A recent Business Week article entitled: Palm's Pre Is Trying to Live Up to the Hype is definitely worth a read.
Here is a few brief paragraphs, just in case you need more convincing Wall Street is reducing forecasts for Sprint's sales of the smartphone. That doesn't bode well for Palm as it works to sign up new carriers for Pre
Palm's road to a comeback is hitting a few speed bumps.
When Palm (PALM) launched its Pre smartphone on June 6, expectations were high that the long-troubled company could have a hit with the device, the biggest launch by the new management team led by a former Apple (AAPL) executive. Now analysts estimate that Palm likely will sell just 300,000 to 500,000 Pres in their first three months on the market. That's not bad, but it's short of the outsize expectations ramped up by the phone's advanced technology and splashy debut.
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Competition with Apple's coveted iPhone is just one of Palm's challenges. For now, the Pre appears to be a niche product, with a particular appeal to Palm devotees. A spat with Apple over Pre's ability to gain access Apple's iTunes music store led to a complaint by Palm to an industry standards group. And Palm is still trying to persuade more software developers to write applications for its device, which could increase its appeal.
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Continue reading the full Business Week article . . .
BW: Palm's Pre Is Trying to Live Up to the Hype
Palm to Present at Investor Conference
SUNNYVALE, Calif., 04 Aug 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) today announced that Palm's Chief Financial Officer Douglas Jeffries is scheduled to present at the Pacific Crest Technology Forum in Vail, Colo. on Tuesday, 11 Aug. 2009 at 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time.
The company invites investors to listen to the audio only webcast at http://investor.palm.com/events.cfm
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a leading mobile products company, creating instinctive yet powerful mobile products that enable people to better manage their lives on the go. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm Pre(TM), Palm(R) Treo(TM) and Palm Centro(TM) phones, as well as software, services and accessories.
Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).
More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com
tIRC for Palm OS Released - IRC Chat, Reloaded
Tamoggemon Software frees IRC heads all over the world from the shackles of their netbook or PC. Install tIRC on your PalmOS handheld/smartphone, and enjoy a new IRC experience. Chat wherever you are – be it in the restaurant, on the bike or in the loo...
Our long PalmOS experience has allowed us to implement the following unique features, which elevate your mobile chatting experience to a new level:
Background mode
Use other applications while chatting - it’s no issue for tIRC.
Flexible display
tIRC’s text rendering engine was designed by John Wilund of SrcEdit fame. It is the only IRC client which was explicitly optimized for HiRes and HiRes+ screens!
Clickable links
Got a pesky URL on-screen? Click it to open it in your web browser of choice!
Keeps you connected
Supports WiFi, Bluetooth and GSM/CDMA connections
Supports multiple channels/server
Unwire your IRC experience - get tIRC
Tamoggemon tIRC comes with a free 30-day trial, which lets prospective customers torture the product before purchase. tIRC is available exclusively from Handango and can be purchased for $19.95
Further information about the product can be obtained here:
http://www.tamoggemon.com/palmos/tirc/index.html
Palm Pre available on 27 August at Bell Mobility stores
Here's some breaking (and long awaited) news from Palm about the availability of the Palm Pre here in Canada (finally!)
This is copied directly from the "Official Palm Blog"
It’s almost here! Bell Mobility announced today that Palm Pre will be available at its retail locations in Canada on 27 August for $199.95 (on a three-year contract with a minimum 500MB data plan). If you want to be sure to get your hands on Palm Pre ASAP, you can place an order online now at www.bell.ca/pre, at Bell stores and at Bell retail partners Best Buy, Future Shop, The Telephone Booth/La Cabine Téléphonique, WIRELESS etc. and Wireless Wave.
Bell smartphone clients can choose from a wide variety of voice and data plans, including Smartphone Combos that offer unlimited Internet browsing, personal email and text messaging. More details are available at Bell Mobility’s website.
Jon Zilber
While you're at the Bell site drooling (yes, admit it, drooling) over the new 3G Palm Pre, be sure to enter for a chance to win your very own 3G Palm Pre. The Bell Palm Pre give-away contest simply asks you to pre-register your interest in the new 3G Palm Pre and in return, they enter your name in the draw which ends midnight of 31 August. The official contest rules are in this pdf.
I hope you win (if I don't, that is
Beta testers needed for LocaNote Lite on S60v5
Tam Hanna of both TamsPalm and Tamoggemon Software fame is a well established developer of mobile applications for several different handheld platforms. He just issued the following press release:
Tamoggemon’s LocaNote has always been a software critic’s darling – the product’s highly innovative features impressed Symbian so much that Tamoggemon was invited to demo its next-generation notetaker at the Mobile World Congress.
