Tag Archives: Palm Pre

Apple Releases iTunes 8.2.1, Breaks Palm Pre Syncing

by on July 16th, 2009 at 12:00 am

Apple has released an minor update to iTunes. This version (8.2.1) is said to provide ”a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.” Translation: We’re breaking Palm’s hack that allowed the Pre to sync with iTunes. To further prove my accusation, here is a …

Lovely Ironic Headline of the Day

by on July 13th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

Smartphone users just don’t know what they want. One of the biggest, loudest complaints about all-touchscreen phones like the iPhone is its lack of a hardware keyboard, and now a survey shows Pre users most want a soft keyboard. LOL.  Shouldn ‘t you have maybe bought a agh, nevermind. Via: …

Sprint Ad Has a Pop at iPhone, Fake Steve Has a Go At Palm, & Gruber Tells Us Why The ...

by on June 26th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

An interesting day for all things Palm vs. Apple and Pre vs. iPhone.  PreThinking highlights a Sprint ad that they say throws a punch at both Apple and AT&T. It takes a good swipe at those two and the iPhone, with the image of the chewed-up apple, as well as …

New Pre (Owner) Is a Real iPhone Killer

by on June 8th, 2009 at 8:46 am

While the jury is going to be out for a long while on whether the Pre is a real and legitimate iPhone rival, there is no doubt at all that preThinking reader John is a genuine iPhone killer “ and murderer and destroyer even. John, who just switched from his …

Palm Pre Getting Great Reviews – And That’s Great for the iPhone

by on June 4th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

I ‘ve been following lots of the Palm Pre coverage across the web, leading up to its launch this Saturday.  I ‘ve watched a lot of the demo videos, checked out interesting findings from its user guide, and read some of the early reviews of it.  jkOnTheRun has a great …

Salt, Wound, Backup, Palm Pre

by on May 24th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

A few days ago I did a post where I moaned and groaned pretty heavily about the lack of any *real* usable backup solutions for the iPhone. In the last couple of days I ‘ve spotted a little bit of salt for my backup wound, in amongst all the buildup …

Recommended: Funny Pre vs. iPhone Video

by on April 24th, 2009 at 9:25 am

Spotted this via a post at Gadgets on The Go this morning.  It ‘s a pretty funny short video showdown between the upcoming Palm Pre and the iPhone. Please note: It contains a little bit of possibly NSFW language. I love the ‘Do you want some? Do you? ‘ at …

Apple Has Some Choice Words on iPhone Nano & Some Fightin’ Talk for Palm

by on January 21st, 2009 at 11:02 pm

Apple had their quarterly earnings call earlier today (you can listen to it in full here). VentureBeat has a good report up covering many of the most interesting topics discussed on the call, including: Loadsamoney – Their CFO said they now have over $28 billion in cash, after strong sales …