Hello all,
just look at this video clip about Mobile Declaration…
The next days I’ll release a new version of Mobile Declaration with some cool new stuff. If you want to download the currently version, this is the app link: http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.simonpfundstein.declaration
Edit: A new version (v.1.2.04) of Mobile Declaration is online 
Traditional Palm OS devices were not able to support Hutchison’s 3G-only USIM modules electrically – this means that users of a non-WM Treo or Centro were left “in the rain”. Palm’s latest batch of webOS devices is 3G-capable, but isn’t available from Hutchison.
Fortunately, getting your Pre configured to take the maximum benefit of the network is easy. But it requires some handiwork, which must first be explained.
Hutchison 3G’s business model is best explained as following: the carrier builds a 3G infrastructure of its own wherever it pays – where it doesn’t pay out, a contract with a large legacy (usually governmental) carrier is sought. This means that the Hutchison coverage in some villages of Austria is provided by roaming in the network of the governmental carrier A1.
From an user’s point of view, this is transparent – but a phone which doesn’t know about these contracts thinks that it’s roaming in a foregin (aka expensive) network. On the Pre, this means that data services are not available while on A1.
Fixing the issue is easy. Start the phone app, open the menu and go to preferences:
.png "Use a Palm Pre on Hutchison the how to")
There, disable the data roaming lock:
.png "Use a Palm Pre on Hutchison the how to")
Once disabled, the E icon should show up on the top right within a few seconds:
.png "Use a Palm Pre on Hutchison the how to")
As long as you don’t forget to disable this as you get close to the border, you shouldn’t have any extra costs. It may not be the most elegant solution, but it likely is the only one…until Hutchison starts to offer the Pre with an adjusted firmware of its own…
So far, European webOS sales were limited to the Pre – getting your hands on a Pixi from a carrier was all but impossible.
Fortunately, it looks like the situation will change soon – Daniel has just sent us the screenshot below, which shows an O2 UK sales brochure mentioning the Palm Pixi:
Of course, an image does not make a release, but it is better than nothing…
Big thanks to Daniel at WorldOfNokia’s
Well folks, it looks like I finally made it – a German Palm Pre has landed onto my desk via a source who demanded strictest anonymity. I thus have some time to review the box now – can it stack up?
The box of the Pre shows a radical departure from past Palm designs. It is extremely small:
.JPG "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
.JPG "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
Removing the lid reveals the device:
.JPG "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
Below it, a poster with ‘getting started’ hints can be found:
Remove it to get your hands onto the headset, charger, data cable and pouch:
Unfortunately, a Pre doesn’t do much without a SIM card. However, the SIM insertion animation is pretty slick:
.jpg "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
.JPG "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
.JPG "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
.JPG "Palm Pre review unboxing, first impressions")
In the end, my first impressions are mixed. The unit does have an intriguing, beautiful industrial design – but is let down by the lack of a proper keyboard. One clearly sees that its core intent is entertainment – more soon…
It’s stat time once again – after the Krusell stats, BrightHand now reports its power user mindshare stats for the month of April 2010.
They look as follows:
As always, the position in the brackets is last month’s placement.
It looks like Palm could release a major firmware update in the near future – they have just sent out the email below to their developer partners:
webOS™ Update Coming Soon – Prepare to Test Your Apps
The next version of webOS is coming soon.
You will receive an email alert in early May announcing the availability of an SDK release candidate. Please be prepared to begin testing your apps right away.
Because the scope of the changes in this update is limited, we won’t be going through a full SDK beta cycle:
* You will have approximately one week to report show-stopper bugs in webOS before it is released to carriers.
* Once the build has been released to carriers, you will have another 2-3 weeks to address app-level bugs before the update lands on consumer devices.It is especially important to test PDK apps against this release candidate. Developers of non-PDK apps should also test their apps to catch any unanticipated issues.
