Posted on Jul 17 2009 by Gerry Filed under: mobile development, Mojo SDK, Palm Pre, WebOS, Develop for Mobile Devices
After several months from the release of the Palm Pre, Palm has finally opened the WebOS SDK to everyone. WebOS is the operating system that drives Palm’s new Palm Pre device. The Palm developer site is now accepting registrations to the developer program that is currently under beta. Registration is required and free. Upon approval you will gain access to download the SDK and documentation and start developing for the Palm Pre. You will also gain access to the Palm developer forum once membership is approved.
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Posted on May 20 2009 by Gerry Filed under: mobile phones, Palm, Palm Pre, Sprint, Connected Phones / Gadgets
Just got word that the new Palm® Pre™ phone will be available on June 6, starting at $199.99 on the Sprint network. The $199.99 price is after $100 mail in rebate and qualifying 2 year service activation. Use of this device requires providing a valid email address, mobile phone number, and related information for account set-up and activation. Use of select unlimited data bundle plans will be required.
The Palm Pre will provide access to all of the exclusive content on the Sprint Now Network, including Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Live. More details about Sprint’s service plans and retail channels can be found on the company’s website.
Posted on Apr 7 2009 by Gerry Filed under: mobile phones, Palm, Palm Pre, Connected Phones / Gadgets
Just finished reading a interesting view from CNET about why the Palm Pre should cost $149 when launched by Sprint. David, the author of the post, is basically saying that the Palm Pre needs to be introduced at a price point that can be enticing compared to the iPhone and the T-Mobile G1. The Apple iPhone from AT&T which goes for $199 and the T-Mobile G1 which is about $179 are both available for unlimited data plans. I would tend to agree that price wise it should be lower since the Palm Pre is going into the market with fairly new OS.
I think that the clincher is more on the available applications for the mobile phone. With both the iPhone and the Android already having their own app markets, Palm would be going into the market with less applications. Google/T-Mobile sort of solved this problem going into market by launching the $10 million dollar Android application contest to boost / fast track development efforts. Palm has not done such a thing.
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