Monthly Archives: June 2010

By: , 6/28/2010 5:08 pm | 18 comments
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Well my journey through the world of overclocking has been really busy in the last two weeks. As a direct result of this rapid development I have been busy beyond all belief. Every day it seems there is a new …

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By: , 6/28/2010 4:34 pm | 3 comments

So apparently it is task list day here at WOR. Dan reviewed Done!, and now we learn that one of my personal favorites, ToDo Classic, just got an update. The developer was kind enough to send us a notice telling …

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By: , 6/28/2010 1:24 pm | 2 comments
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Location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla are all the rage these days. Mobile applications that find services or businesses near your GPS location come in handy when you’re in a pinch or get the itch to do something a little …

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By: , 6/28/2010 11:44 am | 16 comments

According to Palm’s site webOS 1.4.5 will appear today soon (see update below).  We’ve waited a long time for 1.4.5 to arrive.  It’s not clear which carriers will be receiving 1.4.5 today and whether or not Flash will be making …

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By: , 6/27/2010 11:58 pm | 7 comments

The upcoming HP-Palm buyout has all of us hyper-vigilant for comings and goings within Palm. There’s been a couple good signs that things in the smartphone department are chugging right along — maybe flourishing — in the shadow of HP’s …

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By: , 6/27/2010 5:45 pm | 7 comments

Ever since I got my Palm Pre on a sweltering June morning last year, I’ve been craving a powerful task manager. Other apps have come close (ToDo Classic comes to mind), but none of them have been able to meet …

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By: , 6/27/2010 1:19 am | 5 comments

Thought the $20 “fire sales” at Radio Shack and Best Buy were impressive? Well how’s this? We just caught wind that the Touchstone (once $70) is now at a rock-bottom fifteen bucks on Amazon.com! At the moment, Touchstone backplates cost …

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By: , 6/25/2010 9:36 pm | 3 comments

We knew that there would be meetings and partings with the HP-Palm merger, but this one stings a little. According to MobileCrunch, Palm’s VP of Public Relations, Lynn Fox, will not be working under HP once the deal closes on July …

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By: , 6/25/2010 3:15 pm | 8 comments

Not that there was a huge surprise here, BUT it is still nice to see that all the formalities are complete and all systems are go for launch. According to the precentral forums, the meeting was short and sweet. Here …

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By: , 6/25/2010 11:00 am | 8 comments
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Ready for some more podcast action? Then you’ll enjoy this one. Mr. Creepy joins us this week and it goes downhill from there. (00:01:30) With the Palm 50% off sale on webOS apps in full swing, the crew serves up …

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By: , 6/25/2010 8:43 am | 9 comments

WebOS fans! Is crossing the webOS desert getting you down? We’ve got some good news for ya. Ever heard of a guy named Rahul Sood? He used to be CEO of VoodooPC and is now the CTO for HP’s Global …

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By: , 6/25/2010 7:13 am | 1 comment

Today is the day, folks. Palm shareholders will cast their votes on the HP acquisition. While the deal was necessary for Palm and webOS to survive, it’s a sorta/kinda bittersweet moment for Palm fans who have followed the company since …

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