As of now, not much more is known…
Hello all,
I got so many positive comments about my little app “Mobile Declaration“. How you’re maybe know, my app brings you the Declaration of Independence to your Pixi/Pre. If you want to support my freeware app, just link to it on your homepage. Here is the HTML-Code for it:
<a href=”http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.simonpfundstein.declaration”><img src=”http://metal.tamoggemon.com/Mobile-Declaration/declaration-info-220×220.gif” width=”220″ height=”220″></a>
This HTML-Code will show the following picture which is linked to my app:
If you’ve problems using the code: Let it know me! (leave a comment)
Long-term followers of the Tamoggemon Content Network probably know that I have always had a soft spot for the folks at Mobihand’s – this ESD not only has the most affordable commission, but it also has the most responsive staff.
Unfortunately, they just had to raise their prices for shopping cart services. The official announcement reads as following, with the new price tiers in bold by yours truly:
Dear MobiHand Developer Partner,
We want to let you know that MobiHand’s Ecommerce Services Description has been changed. This change is due primarily to a new pricing policy for shopping cart services. The new pricing is shown below:
Volume Tiers Order Amount Prior month total Orders: $10 or less over $10 Less than $10,000 10% $0.50 minimum 7% $1.00 minimum $10,000 – $99,999.99 9.5% $0.50 minimum 6% $1.00 minimum $100,000 or greater 9% $0.50 minimum 5% $1.00 minimum The full new Ecommerce Services Description can be found here http ://corporate.mobihand.com/developers_commerce_agreement.asp .
This new pricing will apply immediately for new Ecommerce Services sign-ups. For developers currently using MobiHand-powered shopping carts, this new pricing will go into effect on June 1, 2010. Note that there has been no change to royalty rates for our MobiHand Distribution Services.
For more information on our Ecommerce Services, please see MobiReach https ://www.mobireach.com . In-app purchase, in particular, is a valuable way to increase sales. It provides easy trial conversion, add-on sales such as upgrades for “freemium” products, and cross-selling of your other apps, all on the device, and all initiated within your app.
Please contact us at developers@mobihand.com if you have any questions.
P.S. This theoretically allows you to exit the contract prematurely under most legislations. However, if you run the numbers, not much changes if you aren’t exactly selling 1 buck applets. My recommendation is to stay with them…
Hey guys,
I’ve just released a new version 1.2.0 of Mobile Declaration. Don’t expect to much – the app just will bring you the declaration on your pocked! Download it for free here.
Best regards!
We’ve seen our fair share of Palm prototypes here on TamsPalm – if you haven’t been around for so long, just look for Roteo or Tungsten X420. All of these had one thing in common: they existed in hardware form.
Technologizer now uncovered a few devices which never made it into silicon – two images are below:
Visit the gallery via the URL below:
http://technologizer.com/2010/04/29/palm-patents/
Big thanks to philpalm for the news tip!
All those of you who are interested in Symbian or Qt and are able to udnerstand German should take note – yours truly will speak at the Viennese LinuxWochen event.
My two talks will be held in German, and will take place on the 7th of May as follows:
15h30 Qt – mobile apps, the smart way
16h30 Symbian – a new open source mobile OS
Further information via the URL below:
http://www.linuxwochen.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=13%3Aprogramm&id=127%3Aprogrammwien2010&Itemid=71
Image: (c) LinuxWochen committee
Don’t ask me what AT&T is waiting for with the release of its version of the Palm Pre Plus (could be Godot).
Nevertheless, Engadget just got reports that Pre Plus dummies like the one pictured below are starting to show up in AT&T’s stores:
Not much to add here…
P.S. AT&T is the only carrier who sells HP’s probably last Windows Mobile device, the iPaq Glisten. Anyone note anything strange (:-))?
Long-term followers of the Palm OS market will still remember Mike Mace – he once was the director of competitive analysis at PalmSource’s.
Like Adam Tow, he frequently comments on the happenings at his old employer’s – his oppinion on the merger reads as follows:
It could have been worse. A lot worse.
Many of the companies rumored to be looking at Palm would have bought it mostly for the patents or the brand, and tossed aside everything else. But I think there’s a good chance that HP bought the company to keep running it. HP has a long history of activity in the mobile devices market, but hasn’t had a lot of knockout success there lately, other than in notebook computers. Palm makes it a player again, or at least potentially a player.
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Find out more via the URL below:
http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2010/04/quick-thoughts-on-palm-and-hp.html
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