Palm talks webOS 2.0

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Sep 022010

Industry insiders have had access to webOS 2.0 for some time – so far, journalists and common users were not told what to expect from the next version of the operating system.

Palm has now uploaded a page showing a few new features:

  • Card stacks
  • Improved keyboard usability (find, start actions via KB – the latter is notably absent from many new-age OSses like bada)
  • Improved TouchStone support
  • HTML5, JavaScript changes

As of this writing, it is not known whether an upgrade will be offered for existing devices. Find out more via the URL below:
http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109

Posted by Tam Hanna, Site Founder at 5:44 pm

First astroturfing case settled in the USA

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Sep 012010

If you have app stores, you have astroturfing – this age-old rule has been valid ever since the first ESD opened its store and added a rating system.

Unfortunately, the recent FCC rules for online news services also affect astroturfers. The New York Times (a questionable source for mobile, but usually OK on legal matters) now reports that the FCC has settled a case against a PR firm which openly admitted to writing reviews for its clients:

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The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that a California marketing company had settled charges that it engaged in deceptive advertising by having its employees write and post positive reviews of clients’ games in the Apple iTunes Store, without disclosing that they were being paid to do so.

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Even though small-scale cases of astroturfing are unlikely to be noticed, better move your server to Panama if you plan larger campaigns…

Posted by Tam Hanna, Site Founder at 5:55 am
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