MotionApps

MotionApps Hands Classic Over to Palm

2010-10-25T01:07:00.000-07:00

We are sad to announce that Palm has removed Classic’s ROM from the new webOS 2.0 device ROM which will result in Classic not working if utilized with Palm’s new webOS 2.0.This is contrary to our agreement with Palm and was done without our approval or consent. Based on this action, MotionApps will immediately stop selling Classic. However, as a courtesy to our clients, we will continue to

We have the lucky winners

2010-06-08T04:02:00.000-07:00

And the lucky winners who won $10 voucher for Handango store during our Birthday promotion are: becrazy2Codon 66Cyril MoralesTheresa BecaJohn AlleyAdria StevensAbigail BasnetRob SimmermanChristopher WaiteThomas DickYou should receive your vouchers via email soon.becrazy2 and Codon 66 please contact our support to let us know where you wish your vouchers to be delivered.Congratulations guys! Enjoy

Classic is having a Birthday!

2010-06-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

It has been one year since Classic was born and we wish to thank you all for taking part in its growth!Instead of receiving gifts, we thought we should reward you, our users, so we are giving away $10 vouchers for Handango app store to the luckiest 10 users who purchase Classic during promo or the ones who already have Classic and leave us a comment on this post today.This promo starts on Sunday,

Guest blogger post: use My Tether to HotSync

2010-05-10T02:41:00.000-07:00

Or: if you are going to try this at home, make sure you know how. DarthRepublican, one of the PreCentral forum members, did a bit of experimenting with My Tether and HotSync in Classic. The results were positive, so we wanted to share excellent step-by-step instructions on how to try this yourself. Coming up next, the original write-up (thanks DarthRepublican!)I was thinking about doing a hard

Voice Memo for webOS

2010-04-28T01:54:00.001-07:00

Did you ever need to record a voice note or any other sound with your webOS phone and save it as an audio file? You can do it now with free Voice Memo app that comes preloaded with Classic emulator.Voice Memo application will let you record anything you want: dictate your grocery list, record an interview or favorite song in a concert and play the recording in the app itself or work with it in

Classic going green promotion

2010-04-21T04:24:00.000-07:00

We thought that we should do something special to mark the 40th anniversary of the Earth day!So, we will be doing a Classic going green promotion - instead of a regular price of $29.99, for a limited time, Classic will go for $19.99.Classic going green promo will start on Earth day, Thursday, April 22nd at 8 AM EST.You can download Classic from the App Catalog, a fully functional 7 day trial, and

Classic time-limited promo: 33% off!

2010-03-16T02:59:00.000-07:00

For all the people eyeing Classic now that the new version is out, and bundled with a free Voice Memo app – you can get Classic for $19.99 instead the regular price of $29.99 tomorrow!Starting at 8 AM PST on Wednesday March 17th, you will be able to get Classic with 33% off if you tap Buy Now button from the Classic menu. The promo is on until Thursday, March 18th at midnight PST. Oh and by the

Voice Memo recorder now comes as a free app in Classic!

2010-03-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

We did it. You can now download and install Voice Memo application in Classic and thus record any sound you wish to “remember” for later. The Voice Memo application will allow for recording and playing the sound files you record. You can also access your recordings from native Music application on your Pre, and manipulate the files in a way you do with other sound files within Music app. Voice

Most requested features in Classic

2010-01-21T05:19:00.000-08:00

We’ve been receiving many questions and suggestions on certain functionalities you’d like to see in Classic. There is also a very interesting discussion at Classic forum on PreCentral as well as on our Facebook page, so feel free to drop by and have your say.For now, we addressed some of the most requested features (such as full screen support, GPS support or localization) on our FAQ pages here

Classic 2.1.2 change log

2010-01-12T02:33:00.001-08:00

New Year came with new Classic. Here is what was keeping us busy:- Pixi support- Improving performance and stability- Making Classic compatible with new webOS- Fixing bug with missing databases in Classic App Bundle- Adding Backup functionality"Illegal Operation" screen occurrence caused by previous update is now also fixed with the new update (hurray!). The last but not least: we are happy that

Two Classic versions after webOS 1.3.5 update – how to handle this

2010-01-06T01:35:00.001-08:00

We’ve seen reports in PreCentral forums, also reported to our support team, that some of you are seeing two versions of Classic on you Pre phones. We’d like to explain why this is happening and what you should do to fix this.The users experiencing this are the users on networks other than Sprint, and it occurs because the catalog technology Palm uses does not allow for submission of the app with

Guest blogger series No.1 post: LJP and Classic

2009-12-16T02:29:00.000-08:00

While we’re waiting for the issue known as “1.3.1 issue” fix to be released, we thought to bring in the special series of blog posts, written by our users. Stunned by the passion for games Mr. LJZaur wrote about in the Classic forum at Precentral.net, we asked him to publish his post as the first “guest blogger post” in the series.So, no more talk, here’s the original write-up. Let the games

