Digging my Palm Pre

[From Raul] Hi Sammy, how are you? Great work on PalmAddicts. I just wanted to let you know I'm digging my Palm Pre. I've only had it four days and I'm achieving so much on it. They keyboard is just right, I can finally type faster than I was able to do on my iPhone.

PA THROWAWAY - MACBOOK AIR

Well I did promise that after the PalmAddict 10th Birthday, which I'll draw winners at the weekend, that we would have a new throwaway for a MacBook Air [7 month's old, great condition and running the latest OSX, product page can be found here.

It's quite simple just send me a user thought on how you are using your mobile device or a thought that is mobile technology related. Please give it a TITLE, this is very important or you will not be entered and send it to me on email putting JULY in the subject line so my email picks it up. Winner as usual will be chosen at random. I'll leave open for a couple of days and writers are entitled to enter, [I'll let you know when to give me post counts] Everyone please email me at sammymcloughlin@gmail.com

[No plea's as to why you deserve the Air please or what you will do with it as you will not be entered - thank you]

New York Palm Pre Developers Meetup on Monday

[From Eric Mann]  Announcing the first meeting of THE NEW YORK PALM PRE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER’S MEETUP! MICHAEL PRENEZ-ISBELL of BlueSwitch is proud to invite you to the first meetup on Monday, July 13 at 7.00pm in Manhattan, hosted by BlueSwitch, 61 Broadway, 27th Floor, NYC.

This will be the first meeting of a Palm Pre Developers Group in New York EVER–an historic occasion! You’ll want to show up early for this, as we’re expecting a large attendance. We’ll be discussing webOS, Mojo and the Palm Pre in the mobile marketplace.  We expect that marketplace and this developer’s group to GROW in the coming year, so get involved now!
More deets after the jump.
Original source is PreCentral.

It's never ok to click away on your Blackberry when someone is speaking

[From Eric Mann] It's never ok to click away on your Blackberry when someone is speaking according to Blackberry Etiquette over at CBSNews.

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The FuelTank is now compatible with the Palm Pre according to Callpod.

[From Elliot Murray] The FuelTank is now compatible with the Palm Pre according to Callpod. It is available for $69.99 from Palm. "Overview Fueltank can simultaneously charge two small electronic devices without the use of an outlet. It contains a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which has more than 7 times the capacity of a standard mobile phone. Fueltank utilizes device-specific adapters, so you can customize to meet the exact needs of you and your family. Proprietary voltage regulator technology senses the amount of power required to charge your devices." Read in full.

Mojo SDK Developer Webcast Next Week

Palminfocenter reports, "O'Reilly is putting together a webOS Mojo SDK focused developer webcast for next week. Held on Tuesday, July 14th at 10 AM Pacific, Automated Unit Testing with the Palm Mojo SDK will be presented by Christian Sepulveda, of Pivotal Labs (developers of Tweed)." Read in full.

Palm Pre sales still strong

[From Hans] A analyst says that Palm Pre sales are still strong according to Barrons. "In contrast to a recent spate of reports saying Palm’s (PALM) “Pre” smartphone is seeing slowing sales at Sprint (S) stores, Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette today reports that his own “checks” show that “sell-through of the Pre remains robust,” with adequate supply at Sprint stores. However, he thinks sales are less than they could be given that Best Buy (BBY) and RadioShack (RSH) have almost not inventory on hand. After selling 70,000 units in the first few days of availability starting on June 5, Faucette thinks sales have “normalized” at a rate of 40,000 per week. He thinks that level will be consistent through August assuming an improvement in supply at Best Buy and the rest." Read in full.

Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre: In Real Life

[From Hans] PC World takes a real world useage comparison between the 3GS iPhone and the Palm Pre. "My Palm Pre dialed 911 without my knowing it. "How did you find out," you ask? The dispatcher called me back to make sure I was all right. You don't see that in many product reviews, do you? Well, forget about being first--I'm perfectly happy to write the last few words on the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre. I spent two weeks with each, using them as a normal human would--not as a reviewer sprinting to get first-posting bragging rights would. Which smartphone is really better (for me, anyway)? I'll tell you. But first, let me explain where I'm coming from." Read in full.

China to get iPhones without wif

China to get iPhones without wifi. "Good news and bad news for the Middle Kingdom: China Unicom will likely be selling an iPhone sooner than expected, but it will be one that does not have Wi-Fi functionality." Read in full.

