don’t hurt me.

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Tags: advertisement, Bell, Canada, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Palm, Palm Pre

Canadians can now purchase their own Pre phone from Bell but you already knew that. What you didn’t know is that UK customers will apparently be able to get their own GSM Palm Pre by the end of October. The Pre will be available exclusively from O2 in the UK and the carrier has been keeping things quiet so far. But it looks like O2 managers have been given a release date which sounds exactly like Friday, October 30.

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Tags: Bell, Canada, O2, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, UK

With the iPhone finally going to China after months and months of negotiations and false announcements, we also hear that another 2009 hot phone might be headed that way. The Palm Pre is the phone in question and China Telecom is the carrier said to be in talks with Palm for the handset. No clear announcement has been made so far but it’s probably only a matter of time until Palm will ship it’s Pre to China. What do you think, would Palm’s Pre commercial be more popular in China?

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Tags: China, China Telecom, iPhone, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, pre

Those on Verizon anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Palm Pre may not have much longer to wait. What you see above is a leaked screenshot taken of Verizon’s inventory database. As you can see, the item description displays PALM P101 SMTPHNE, could this possibly be the Palm Pre? It would make sense considering Sprint’s Palm Pre codename is the P100.

Additionally, screenshots were also found display phones such as the PALM 121 (Eos?), BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC TouchPro2 and Samsung Omnia II.

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I’m not sure who voted it the “best mobile phone” but the Palm Pre is now officially available in Canada and Bell is the carrier that’s going to satisfy your Pre needs. The handset will cost just $199.95 with a 3-year new contract or $599.95 without a new contract. You will still be required to get at least a 500MB data plan in case you decide to pay the full price so now that you everything there is to know about a Pre from Bell you can go ahead and order yours today.

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Tags: Bell, Canada, Mobile News, Palm, Palm Pre

This a strange news coming in folks! It looks like Palm wants to prove that unlike others, it won’t reject or ban Google’s Google Voice app and the application will be available for Pre owners. Nothing weird so far, right? But get ready for this! It looks like Google isn’t aware of Palm intentions of launching a Google Voice app for the Pre. In fact, Google seems to want to launch a web based version of Google Voice that lacks deep integration with native apps like dialer or contacts.

So let me get this straight, is Palm trying to come up with a full Google Voice app by itself? Does Sprint know anything about this? Will the FCC have to request answers from everyone to clarify the status of Google Voice on Pre phones?

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Tags: app, fcc, Google, Google Voice, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm, Portable Devices, pre, Sprint, Sprint

That’s right Bell customers, you should be happy to know that Bell is ready to sell a Palm Pre to you. In fact the carrier has a new ad which should convince you to pre-order a Pre right away. And in case you feel like you’ve seen that particular ad before then you probably have. Others did it before and you might have heard about the phone in question. People like to call it the iPhone. Don’t get me wrong there! The Pre is definitely a great phone, only it hasn’t risen to everyone expectations. And it hasn’t been able to comfortably fight against the iPhone just yet. But what do you think Bell customers? Are you going to purchase your Pre soon?

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Tags: Bell, Commercial, iPhone, Mobile News, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre

Remember that Palm Eos phone we were talking about way before the Pre actually arrived in Sprint stores? Well it looks like a GSM/HSPA version of it is scheduled for an October release. It seems that AT&T is the carrier that will launch the phone and Compal will send anywhere from 400,000 to 500,000 Eos phones to the USA. In case you’re still a CDMA/EV-DO kind of person then you should expect Verizon or Sprint to launch the Eos sometime next year.

What do you think folks, will the Eos be even more successful than the Pre? We have no official features to work with so far but at least we know that Palm has opened submissions for the App Catalog. By October we can expect lots of applications to be available in the App Catalog which means future Eos owners will have a lot more apps ready to be downloaded than the first Pre buyers did. What about you? Are you going to get a Palm Eos phone later this year?

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Tags: app catalog, At&T, Compal, EOS, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Sprint, Verizon, webOS

Palm has just announced that they are finally allowing app developers to submit their paid apps for App Catalog approval. This is great news for both developers who now have access to another market to make a profit, but also to Palm Pre owners.

Previously, Pre owners only had access to around 30 or so apps. Now that third party developers can submit their own apps Pre users will have hundreds if not thousands of apps to choose from.

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So how many of you folks have been waiting for a GSM Palm Pre? Would you still get one knowing that Palm has been caught spying on you? In case you do want a GSM Palm Pre and you happen to live in the USA then we have some good news for you!

The WiFi Alliance has just certified a Palm Pre version, the P100UNA which comes with 850/1900MHz UMTS/HSPA support. That’s right, this GSM Pre does 3G in the USA. All we need know is a compliant carrier willing to start selling Palm’s latest device.

via PreCentral

Tags: GSM, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, pre, usa, WiFi Alliance

One of the main complaints surrounding the Palm Pre is the fact that there is no on screen software keyboard. Instead, every time you want to type a quick message or search for something on the internet, you have to slide out the QWERTY keyboard.

