Palm: Pre, webOS & app discussion
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Kid_Eternity
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Hmmm but didn't Palm say the Pre would launch in Europe 1st half of this year also?
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Ah well, that's them fucked then.
Sunray
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Open to some interpretation.
Palm Pre Press release said:
The US version is EV-DO rev A so no point getting your US mate to send you one.
editor
hiraethified
So long as the Pre delivers on the tech front and is supported by keen pricing and strong advertising, I think the Palm will do very well indeed.
It's already picked up massive press interest and I can't see that all disappearing overnight just because another version of the iPhone is coming along.
The Pre is quite a different phone offering different features and strengths and not everyone wants an iPhone.
If the European Pre release date slips back in Europe too far, I'll probably get a s/hand G1 to bide me over or summat.
Kid_Eternity
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I'm getting a new current gen smartphone in July so if Palm want my money they better get it out. My iPod is basically dying now so getting an iPhone with decent storage is a serious temptation.
Sunray
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32gb is a near certainty for the iPhone.
Thats one decision I can't quite fathom for the Pre and one I hope they correct quickly. 8Gb with no expansion. All my apps for take up a few Mb so the Gb's of storage is for files or for entertainment and 8Gb suddenly isn't so great.
Thats one decision I can't quite fathom for the Pre and one I hope they correct quickly. 8Gb with no expansion. All my apps for take up a few Mb so the Gb's of storage is for files or for entertainment and 8Gb suddenly isn't so great.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Makes no sense. If they gave it 8gb of storage with Micro SD slot, you could have up to 40gb in your pocket*. The way SD card prices fall it would make a lot of sense.
*Although I wish they would hurry up and release 32gb micro SD.
*Although I wish they would hurry up and release 32gb micro SD.
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hiraethified
It's down to pricing. Not everyone needs 32GB and not everyone wants to fork out the extra for 32GB. If Palm are looking to woo people with a keen pricing, then 8GN is a decent compromise. After all, that's a fair bit of storage for all but the hardcore multimedia freaks.
I wish it had come with a SD card slot though - then it would have ticked all my boxes.
Oh, and a bit of press:
I wish it had come with a SD card slot though - then it would have ticked all my boxes.
Oh, and a bit of press:
Kid_Eternity
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Me either, I have just over 16 gigs of music plus apps, and probably would have some vids, I need 20 gig absolute minimum.
Sunray
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Choice is never a bad thing. Obvious to have a range of phones with various memory configurations.
I'm running 13gb music and thats because I trim it of stuff I know I've not listened to.
Priority is to release it? Are they just going to launch it or are they going to give a date?
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
What I meant was by including a micro SD slot you could give people the choice. 8gb will be enough for many, but those who wanted to could add an additional 16gb or 32gb.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
New blog post from someone at Sprint with lots of useful info.
Details on "First Use", how to make your Pre faster if it becomes sluggish, how to extend battery life, how to transfer data from your desktop, integration of IM and SMS/MMS, all sounds very interesting and the blogger says they work well in practice.
There is a curious statement that "the only actual device complaint is the inability to select/hilight text on a webpage" which I'd have thought would be one of the main places you'd want to select text. Could be that he/she got it wrong or that they're not talking 'select' in a cut'n'paste context.
The blogger says that actual release date is soon...
Details on "First Use", how to make your Pre faster if it becomes sluggish, how to extend battery life, how to transfer data from your desktop, integration of IM and SMS/MMS, all sounds very interesting and the blogger says they work well in practice.
There is a curious statement that "the only actual device complaint is the inability to select/hilight text on a webpage" which I'd have thought would be one of the main places you'd want to select text. Could be that he/she got it wrong or that they're not talking 'select' in a cut'n'paste context.
The blogger says that actual release date is soon...
Kid_Eternity
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Hmmm tips on how to extend battery life or performance don't inspire confidence.
Nor does : "# Make sure a data-intensive app isn’t running in the background (e.g., Music)."
And with just 8gb it doesn't seem much of an iPhone killer...Hopefully it wil be out soon so we can through all the hype and speculation...
Kid_Eternity
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UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Nor does : "# Make sure a data-intensive app isn’t running in the background (e.g., Music)."
Hopefully it wil be out soon so we can through all the hype and speculation...
TBF any phone is going to suffer from poor battery life if you leave lots of apps running in the background that use the features like GPS and wireless/data connection. If people haven't had a phone that can multi task before its worth reminding them of the fact.
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hiraethified
Some early SDK emulator shots. The interface is already looking very slick and clean.
http://www.prethinking.com/webos-early-sdk/webos-early-sdk/2248834
(*one image fixed)
http://www.prethinking.com/webos-early-sdk/webos-early-sdk/2248834
(*one image fixed)
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hiraethified
Really? I can see 'em OK. Try following the link instead.image no work
Crispy
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Yeah, if you've already viewed an image at the original site, your browser will show it in the thread using the copy from its cache. But if you haven't visited the link yet, the image won't work. This is the case for all sites that don't allow hotlinked images.
Crispy
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That's the status bar of the emulator window
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hiraethified
Later rumour suggests that Palm is planning a balls-of-steel launch the day before the iPhone.
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/04...t-the-pre-the-day-before-apples-wwdc-keynote/
Kid_Eternity
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Haha gutsy! Total genius or utter fool move.
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