Pictures of the BlackBerry Onyx

[From Hans] Pictures of the BlackBerry 9020, for now known by its codename Onyx are emerging and the Boy Genius Report has the deets.
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Twitter push notifications on your iPhone is here

[From Bryan] Push Twitter notifications [same concept] comes to the iPhone via Boxcar. "Boxcar is NOT a full featured Twitter client. We decided to only focus on direct messages and mentions. Every 5 minutes, we will check your Twitter account for new @mentions and direct messages. If there is anything new, we'll let you know via a push notification!" More deets after the jump.
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Quick way to delete on the iPhone

[From Clive Middleton] Sammy will you tell your readers that if they wish to delete text or characters that they typed from a field, instead of holding down the backspace button, you can undo your whole typing in input fields by just shaking your iPhone. It's simple but genius.
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Palm Pre hacked and running on Verizon

[From Eric Mann, Jules] Has the Palm Pre been hacked? Well it seems to be the case and from this picture it looks like it's running on the Verizon network. "It's not the fabled GSM Pre, but PreCentral forum member Cleanser has apparently managed to unlock his Pre's CDMA radio and get voice and SMS service on Verizon -- data's still a no-go, but he's working on it. Other devices have been flashed between the networks for years, so we've no doubt that this is possible, but we doubt it'll ever be super-easy -- according to Cleanser, the hardest part was getting someone to add his device's MEID to the system, and that's always gonna be tough, regardless of VZW's big talk about open network access. " Read in full. PreCentral is the original source of this story.

3.0 software draining my battery

[From William Allen] Sammy I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and the work your writers and readers do. Now on to my point, since I updated my iPhone to 3.0 I have had terrible battery life. It is now 11am and despite a full overnight charge my battery is down to 63% this is not good. I don't think I'm alone, let's hope Apple release a fix sooner rather than later because there are a lot of unhappy users. Have a great weekend Sammy!

well, i'll be waiting for completeness of the new Pré

[From sven , from berlin] Since i live in europe, in germany, the earliest i could get the new pré seems to be the end of this year, just before the holidays. I now use a Treo 680 and was almost an early adopter when it came out. But this time it will be different, i think. I will wait and watch the Appstore and the news in order to make shure that everything i do now with the Treo is possible to do with the Pre. This includes for example offline navigation, encrypted backup and restore, calendar with appointments linked to contacts, dictionaries for languages, and an offline-wikipedia. But also editing office documents, taking voice notes, outlining tasks and thoughts with Bonsai or similar, using that tuner program for musical instruments and a metronome and a good world clock with all sorts of extras. Those things are tightly integrated into my life that it would really be bad to loose some of them. Another aspect that i must think about is memory: i bought a 16GB sd card class 6 a year ago (cheap), but the new Pre only has 8 GB! I am shure they will upgrade it to 16 for the holydays (thats not a big deal to do), but even then i cannot take the card out, or put in the card of my photo camera. How sould i send high quality shoots on the go? So there are still a few things to be resolved, and i'll keep watching the news.... Many Thanks for keeping up the good work for PalmAddicts!

Remember WebOS 1.1 is a coming soon

Remember we mentioned this yesterday and it's worth a second mention, PreCentral's mention that WebOS 1.1 is a coming soon. "webOS 1.1 for the Palm Pre may be released within a month, including improved Exchange Active Sync policies and Security. An anonymous tipster has sent in some details on what we can expect with webOS 1.1." Read in full.

Wifi enabled Blackberry Tour coming next year.

Engadget says there will be a wifi enabled Blackberry Tour coming next year. "What's more important in this FierceWireless report is that Sprint's requiring WiFi "in all its major devices going forward" -- which should mean pretty much every smartphone that lands in its CDMA-loving mitts. Verizon Wireless, who along with Sprint is also launching the WLAN-less Tour this Sunday, said that the company's working with RIM to get WiFi into future BlackBerry, but didn't oblige us with any hopeful descriptors that'd help us understand just how strong of a push was being made." Read in full

SmartboxDesign are offering WordPop for the iPhone for a bargain, $1.99

Remember and this is a good bargain SmartboxDesign are offering WordPop for the iPhone for a bargain, $1.99 at the moment. Get it from the App Store.