LocaNote Lite will be sold for an MSRP around 5 Euros on the Ovi Store in the near future (detailed time and pricing will be announced at a later point in time). The Lite version of the product allows its users to take an unlimited amount of handwritten notes.
These notes can then be stored in folders – folder structures can be more than eight levels deep to make finding individual notes easy.
Finally, notes can be filtered to make finding stuff easier:
We are extremely proud to announce that LocaNote Lite is now ready for beta testing, and are looking for testers. People who own an XM5800 or N97 should get in touch with Tam Hanna via Tamog (at) gmx (dot) at to be considered for inclusion!
Further features like on-the-go printing, GPS and draw-on-photos will become available in LocaNote Plus and Pro, which are scheduled for Q4 2009. Existing LocaNote Lite customers will be offered attractive upgrade pricing, which will also be disclosed at a later date.
P.S. Customers can tune in via http://www.tamoggemon.com/s60/loca/index.html
Get Astraware Solitaire for just 99c!
Astraware Games Bulletin: Get Astraware Solitaire for just 99c!
Summer is gloriously upon us, and between holidays, long journeys, and children to be occupied once they're out of school, now is the best time to make sure you're prepared with appropriate entertainment, and with Astraware Solitaire, we think we've got the perfect package!
We've carefully selected 12 of the most popular solitaire games (including "Klondike" - familiar to anyone who has ever used a PC) and made sure that all the popular variants of those games are included too! Easy icons to get to your favourite game, statistics and hints, a golden "Trophy Deck" option that you can build up by trying and completing the different games (and you can even play with it once you've earned all the cards), and most importantly, the Astraware sparkle - our care to polish the game and make everything as easy, straightforward, and fun as possible!
Hope you have a great summer!
Howard and all the games team at Astraware.
Astraware Solitaire
We've recently released new versions of our fantastic single-player card games pack, Astraware Solitaire, for BlackBerry® smartphones and iPhone™ and iPod® touch. Astraware Solitaire includes 12 of the most well-known single player card games chosen from customer feedback. All versions of the game allow you to customize the rules to play how you want to!
To celebrate the new versions we're giving you the opportunity to buy Astraware Solitaire for just 99 cents - yes that's right - 99 cents!
If that sounds like a crazy offer, we're giving you Palm OS and Windows Mobile users this one-off chance to get Astraware Solitaire PLUS Astraware Sudoku and Astraware Boardgames all together for just $9.95 - that's the regular price of just one of those games!
Astraware Solitaire is available for Palm OS®, Windows Mobile®, S60®, UIQ®, BlackBerry®, iPhone™ and iPod® touch!
or
Get the Astraware Classic Collection for just $9.95
(Offer available until July 11th 2009)
Tradewinds 2
Alongside the Palm OS and Windows Mobile versions, Sandlot Games' highly acclaimed trading game Tradewinds 2 is now also available for iPhone and iPod touch.In Tradewinds 2 you can navigate a fascinating new world and discover uncharted ports teeming with friends and foes alike. The choice is yours; be a master commander, defeating pirates and plundering their vast hordes of booty, or, play it safe by trading exotic island goods, gradually amassing untold wealth, power and influence.
To celebrate the new release all versions of Tradewinds 2 are available for just $4.99 for a limited time. Grab your copy today!
Get Tradewinds 2 for just $4.99 today!
(Offer available until July 11th 2009)
Phaze™
Finally, we have a new game exclusive to iPhone and iPod touch from Pazzazz Games - the creator of GTS World Racing and Hellfire. Phaze™ is a maximum velocity racing game with 16 futuristic locations. Navigate the twists and turns as you race your opponents in high tech race craft. Aim for the boost pads to achieve warp speed, pick up weapons to blast your opponents and collect power boosts and defensive shields along the way! If you're a fan of low gravity racing games, then you'll LOVE Phaze!
Get Phaze for iPhone and iPod touch today!
Thank you for taking a little time to read our newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions, please email us. We really do value your opinions!
Regards
Howard and the Astraware Team
If you have any comments or questions about the games, please contact our support team at support@astraware.com who will be happy to help.
Astraware Limited is registered in England & Wales no. 3940683. Tel. +44 (0)1782 667820
Registered office: Unit 6 Brock Way, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 6AZ, United Kingdom
PalmInfoCenter.com Store Sale
PalmInfocenter.com Store Classic Sale!
Grand Opening Sale -- Load Up on Apps!
The PalmInfocenter Software store is kicking off another sale. We've just launched a new Classic compatible selection of Palm OS applications that are compatible with MotionApp's webOS Classic emulator on the Palm Pre. Customers can now browse a list of certified Classic compatible titles.
To help kickoff the launch, the store is offering 20% off all software so you can load up on apps with a nice discount. Just enter coupon code, "CLASSIC" during checkout.
The sale runs through July 4th and is good for all Palm OS and Windows Mobile applications.
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