Archive for July, 2010
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Sprint Palm Pixi Gets Wi-Fi Courtesy Radio Board Hack
There’s good news for Sprint Palm Pixi users who complain about the lack of Wi-Fi capabilities on their devices. A PreCentral forum member gitit20 created a neat hack to rip the radio board off a Verizon Palm Pixi Plus and then transplant it into a Sprint Palm Pixi. After you install the new radio board, your Sprint Palm Pixi is well and truly ‘Wi-Fi capable’. Smart piece of thinking and very innovative too!
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webOS 1.4.5 Status Update
The much anticipated webOS 1.4.5 update is now available for O2 subscribers in Germany. As reported by PreCentral, the update is 9 MB in size and downloads pretty quickly on the O2 network. The update fixes a ‘rare problem so that podcasts now download correctly’. Apart from this fix, the update finally brings 3D gaming support on the Palm Pixi. While Palm Pre owners on O2 have already enjoyed 3D gaming on their devices for a while now, Palm Pixi owners were left in the lurch. It’s fair to say that this update restores parity amongst Pre and Pixi users for providing an enhnaced gaming experience.
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HP Wireless Central Offering Free Palm Pre Plus & Palm Pixi Plus (on Contract)
HP’s recently launched online shopping store – HP Wireless Central is offering your favorite Palm devices free on contract. To make the deal even more lucrative, HP is offering free goodies, zero cost activation and free shipping on select models as well. You can choose from the following devices
Palm Pixi Plus (Black) on Verizon Wireless/ AT&T – offers free activation + free shipping via FedEx
Palm Pre Plus (Black) on Verizon Wireless/ AT&T – offers free shipping via FedEx + free Renegade Mini Bluetooth Headset (worth $49.99) + free Axiom Premium Genuine Leather Case (worth $29.99) + free Premium In-vehicle Charger (worth $19.99)
Palm Pre (Black) on Sprint – costs $99.99, offers free shipping via FedEx
Palm Pixi (Black) on Sprint – costs $19.99, offers free shipping via FedEx -
Good News for webOS Developers – $99 Annual Development Fee Waived Off
Palm is throwing in one good news after the other these days. Shortly after it announced a two-week extension for its Half-off apps sale, the company has now permanently waived off the annual $99 developer fee. This is a double bonanza for developers as Palm had recently announced that it would waive and refund the $50 fee that used to be required to get your app listed in the official app catalog. If you’ve already paid this fee, expect a refund to be credit in your Paypal account shortly.
