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Palm, Sprint accidentally offer clues to Pre's future
Matt Hickey | Jan 28, 2009
(Credit: Corrine Schulze/CNET)
Almost all of Palm's past smart phones have had both CDMA and GSM flavors, and there's no reason to expect anything different from the Pre. And, according to rumors swirling around the Internet, we'll see the first GSM Pre at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, this February.
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HTC announces a new Touch Cruise
John Chan | Jan 23, 2009
It may bear the same name as the product launched by HTC early last year but the just-announced Touch Cruise looks to be a very different device. The company always has one handheld positioned to appeal to those who need a GPS-centric device and this new Touch Cruise improves on last year's version with updated specs and software.
From a hardware point of view, the new Cruise is very similar to the HTC Touch 3G. This includes a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB of RAM, a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display and the TouchFLO interface. Even their dimensions are almost identical, with the Cruise just a few grams heavier than the Touch 3G.
What sets the new Cruise apart is its GPS-centric software customizations. The new HTC Footprints addon gives you the option to geotag all your photographs so you know exactly where you took a certain shot. Also included with the device is a car kit (for mounting and charging in a vehicle), while docking the Cruise will bring up an interface with large icons, making it easier to use on the road.
HTC's global press release states that the Touch Cruise will be available "across all major global markets in spring 2009". When contacted, HTC Asia said it could not confirm the availability of this product for Asia Pacific at the moment. We will bring you more information as soon as HTC provides it.
BlackBerry app store open for submissions
David Meyer | Jan 22, 2009
Research In Motion has begun soliciting applications for the BlackBerry Application Storefront, which is due to go live in March.
Submissions for applications opened on Monday. RIM announced in October that it would be launching an app store in March of this year, a move that will bring it in line with rivals such as Apple, Google, and Palm, each of whom has or is about to launch their own on-device app stores.
The vendor guidelines listed on RIM's Web site make it explicit that the Canadian handset manufacturer "reserves the right to accept, deny, or remove any application from the Storefront, at any time". However, it is not yet clear precisely how much control RIM intends to exercise over which applications are chosen for listing--the closest points of comparison being the iPhone App Store, over which Apple retains control, and the Android Market, where Google has a notably low barrier to entry.
RIM is working with PayPal on the payment mechanism for the Storefront. Organizations will also be able to roll out applications to BlackBerry-toting workers. Those using BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Professional Software will be able to control which applications their workers are able to download.
Mobile operators will also be able to put their own customized application catalogues on BlackBerry smart phones.
Developers who successfully get their mobile applications into the Storefront will get to keep 80 percent of their revenue, whereas those selling applications for Apple's iPhone or Google's Android handsets get to keep 70 percent of revenue.
Via CNET News
Early Windows Mobile 6.5 build on video
John Chan | Jan 22, 2009It looks like Microsoft has integrated some scrolling features as well as modified the Home screen to make the interface less dependent on a stylus. These have, of course, been done by manufacturers like HTC using add-on apps but having it as a default feature of the OS will definitely be welcomed. At another point in the video, you see a finger unlocking the screen using the slide action first found on the iPhone.
(Credit: WMPoweruser)
Aside from the videos, some screenshots have also appeared. These look to have originated from a Chinese-language site and mirror what we've seen on the video.
Via WMExperts
Apple serves notice: Don't rip off the iPhone
Tom Krazit | Jan 22, 2009
Does Apple think the Palm Pre, shown here, rips off the iPhone? We might find out later this year.
(Credit: Corrine Schulze/CNET)
In response to a question from a financial analyst about Palm's new smart phone and its multitouch interface, Apple COO Tim Cook, without addressing the Pre directly, made sure that everyone on Apple's quarterly earnings call Wednesday knew how Apple feels about intellectual property.
"We will not stand for having our IP ripped off," Cook declared, perhaps firing a shot across the bow of Palm and executive chairman Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple employee. To be clear, Cook did not accuse Palm of such an act, explicitly saying "I don't want to talk about any specific company."
But the context--in which Cook was being questioned about the rising threat to the iPhone from competitors like Research In Motion, Google, and Palm--was clear. Palm showed off some some remarkably iPhone-like traits on the Pre earlier this month, such as swiping the screen to move between windows and using multitouch gestures to zoom in and out of Web pages.
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