Classic v2.0.1 is out and about

2009-11-13T04:29:00.000-08:00

New in the App Catalog for November 12th includes a free update of Classic for existing users, so all of you can head over to the Classic listing in the Catalog and download it.The most important brought to you with this update are major improvements in Classic performance, but we also improved overall user experience: tweaked a few menu options and added notifications that will enable you get

Pocket Quicken now Classic Certified

2009-11-11T05:50:00.000-08:00

Over the past couple of weeks, we worked with Pocket Quicken crew from LandWare, to Certify the app for Classic, and thus make official all the positive reports we received from you.The reports agree in one thing: this valuable app is working well in Classic, and is recommended by longtime Palm OS users as well as new Palm webOS adopters. The release of HotSync ability with Classic v2.0 only

OnTimeRx now comes preloaded in Classic

2009-11-05T04:37:00.001-08:00

We teamed up with AmeliaPlex, developer of a very useful medical application called OnTimeRx, to include it within a bundle you can get the minute you install Classic.This decision was based on users’ feedback and the awareness that this application serves as a very important medical tool to many. Now any user with Classic can install OnTimeRx and use the trial for 30 days before purchasing.

The Missing Sync and Classic – a friendship that Mac users will love!

2009-10-22T04:37:00.000-07:00

In a newsletter that Mark/Space, Inc., developer of The Missing Sync, sent out few days ago, there is an overview of how The Missing Sync and Classic work together. We wanted to add our two cents and let you know that we have tried this as well and got great results.You can check out the original newsletter at Mark/Space website.The Missing Sync is also featured on our website as a way to sync

Classic in Europe – reports we are getting from Germany say that Classic is not the latest v2.0

2009-10-16T04:18:00.000-07:00

At the same time Pre hit Europe, we’ve received many reports from our users in Germany about missing features in 2.0.They indicated that HotSync feature - and its icon we were so happy about here in the US only a week ago - was not there. Other things too...It turns out that Pre phones in Europe are still on 1.1 ROM and that is keeping Classic from switching itself to 2.0 as we need that 1.2 ROM

Classic v2.0 (re)trial now available for all our users, free of charge

2009-10-13T03:40:00.000-07:00

Since v2.0 has been released, many of you contacted us to ask for retrial period and we’ve seen same interest in the PreCentral forums, so the logical step for us was to find a way to enable another fully functional trial period for all the users that already tried Classic before, and thus used trial period.All of you can now try Classic v2.0 release to evaluate it once again or for the first

Classic v2.0 release now complete!

2009-10-06T06:30:00.000-07:00

As we already posted, Classic ROM update has been released last week and brought HotSync to Classic on Pre. We were waiting for the Mojo part and would like to let you know that it is now available. You can complete the update by downloading it from Classic listing in the App Catalog.Besides HotSync in v2.0 many of you already successfully use (a detailed tutorial is available here), by

Classic v2.0 is on its way – almost there!

2009-09-29T04:42:00.000-07:00

We’ve all been waiting for the new webOS update to be released because we knew it will bring Classic v2.0 including some of the most frequently requested features.If you installed webOS update, you can now HotSync – here is one of the first user reports from PreCentral (check out the comments).Classic v2.0 including HotSync support gives the users an easy way to manipulate data between desktop

Classic HotSync via Bluetooth connection – now that’s a choice!

2009-09-23T06:50:00.001-07:00

In our previous video, we featured HotSync via Wi-Fi connection. And now we’re HotSyncing via Bluetooth. This means that in case Wi-Fi is not available, you can still share data between your desktop computer and Classic on Pre using BT, or choose between the two depending on which connection you prefer. The video features setup and once you complete these few steps, you’re ready to go. HotSync is

HotSync in Classic – video preview

2009-09-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

While we are waiting for the highly anticipated update from Palm which will bring HotSync support to Classic users, we wanted to show you how it works. Seeing is believing, right?So, let’s HotSync on Pre.

Classic Certification now free and simple as 1-2-3

2009-08-31T06:25:00.000-07:00

We have just released a new Classic Certification section and additionally simplified the Certification procedure. This way, we wanted Classic users to get as many Classic Certified apps as possible and to get them as soon as developers test and sign them.Classic will still run the apps that are not Certified, but Classic Certified apps will feature the logo now telling you that developer of a

Remote access your PC from Classic with Win-Hand software

2009-08-25T04:53:00.000-07:00

It is quite busy here in our test lab, as we are tweaking Classic for the next release. However, we are never too busy to test interesting software we come across or are tipped about from our "resources" – this time we followed the question of one of the PreCentral forum members at Official Classic sub-forum.Migs wanted to know whether Win-Hand will work with Classic, and we can report we tried

GooSync works with Classic

2009-08-21T07:22:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we announced that we have HotSync working on our development devices. While we are waiting for the new version release that will allow you to HotSync as well, we tested GooSync with Classic and can report success. Basically, it works the same way it worked on your older Palm OS devices and offers the same functionality.We installed GooSync client in Classic following the