Well, thanks to the guys over at webOS Internals this may soon be a thing of the past as they have unlocked the Pre’s ability to utilize a software keybord. Now, at this point it remains a proof of concept but once they get the bugs worked out there will most likely be a consumer-ready version available for download.

We’ll just have to see how Palm takes to it if/when it’s made available.

Tags: Cell Phones, hacker, Mobile News, Mobile Software, On-Screen, Palm, Palm Pre, software keyboard, Sprint, touchscreen, webOS

It seems that Palm might not be the cheeky, lovable company it’s made out to be as a user recently took the look at some of the underlying code found in webOS and came up with some not so lovable information: Palm is watching you.

That’s right, code found in webOS reveals that the Pre sends the following data back to Palm at least once daily:

• Location
• Which apps you’ve used and for how long
• App crash logs
• Installed apps

Now it’s fine that they check what apps are being used and such considering it will help them further debug webOS, but do they really need to know our location each and every day? Frightening, I know. Then again, the chances of Palm using this information to incriminate you in anyway is slim to none, so in the end, you probably have nothing to worry about.

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Tags: Cell Phones, Palm, Palm, Palm Pre, Sprint, web os

Is your Palm Pre’s battery life getting you down? Well, you’re in luck as Amzer has recently announced 2 extended life, 2800 and 3800mAh batteries for the Palm Pre.

Both batteries will give you much more juice when compared to the the Palm Pre’s stock 1150mAh battery but where you gain battery life, you sacrifice astehtics as both batteries require you to use a special battery cover. As you can see from the above picture, with the 3800mAh battery installed, you’re Pre will look like it has been feasting on McDonalds for the past 6 months.

However, if all you’re looking for is more battery life and don’t care about the added bulkiness, you can pick up Amzer’s 2800mAh battery now for $89.95 and the 3800mAh battery for $129.95.

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Tags: Accessories, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Palm

My Tether is an application for your Palm Pre which will help you tether your device. Unfortunately the app is not officially supported just yet and it might never be. My Tether will let you use the Pre as a modem or as a 3G router and it will let you connect your computer to the Pre via USB, Bluetooth or WiFi.

My Tether is available in two versions. 1.5 is available for free although you’d have to know how to install and configure it while version 2.0 costs $10 but it also comes with an automated installer. See how it all works in the video above!

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Tags: applications, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Palm Pre, Portable Devices, tethering

It seems that Canadian consumers will not have to wait much longer for the Palm Pre as it was recently announced that Bell will be getting the handset on August 27th.

You can pre-order the phone now and it will run you $199.95 with a 3-year contract or $599.95 with no contract and a minimum data plan of 500MB/month.

Don’t know what the Palm Pre is? Have you been living under a rock? Only joking, head here to read more about it.

Tags: Bell, Canada, Cell Phones, Palm, Palm Pre, release

Remember those weird Palm Pre commercials? Well it looks like a lot of people didn’t like them that much. And all this hasn’t escaped Gary Koepke, the co-founder of Modernist, the ad agency behind the ads. Here’s what he said about the Palm Pre campaign:

We weren’t trying to creep people out, but one thing I have learned now in this digital age is people can be as rude as they want as long as they don’t have to look you in the face. The Pre is probably being talked about more than other phones right now because of the marketing and advertising, and that’s a good thing. Could the ads work harder to show exactly how the phone works? Yes, but we knew it would be polarizing people to have a woman not shout at them and tell an interesting story.

It’s a very different look and feel for this sector. There’s nobody involved in an iPhone ad, and ‘Your life is on BlackBerry’ — isn’t that great? Instead of having a life? We wanted a middle ground between those two places — what about the people who want a really great smartphone?

Let’s say we understand! We still like better other commercials. And the customers like them a lot more too. AT&T and Apple has sold over 5 million iPhones in the last quarter while RIM is selling lots of BlackBerry phones too. How many Pre units has Palm and Sprint sold so far? Did the commercials help increase that number? We can’t say since we don’t have any of those official numbers!

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Earlier today we let you know that Amazon.com was holding a sale that had the Palm Pre up for just $199. Well now we’ve been notified that LetsTalk has the phone up for just $99.99 with a 2 year contract. Of course, you’re going to have to mail-in a $100 rebate but who cares, it’s cheaper than anywhere else.

Anyways, for those looking to get in on Palm’s come-back device, this is a perfect opportunity as this promotion will only run for a limited time.

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Tags: Cell Phones, cheap, deal, letstalk, Mobile News, Palm, Palm Pre, Promotion, Sprint, touchscreen

We have some good news for all you Palm Pre lovers out there! If for some reason you haven’t purchased your Pre yet, you can get it now from Amazon too. The phone is available for $199.99 with a Sprint contract and you’ll notice how there’s not mail-in rebate. You only have to pay $199.99! If you want a Pre free of contract then you’ll have to pay $499.99 which is $50 less than Sprint’s offer and $150 less than Best Buy’s price. You can start ordering your Palm Pre today from Amazon but you’ll have it shipped to your door in 4 to 6 weeks only!

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Tags: Amazon, best buy, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, Sprint