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Pre iTunes Sync: Is Palm Getting Ready to Cry Uncle?

Friday, October 30, 2009

I’m shocked. Shocked. Once again, Apple has updated iTunes, and once again, the update disables the ability of Palm’s Pre to sync directly with iTunes via the Pre’s Media Sync feature. If I’m keeping track correctly, this is the third time Apple has blocked the Pre. I would have guessed that Palm would have given up [...]

Palm’s Quixotic Quest Continues

Sunday, October 4, 2009

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What is Palm up to? With its new WebOS 1.21 update, it’s once again re-enabled the Palm Pre’s ability to sync unprotected music and videos, photos, and now photo albums with iTunes, no extra software required. The move comes after the USB Implements Forum took Apple’s side in the tiff over Palm’s spoofing of iTunes [...]

iTune Sync for PalmPre: Once Again, It’s Over

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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New development in the ongoing saga of the Palm Pre’s Media Sync feature, which has let Pre owners sync directly with iTunes by tricking iTunes into thinking the Pre is an iPod: Palm’s attempt to get the USB Implementers’ Forum to intervene has failed. All Things Digital’s John Paczkowski is reporting that the USB-IF has [...]

Palm Ditches Windows Mobile

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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Almost exactly four years ago, I attended a press conference in San Francisco at which Bill Gates and Palm CEO Ed Colligan announced that Palm was going to start selling Treo smartphones running Windows Mobile. It was one of those decisions that made rational business sense at the time but which was all wrong [...]

Palm Pre vs. iTunes: It’s Checkmate, or Should Be

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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When Steve Jobs was detailing the wonders of iTunes 9 at yesterday’s Apple music event, there was a One More Thing he didn’t mention: The new version of the software once again blocks Palm’s Pre from making like an iPod and syncing music and video directly with iTunes. This is the second time that an [...]

Palm Announces the Pixi

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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It’s been the subject of rumors for months–including ones that said it was on hold–and now it’s official: The second WebOS phone from Palm is on its way. It’s called the Palm Pixi (rumors had the code name as Eos or Pixie) and it looks to be a Centro to the Pre’s Treo: a cheaper, [...]

Sprint: The Pre is on Sale. No, Wait, Forget It!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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Well, this is weird and embarrassing: All Things Digital’s John Paczkowski, who reported earlier today on a $100 discount for new Sprint customers who bring their phone numbers from another carrier that brought the final price of the Palm Pre to $99, has posted a new story saying that Sprint has decided to pull the [...]

5Words for Monday, September 7th, 2009

Monday, September 7, 2009

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Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. Palm Pre dropping to $150? Mac/Linux Chrome arrival hint? Asus e-reader: cheap, two screens. Is iPhone bad for carriers? Record your entire life automatically? Laptops in zero gravity: neat! A cool-looking $85,000 speaker.

5Words for Friday, August 28th 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009

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Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. Should Palm’s Pre be free? Laptop, iPod searches at border. Work at Facebook, eat well. The PC industry isn’t dead. FCC will investigate wireless industry. Stuff that Snow Leopard breaks. Wi-Fi security: not so secure. China finally gets the iPhone. Why doesn’t AT&T like Android?

5Words for Thursday, August 20th 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. Apple and Palm hiring spat. Kevin Mitnick needs new ISP. Snow Leopard arrives. Then leaves. The Posterous iPhone app: disappointing. PayPal users notice fee changes. Polaroid comes back, sort of. Windows 7: free for four months. Yahoo to Firefox users: switch!

Analysts call for Microsoft to drop the Zune

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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MarketWatch published a story today that could light a fire under Microsoft’s shareholders: it all but wrote an obituary for the company’s Zune portable media player. However, I do not think that the Zune is on the chopping block–yet. Sales for the Zune dropped 42% over the last quarter to $211 million, according to Microsoft’s Q4 [...]

A Pre for Under a Hundred Bucks? Good Deal!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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[UPDATE: As noted in the comments, Best Buy is saying this is an error. I still think we'll see a $99 Pre before too long, though...] PreCentral.net is reporting that Best Buy is living up to its name by offering Palm’s Pre smartphone for $99.99 with a two-year contract–no rebate paperwork required. That’s $100 less than [...]

Palm to Apple: Block This!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Last week, Apple blocked the technique that Palm was using to let the Pre sync seamlessly with Apple’s iTunes. I assumed that it was game over. Wrong! Palm released WebOS 1.1 today, and among its new features is the ability to sync with iTunes 8.2.1, the version of Apple’s media software that foiled the earlier [...]

5Words for Thursday, July 16 2009

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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How to sync Pre music now. Twitter talks about document leak. Will Twitter sue over leak? IDC: Apple’s sales rank slips. Bad news, everybody: spam works. The joy of Polaroid SX-70. The cost of smartphone ownership.

Apple to the Pre: Your Masquerade is Over

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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File this one under Utterly Unsurprising News Stories: Apple’s new version of iTunes blocks the technique that the Palm Pre was using to provide seamless of music and video with the Apple application. That was, of course, by far the likeliest scenario all along. Pre owners can sidestep Apple’s move by keeping with the old [...]

Is the Palm Pre Robust Enough?

Monday, June 29, 2009

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Internet forums are atwitter about Palm Pre build quality issues. The revelation that the Palm Pre might be shoddy could not come at a worse time for the company, as it struggles to find sure financial footing. A comment left at Palm enthusiast Web site Precentral.net sums up many of the quality problem that early adopters [...]