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Sprint Palm Pixi Gets Wi-Fi Courtesy Radio Board Hack

Matt — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:04 +0000

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 has 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!

The hacker claims that Sprint & Verizon Palm Pixi are exactly identical sans the Wi-Fi capabilities. All you need to do is swap the radio boards and run the Sprint webOS doctor - you should be all set to access Wi-Fi internet on your Sprint Palm Pixi. And if you want to do it yourself, checkout this handy step-by-step video on how you can make your Sprint Palm Pixi Wi-Fi capable.

The only apparent drawback of this hack is that Sprint Nav no longer works and is replaced by Verizon Nav - not a big deal if you are not a heavy GPS user. However, if you frequently use your Palm Pixi for navigation purpose, think twice before you apply this hack on your phone.

I wonder if this hack will be a lesson for Palm & Sprint in order to release a Wi-Fi capable Palm Pixi sooner than later. After all, the Palm Pixi desperately needs a facelift!

Sprint Palm Pixi Unboxed

Matt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:58:39 +0000

While the official Sprint release of Palm Pixi is still a week away, YouTube already has a video (courtesty Wirefly) which shows you how to unbox the Sprint Palm Pixi. The video briefly talks about the similarities as well as differences of Palm Pre and Palm Pixi as far as the form factor and the design of these two smartphones are concerned.

As the release date gets nearer, there are bound to be lots of anxious customers with questions related to the unboxing of Pixi. This video helps address some of these questions. So, when you get the boxed Palm Pixi, what all do you need to do with it.

The box contains a bunch of other stuff besides your Palm Pixi. Make sure to read the list on the rear of the box to confirm that it contains whatever is listed there.
Open the case, peel off the tape and remove the cover. The packaging of Palm Pixi is very similar to that of Palm Pre. So, if you've used a Sprint Palm Pre earlier, it will be a piece of cake for you
You get a hard plastic case, a Getting Started Guide, Features Guide, Important Sprint Information Guide, Safety and Legal Information Guide, Warranty Card, a recycling bag, a USB cable, and a wall charger to accompany the Palm Pixi phone.

Once the phone is unboxed, you are all set to play around with your very own Palm Pixi!

Fared Adib on the upcoming Sprint Palm Pixi Launch

Matt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:55:20 +0000

Fared Adib from Sprint talks about the upcoming Palm Pixi launch on November 15, 2009. Fared gives an overview of how the Palm Pixi is different than Palm Pre. The standout features of this smartphone are a full keyboard, capacitive touchscreen and a 2 MP camera.

Fared also talks about the exclusive Sprint features that will be available on Palm Pixi: