ZodTTD, the author of some of the best game emulators for the iPhone, came up with a PS1 emu (psx4all) for the popular Palm Pre. He said that application performs better on the Pre, and has proper key-based controls. There are still some glitches and imperfections, but they should be treated in the nearest future.
It's really nice to see a functional GSM Palm Pre, even if the video was made in Vietnam, and this version of the handset wasn't even officially announced. Check it out below:
Palm has released a webOS 1.0.4 firmware update for the Palm Pre. The update is available OTA and addresses some corporate Exchange issues, plugs the “homebrew app” loophole, and fixes some other bugs. Check it out for yourself.
Palm's has recently lowered the price for its Treo Pro handset, and is now offering it fully unlocked for $399, which is $150 lower than its original price. Unexpected really, usually such deals are found at Amazon. Any takers?
Since the Palm Pre is only available from Sprint, which is a CDMA carrier, all of you wanting a GSM version of the handset will have to wait half a year longer... or you can settle for a Palm EOS / Pixie instead. These names were found in the CDMA webOS ROM. We know that the said handset will be available from AT&T later this year, and will probably be the first webOS-based GSM smartphone.
Here's a nice rumor for ya: there is a story on the Wall Street Journal Blogs which says that the Palm Pre will be available on Verizon Wireless in January 2010. As you know, for the next six months the device will be available exclusively from Sprint, but if Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is to be believed, they'll be the next carrier to offer it. We'll wait and see.
If you already own a Palm Pre, you can now download and install the official 1.0.2 update and see what the changes are. Supposedly, it makes the system more stable and adds a new alarm clock, as far as we know.
Use the Update option under the programs menu to download the new version of the WebOS (67MB). You may continue using your handset while downloading.
AT&T will apparently be the next carrier to get a hold of Palm Pre, according to the carrier's CEO Randall Stephenson. He stated that AT&T will pick up the handset when its exclusivity to Sprint expires. Nice to know!
Palm Eos, the successor to Centro is currently listed at AT&T with a second half 2009 ship date tag. This means it could be released as early as July. Specs remained the same as before:
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