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20
May
2010
The Future of webOS Involves Web-connected Printers
Since HP acquired Palm and saved it from its impending demise, people have been speculating at just how the two companies would end up collaborating on some of their biggest products. Mobile phones with printer support (or vice versa) and webOS powered computer gadgets are just some of the ideas that popped up in theories of the masses.
Well, it seems that HP also thought that webOS powered hardware was a worthwhile investment because they did give word that they would explore the webOS’ prowess “beyond smart phones”. Here is what Mark Hurd, the HP CEO, said on the official HP Twitter page:
“After @Palm close expect to leverage webOS beyond smart phones into form factors such as slates and web-connected printers.”
This means that we could expect tablets carrying the webOS or, as everyone guessed, printers that offer connectivity to your favorite social networking sites. This probably means that you can now print a wallet-sized picture of your crush straight out of Facebook.
Does it mean that we will see printers with their own apps for RSS feed printing? Would they have multi task capabilities? There are so many good things that can happen, Palm and HP just have to work at knowing what market needs they want to address and what has not yet been done before. They have to market it just right of course, but that is almost always a given with HP.
While there are still no specific details as to what the extent of this technology merge is, it is looking up for both parties. In fact, HP has gotten an impressive 25 percent increase in revenue this quarter. Palm got its savior and a ton of money to develop their platform and HP is now the proud owner of a very effective, well-respected operating system.
12
Mar
2010
Monopoly, Sims and NFS: Undercover Arrive for the Palm Pre
Need For Speed, the Sims 3 and Monopoly are all headed for the Palm Pre; a gaming delights that users will certainly love. O2 already has the three games up for grabs. For those who are not quite familiar with the titles, here is a quick rundown of the three games.
The Sims 3 puts you in control of the lives of Sims –virtual people who like us, need to socialize, eat, drink, sleep and work. For the most part, these Sims are automated, they will eat when hungry and sleep when sleepy, but in order for their lives to run smoothly, you will have to order them to get jobs, and use the money they earn to buy furniture and necessities for the Sims to live. Getting this addictive little title on the Palm is certainly going to provide users with hours of fun and enjoyment.
Monopoly is a digital port of the world famous board game. While this may not sound much like fun, it gets pretty addictive and quite interesting when you are already midway through the game and the properties are starting to get bought. No details yet if there will be any special modes on the smart phone port of this title, but at least you will no longer have to spend an hour making sure that all the play money and tokens are in place.
Rounding up the list is Need for Speed: Undercover. This fast paced game title is currently the latest in the NFS series of games (a new one is expected to come out this year). Undercover will see you as an undercover cop infiltrating a criminal organization. Expect high speed races, frantic car chases and a cool story mode in this title.
Get to know more about these new games at GSM Arena.
26
Nov
2009
Quick Review: Palm Pixi
They may have been having problems before, but considering how well the public has accepted the Palm Pre, the mobile phone manufacturer can take it a little easy Still, Palm’s new device shows that the company wants to be more than just safe, they want to get their devices out there. The Pre will naturally take its place among the high end device of today, and the Pixi will not be far behind.
Being the second device to use the Web OS, the Pixi sports a smart style and cute size to appeal to people. Size however, does not equate to a weakness in terms of hardware. The Pixi has enough specs to go on par with mid-level 3G devices.
Everything But WiFi
Palm Pixi reviews will tell you that it is a wonder how the Pixi managed to cram all the awesome hardware in. We wonder that too. The Pixi is a very slim .43 inches, that’s even slimmer than the iPhone; but it still has a full QWERTY keyboard on the face and a 2.63 inch capacitive touch screen to boot. The camera on the back is a trite 2 mega pixels, but considering the limitations of space, it’s a wonder this phone actually has a camera in the first place.
Most impressive is the 8GB of storage -Palm is being honest that after software installations, 7GB is usable. Yes unbelievably impressive. Users will need the space though. With the size restrictions, this device also did away without having a micro SD card slot. It does have a micro USB for backups and data transfers.
Where to Get
Palm Pixi deals are currently not yet available in the UK, though O2 has expressed that they are interested in the device, they have not made any further comment about this WeBOS gadget since September.
8
Nov
2009
Impressions on the Palm Pixi
The Palm Pixi is not as small as I thought it would be, judging from the previous reviews and write up about the device. Still, I am quite taken with the way Palm has decided to make this phone. The choice of combining the touch screen and physical keyboard on the face of the phone must have been an engineering challenge. Still, they managed to pull it off and come out with a great mobile phone. I am really excited to get my hands on the Palm Pixi once and for all to try out how great it really is.
The advantage of being a really small phone is that performance wise, you cannot really expect much from it. But Palm does promise its users with a smooth and seamless browsing experience when using this phone; I seriously believe that switching between using the keyboard and tapping the screen would be hardly a problem for anyone. I have not tried using a capacitive touch screen below the three inch mark, and I think you will be blocking the screen with your finger at certain points. Still, we will have to see how the Pixi manages to work around this. Browsing online would be a little limited as I might expect, but at least the on board browser should at least have sufficient website compatibility features.
The biggest draw of the Pixi is obviously its small size. Despite being a small phone, it manages to pack in a physical keyboard, 8 GB of storage, a 2.63 inch capacitive display, a 2 mega pixel camera and even wireless LAN support. That is quite a lot for such a small phone. I am really surprised that despite its small size, it still uses the Qualcomm MSM 7627 processor. At least we can expect some decent processing speed from this phone.
14
Oct
2009
Palm Pixi to be Available by the End of October: What to Expect?
The recently introduced Palm Pixi will be available on October 20. Palm Pixi is the second set that features the much talked about Palm webOS, which is one of the reasons why many people consider Palm Pixi a very good choice for a smartphone. Although Palm Pixi is expected to create a lot of waves, but the struggling manufacturers Palm will be facing tough time in the market by more popular competitors such as BlackBerry and Apple.
With BlackBerry’s Storm 2 expected to be available on October 25 on Vodafone in UK, it would be interesting to see how smartphone enthusiasts declare their verdict as they will be encountering a hard choice between the Palm Pixi and BlackBerry Storm 2. Both the smartphone models have been highly anticipated and both offer exciting designs. However BlackBerry 2 offers a major change in design than its predecessor as it replaces the traditional keypad with touch-screen buttons. But Palm Pixi would be competing hard with its stunning high resolution display and a superior online experience.
The Palm webOS remains to be the major strength of Palm Pixi, which enables its users to browse the web without encountering irritating mobile versions of websites, and the Synergy feature helps show all the relevant information in a single stream. Palm Pixi would be synchronized with Facebook as well, and allows chatting and instant messaging on various platforms from a single source. But despite the improvements Palm has been able to incorporate in this new model, it would be an immense challenge for them to attract the attention of BlackBerry fans, and it remains to be seen whether those improvements were good enough to beat what BlackBerry is offering in Storm 2. However, a lack of 3G and Wi-Fi platform for wireless connectivity can cost Palm dearly.
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