The Pal Pre is to get a UK update, a full week after the handset was updated in the US. The WebOS 1.3.1 firmware update brings with it a number of feature improvements, but there is still no sign of the phone linking up nicely to iTunes. What you will get is support for a range of business-orientated features, including LinkedIn and Yahoo. These apps will appear in your contacts and calendar if ... Read More

Man, the Pixi has a tough life. For starters, it launches at a price point that simply makes no sense when you consider that the Pre could be had for the exact same price via third-party channels. Next, Palm's second-ever webOS device falls to just $25 on contract, making it worth a glance once more. Nary two days later, Amazon has chopped the price of the Pre to just $79.99 ... Read More

Palm has finally got a Facebook app for its Pre and Pixi phones, with the popular social networking application being converted for WebOS. Facebook apps have been massively popular for other devices, including Android phones and Apple's iPhone, but until now the Pre and forthcoming Pixi handsets which use Palm's WebOS did not have their own version. Functional But that has now changed, with a version hitting the markets, which early reports suggest ... Read More

We have more webOS-related news for you today. Besides the imminent upgrade that we've seen just earlier today we also hear that Pre and Pixi owners will be able to enjoy Flash 10.1 on their webOS come next year. According to Adobe, Flash 10.1 is coming to Palm webOS in the first half of 2010 although there aren't any specific launch dates at this point. A public beta was supposed to ... Read More

ARM have just launched the ARM Cortex-A5 MPCore processor - their first multicore processor intended for usage in mobile devices. According to the company this is the smallest and most power-efficient multicore processor that is capable of delivering the performance needed for smartphones and the cheap manufacturing desired for low-cost devices. The ARM Cortex-A5 gamma features a wide range of CPUs - from the power-efficient uniprocessor (that we imagine will cost ... Read More

To add to the excitement of the impending release of the Palm Pixi, Palm is offering a couple of different ways to win over 25 free webOS devices. If you sign up on Palm's Blog, you will have a chance to win one of 25 Palm Pixi handsets being given away by Palm. Another way to win is by heading over to Palm's Facebook page and leaving a comment. All comments ... Read More

And the Telefonica rollout of the GSM Pre continues. Starting today, those gorgeous people populating the sinking, but still glorious, isle of the United Kingdom can get their hands on a Palm Pre by hitting up their nearest O2 store. And by hitting up we mean becoming customers, not robbing the place. Anyway, the cheapest (or least expensive) 18-month tariff on which the Pre can be had for free is ... Read More

We knew it was coming, and here it is -- the glorious first showing of the Palm Pre in its GSM garb. From today, our Deutsch comrades can grab a Pre and do whatever they want to do to it, courtesy of O2, its exclusive German supplier. The device will set you back €481 without contract, with the O2 My Handy option letting you finance it via 24 monthly payments ... Read More

Vodafone will be stocking the new BlackBerry Storm 2 from RIM later this week, with a fairly modest contract too, according to reports. The Guardian is stating the new phone will attempt to improve consumer's perception of a touchscreen BlackBerry, after the first Storm didn't go down too well, with the likes of Stephen Fry blasting it on Twitter. The Storm 2 brings the same SurePress technology as before, but has 18GB ... Read More

As promised O2 is bringing the GSM version of the Palm Pre to the lucky people of Europe and by mid-October you can have it too. So far, O2 Germany, UK and Ireland websites have information about the upcoming release. Strangely enough Movistar that should be offering the Pre in Spain is still quiet about it. Movistar was supposed to offer the Palm Pre in Spain and it was sort of ... Read More