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.

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If you’re not willing to wait for Pre developers to come up with new applications then there’s good news for you. There’s at least a way for you to install and enjoy homebrew applications on Palm’s newest phone. In fact, we have two solutions for you!

You can get a desktop app, the WebOS Quick Install which will work on Mac, PC or Linux and will let your drag and drop applications straight to your Pre.

The other solution is called fileCoaster and it will let you install IPKs straight on the phone. While these ingenious solutions are available out there for now, you should make sure you take advantage of them at once since Palm might decide to somehow block them with a future firmware update!

via precentral

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If you’re interested in getting your app working on the Palm Pre then that’s apparently really easy right now. There’s a loophole in the OS which will let unsigned apps to be run on the phone. Your custom software is now available for your Pre without having to rooting the phone in order to install it.

You should take advantage of this as soon as possible as Palm will definitely fix this error in a future firmware update. And by taking advantage we don’t advise you to conceive and evil apps and then make them available for anyone to download. You should develop apps like this tip calculator right here! Simple, safe, easy to use. At least until the Palm store gets more apps that’s the best alternative to get some apps to your favorite smartphone.

via engadget

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