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TheStreet.com " Palm Pixi Perfectly Priced"

2009-11-20T10:40:00.001-05:00

"Contributor Gary Krakow looks at the new, smaller Palm Pixi smartphone and likes what he sees - especially considering the bargain-basement, Black Friday price offered at a large retailer."

Top-selling smartphones in the U.S. in the third quarter (some surprises)

2009-11-20T00:00:00.000-05:00

The #'s are in for the top selling smartphones in the U.S. for the third quarter and there's a few surprises. Via FierceWireless . 1. iPhone 3GS 2. BlackBerry Curve(s) 3. BlackBerry Pearl(s) 4. iPhone 3G 5. BlackBerry Storm 6. Palm Pre 7. BlackBerry Bold 8. myTouch 3G 9. BlackBerry Pearl Flip 10. BlackBerry 8830 Apple and Palm's flagship phones moved up the list from last quarter (iPhone 3GS

Palm Pre EXTREME multitasking

2009-11-19T11:47:00.005-05:00

Can your smartphone do this? ;) That's 22 apps running on my Pre before I get the "Sorry too many cards opened", pretty impressive! The ability to do this comes from the great webOS developer community over @ PreCentral for making things like this possible!!

The New York Times' Tech Columnist David Pogue takes on Britney Spears, Britney Spears takes on the App Store

2009-11-18T18:17:00.006-05:00

Yup, you read that right. The New York Times' Tech Columnist David Pogue performed "Apps!… I did it again" during his keynote at the Interop New York 2009 keynote today. In other Britney Spears news, Britney announced her official iPhone App. It's very cleverly named, "It's Britney". For $1.99 "It's Britney" app features: Be Britney's Dancer: All you need is a photo of yourself and within

Amazon begins airing Kindle commercial

2009-11-18T14:14:00.002-05:00

Just in time for the holidays (or the Barnes & Noble Nook), Amazon has started airing their first ever commercial for the Kindle.

Palm Pixi $24.99 @ Amazon

2009-11-18T12:58:00.004-05:00

Engadget is reporting that Amazon is currently selling the Palm Pixi for $24.99.

Palm releases Palm webOS 1.3.1 for Sprint Palm Pre

2009-11-14T00:36:00.003-05:00

If you have a Sprint Palm Pre you might want to tap the update button because Palm has released Palm webOS 1.3.1 for the Sprint Palm Pre.

Get a Palm Pixi for $29.99

2009-11-12T14:32:00.003-05:00

EverythingPre spotted this great offer if you're jonesing for the Palm Pixi. Walmart is selling the Pixi for $29.99 instead of Sprint's price of $99 (after rebates). Kinda crazy price for a phone that hasn't been officially released yet, and most likely the price the Pixi should be compared to the BlackBerry's, iPhone 3G's, and HTC's currently on the market. ***UPDATE*** Walmart is no longer

2010: Year of the Palm?

2009-11-12T14:10:00.001-05:00

The Pixi, the Palm Pre’s diminutive smart-phone sibling, arrives at market a few days from now (Nov. 15), and despite some potential pricing confusion with the Pre, analysts expect it to be another catalyst for the company’s comeback. In a note to clients today, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (BAC) analyst Vivek Arya said Palm (PALM) is well-poised for growth in 2010. “Despite increasing

Atomic9 introduces Bluetooth Wristband Speakerphone and Grunge Buds

2009-11-12T11:06:00.002-05:00

ATOMIC 9 BLUETOOTH WRISTBAND SPEAKERPHONE The Atomic9 BT wristband speaker-phone incorporates the utmost style and functionality. Used on any mobile with Bluetooth support, tech lovers can get up to 4 hours of active talk time & 160 hours of standby time. When users directly talk into the Atomic9 BT one can answer calls, tell it who to call, and decide whether or not to pick up with Caller

phoneArena reviews the Palm Pixi

2009-11-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

phoneArena has posted a very in depth review of the Palm Pixi, and they really like it. They have also posted a video review of the Palm Pixi.

Palm (NASDAQ:PALM): Encouraging management meeting; Reiterate Buy - Merrill Lynch/BAM

2009-11-11T21:39:00.000-05:00

Merrill Lynch/BAM is out very positive on Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) this morning following meeting with management. Firm reiterates their Buy rating and $20 price target ahead of multiple catalysts. Management meeting reinforces Merrill's positive views Firm notes they had an encouraging meeting with Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein, CFO Doug Jeffries and IR head Teri Klein. Their key takeaway: despite

Official Palm Pixi Ad, unemotional girl nowhere in sight

2009-11-11T21:21:00.002-05:00

Since the Palm Pixi is targeted at a younger demographic ($99), Palm has decided to leave the unemotional girl from the Pre ads back in the "bin". The ad really shows off the Palm Pixi as well as features of the Palm webOS. Pretty cool ad. Via PreCentral .