My Password Protector

[From mike mac] If your like me and have a long list of websites that have user names and passwords. Such as my banking, PayPal, credit card companies and a lot more that I can't even begin to remember. There is free software called Yaps that has been on my TX for years. It is easy to use and it is really been a lifesaver for all the names and passwords that have been accumulated over the years. Since I know where my TX is at all times because of its use for my reading and listening pleasure I feel secure in knowing that my passwords are very secure and protected. Just Google Yaps and it will give you the website and the free download.

Can RIM get its mojo back with the BlackBerry Tour?

[From Hans] I have noticed quite a lot of negative PR towards Windows Mobile and the Blackberry in light of the iPhone and the Palm Pre. cnet asks, Can RIM get its mojo back with the BlackBerry Tour? "The summer of the smartphone is heating up as Research In Motion is set to introduce on Sunday its latest BlackBerry device, called the Tour. But will it be enough to keep RIM king of the smartphone market? The BlackBerry Tour is hitting store shelves at an important time for RIM, which has been reportedly taking a sales hit as carriers promote exclusive phones, such as the Palm Pre on Sprint Nextel's network and the Apple iPhone 3GS on AT&T's network, according to Michael Walkley of Piper Jaffray." Read in full.

Bell who seem to be getting the Palm Pre in Canada are offering you the opportunity to win a Pre

[From Hans] Bell who seem to be getting the Palm Pre in Canada are offering you the opportunity to win a Pre. Very easy to enter as the below shows. More after the jump.

25% discount off all Palm OS software at Handango

My PalmAddict friends remember that you get a whopping 25% discount off all Palm OS software at Handango at the moment but you must use the promo-code PALMSALE at checkout to avail your discount. So go make the jump.

Our growing iPhone family

[From Ken (Atlanta, GA)] Sammy, First I'd like to say how nice the new site design is. Great work as usual! Second, our iPhone family is growing. My wife recently approached me to say she would like an iPhone, much better to Text, keep up with Facebook and email while on the go. This was a shock as she has always given me a hard time for spending so much time on my iPhone. Well, I saw this as an opportunity. An opportunity to upgrade myself and pass on my 11 month old 3G. So after waiting for initial rush to be over, I visited my local Apple store yesterday and after a slight wait, I walked out with my brand new iPhone 3G S, passing on my 3G to my wife. After a getting her set up and a little coaching, she's off and running...I might have created a monster now that I think about it. However, I must say I really do like the upgrade to the 3G S. There are subtle differences that really make this a nice device, mainly the speed boost. The lag when switching and opening new apps is almost entirely gone and it's overall operation seems a little smoother. I look forward to sharing my thoughts as I become more familiar with it. So, here we are now, a happy 2 iPhone family.

Categories Rule!

[From Alisa Salaki] Palm-heads know that most apps have categories, so that you can organize everything to the utmost. Usually categories are obvious (grocery store vs. hardware store in the shopping list, or dairy aisle vs. snack aisle), but sometimes it's useful to organize items by priority levels/ranges (NOW, soon, long-term). For tasks, try categorizing by where the task takes place - at office, phone call, shopping, on PC, etc. Then it's easier to isolate some tasks when you're doing a specific pursuit. It's also fun to have a side category of non-urgent items to ruminate upon; this list can be consulted while waiting in line or killing time. Think outside the category!

My Palm TX and Pocket Tunes: the high tech transistor radio

[From Gareth Wells, Edinburgh, Scotland ] Hello there Belated congratulations on steering PA into double figures. It's a great resource and always a pleasure to read every day. Here's to the next 10 years!

Having just moved to a new office at work, I have a commanding view of the coffee shop across the road which has free wi-fi. Now I spend a small fortune in there on take-out coffee and rarely, if ever, take the time to have my coffee 'in'.

 

Perhaps it's wrong, (okay, yeah it IS wrong) but I couldn't resist hooking up to their wi-fi today and streaming BBC Radio 7 (www.bbc.co.uk/radio7) through Pocket Tunes 5 (www.pocket-tunes.com). I should add that normally I have a Pure DAB radio in my office (great products by the way), but it needed a few hours to charge and the firewall settings at my office don't permit internet radio.

 

I figured my workaround was pretty cool, in a slightly geeky kleptomaniac kind of way...

Keeping Track of Where I've Preached

[From Alan Gielczyk RTS Jackson, MS] I have recently started preaching on the circuit here in Mississippi and have started using Agendus to keep track of which sermons I have preached where. I can think of nothing more embarrassing than to preach the same sermon at the same church. Thanks to Agendus I won't have to face this crisis. Have a great July everyone and stay cool!