It’s no secret that Palm is hurting, and hurting bad . But we knew that they at least had something on the horizon: the launch of two devices on AT&T, with all signs pointing to them being updated versions of the Pre and the the Pixi landing sometime in April or May . Well, according to John Paczkowski , Palm’s renaissance might have to wait until summer, with AT&T delaying the launch until sometime in June or July. More

Whether you’re carrying an iPhone, Android or Palm Pre device, there’s an app available to access ZumoDrive’s cloud service. This means that you can stream nearly all your media and view most documents over Wi-Fi, 3G, and Edge. More

The stock Palm Pre has an adequate but ho-hum 500MHz processor inside with 256MB or RAM. And even the Palm Pre Plus simply doubles the RAM . So how would the Pre run with a much faster processor? Now we know. More

Is your Palm Pre feeling a bit down? In the dumps? Not as snappy as it used to? Maybe what you need is a megahertz boost! This custom kernel, demonstrated in a video below, comes courtesy of two hackers called unixpsycho and caj2008. One quick install will make your dull and lifeless 1.3.5.1 Pre come alive . Warning: use of this software may “frakk” your Pre if deployed on a 1.4 device

Usually when we hear the phrase “contract-free developer phone” the words “unlocked” and “GSM” follow shortly thereafter, but apparently Palm didn’t get the memo — it just announced discounted hardware prices for its devices, but they’re carrier-locked to Verizon and Sprint. Yeah, that’s a big sad face out of us — it’s not like Verizon’s going to give you a cheaper plan if you show up with a contract-free device. In fact, you might be better off picking up a $79 Pre on a Sprint contract from Amazon and just canceling after a year or so — the ETF will have been prorated to $120 by then, putting you way ahead of Palm’s $439 price tag. So much for that dream — at least we still have our fantasy of driving to Mexico for an illicit Telcel Pre smuggling run.

Usually when we hear the phrase “contract-free developer phone” the words “unlocked” and “GSM” follow shortly thereafter, but apparently Palm didn’t get the memo — it just announced discounted hardware prices for its devices, but they’re carrier-locked to Verizon and Sprint. Yeah, that’s a big sad face out of us — it’s not like Verizon’s going to give you a cheaper plan if you show up with a contract-free device. In fact, you might be better off picking up a $79 Pre on a Sprint contract from Amazon and just canceling after a year or so — the ETF will have been prorated to $120 by then, putting you way ahead of Palm’s $439 price tag. So much for that dream — at least we still have our fantasy of driving to Mexico for an illicit Telcel Pre smuggling run. Palm offering discounted contract-free phones to developers — too bad they’re carrier locked originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:00 EST.

Unreal Engine 3? The graphics engine that powers many, many games (Gears of War, Mass Effect, Arkham Asylum) on consoles today? Ported on to Palm’s webOS? Neat, but not as neat as you’d think.

You know that webOS 1.4 update for Pre, Pixi, Pre Plus and Pixi Plus that we’ve been talking about since January? The one with video recording and Flash 10 beta and some other stuff? It’s live. [ Palm ]

Sprint’s 1.4 webOS update for the Palm Pre and Pixi has turned up a day late and a dollar richer, with both handsets now capable of recording video. The Pre also has Flash 10 capability, via an Adobe plug-in. The full list is below, and while it’s just available for Sprinters at the mo, Verizon Wireless Palm customers should expect it sometime soon too. Interestingly, Sprint’s blog post on the update got yanked almost immediately after being published, with forumgoers speculating it’ll be republished later in the day once the update actually goes live. [ Sprint via BGR ] Fixes: * Time Zone bug fixed * Network time sync bug fixed to reflect accurate Network time * Bluetooth car-kit transition to device corrected * No EV icon bug fixed (random) * Random browser formatting bugs fixed * Fixed bug that incorrectly displayed Sprint when actually was Digital Roaming * Missing Contact issue specifically with swap down to 1.2.9.1 or less Feature Updates: * Phonebook Transfer (import & export) * Adds Video Capture capability & edit * Calendar Enhancements * Messaging Enhancements * Improved Performance (Phone & CAL) * Email Enhancements * Notification Enhancements * Adds Adobe Flash 10.0 (Pre Only) * NOTE: The 1.4 software adds the ability to use the Flash 10.0 Adobe plug-in which will be available shortly from the Palm Appl Catalogue

The Palm Pre unveiling stands in my memory as one of the most refreshing moments in modern history. Palm had done it—they had created a great phone Nokia would’ve killed for. But today, that’s just not enough. As Palm teeters on the brink of either ruin or acquisition, let’s take stock of what they did right: • They abandoned an entrenched but aging platform for something new an innovative, and they didn’t half-ass it: Palm OS was dead, WebOS was here. • WebOS was actually good