Palm Pixi running webOS 1.3.1

2009-11-10T09:50:00.004-05:00

PreCentral came across a video showing the Palm Pixi running a new version of webOS, 1.3.1. The latest version of webOS running on the Palm Pre is webOS 1.2.1. Word on the street is Palm will be releasing webOS 1.3.1 for the Pre sometime this week, one of the biggest features is expected to be a snappier UI. The Palm Pixi will be available this Sunday, November 15th for $99.99 when signing a

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.2

2009-11-09T20:25:00.004-05:00

Apple has released a huge update (500mb) to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Hit software update to get the latest and greatest. Click here for a list of the updates.

Sprint Palm Pixi Unboxing & Hands On

2009-11-07T17:28:00.001-05:00

Rumor: $99 8GB iPhone 3GS before Christmas

2009-11-06T09:29:00.002-05:00

The Boy Genius has received word from 2 sources that an 8GB iPhone 3GS is in the works to replace the current $99 iPhone 3G just in time for the holidays.

Palm Shows Ares WebOS Development Tool

2009-11-05T19:48:00.003-05:00

"Palm will introduce a Web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year. Ares got its first public demonstration on Thursday at the Open Mobile Summit conference in San Francisco. It is designed to make it easy for developers to pull various components together in Javascript to build applications for the Palm Pre and Pixi, the two handsets that run

Walt Mossberg reviews the Verizon Motorola Droid

2009-11-05T15:01:00.001-05:00

"Verizon (VZ) is rolling out a device that finally gives it a more credible alternative. This new $200 phone is the Motorola Droid and it’s the first Verizon model to run Google’s (GOOG) Android smart-phone operating system. I’ve been testing the Droid, and while it has some significant drawbacks, I regard it as a success overall. It’s the best super-smart phone Verizon offers, the best Motorola

Fortune names Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade

2009-11-05T11:27:00.002-05:00

Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video Check out the whole article here

Verizon's $99 HTC DROID ERIS

2009-11-05T09:42:00.002-05:00

Verizon has officially announced the HTC DROID ERIS. The DROID ERIS runs Android, has a 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, and comes with an 8GB SD card in the box. The DROID ERIS will be available on November 6th for $99.00 with a new 2 year contract.

HTC HD2 announced, will hit the US in early 2010

2009-11-04T23:24:00.003-05:00

HTC HD2TM SHIPS IN EUROPE AND ASIA COMING TO THE US IN EARLY 2010 HD2 demonstrates the tight integration between Microsoft and HTC TAOYUAN, Taiwan – November 4, 2009 – Today, HTC Corporation chief executive officer, Peter Chou, joined Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer and Harvey Chang, chief executive officer of Taiwan Mobile to announce the availability of the highly

The Washington Times declares Apple iPhone 3GS ‘Product of the Decade’

2009-11-04T16:30:00.001-05:00

"I feel led to do something never done before by your columnist during 18 holiday seasons, short, long or otherwise. While I've always selected some 'product(s) of the year,' I've never anointed one as a 'product of the decade.' Though this particular product first appeared in 2007, its impact has been large enough to overshadow just about everything else that has come on the market since Jan. 1,

Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Offers Fastest Performance on Snow Leopard and for Windows 7 Available

2009-11-04T10:10:00.003-05:00

Most Seamless Solution Enables Users to Tailor Windows-on-Mac Experience to Serve Diverse Needs RENTON, WA., November 4th, 2009 —Parallels today announced the availability of the fastest, most seamless Windows-on-Mac solution ever: Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. This is the latest version of the number 1 Mac system utility, currently enabling more than 2 million users to run Windows, Linux and

Palm webOS Update Will Address Speed of UI

2009-11-04T10:01:00.003-05:00

everything pre is reporting that Palm is planning a webOS update "in the immediate future" that will speed up the UI of webOS . "On ease of use, multitasking has been great; UI latency is still an issue even though the hardware is comparable to 3GS. The problem is the path to the GPU didn’t exist, but now with CSS transforms, that will be solved in the immediate future."