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Palm Releases Mojo SDK

JetBlack — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:18:25 +0000

Since the Pre came out everyone has been speculating on when the SDK would officially be released. Even when the SDK was leaked, people were still speculating the official announcement. Part of that may have been that once the official announcement came we would also get an idea of when Palm would start letting independent developers release their apps.

Yesterday, Palm officially released the Mojo SDK for developers. This package is complete with a webOS developers guide, a User Interface Guidelines, and a hello world application. Also, along with the release of the SDK palm has launched a new subdomain for developers complete with help articles, documentation, forum, and blog. Below are some screen shots of the SDK framework library and the hello world application.

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HTC Hero Shipping with Flash

JetBlack — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:54:41 +0000

HTC has been on a mission to become one of the top manufacturers of smart phones. They have been making quality devices for quite some time for a variety of wireless carriers. These phones include the Touch, Touch Pro, Magic, Dream (aka T-Mobile G1), and now its newest and most anticipated headset so far the Hero. This will the first phone running the Android OS to ship with flash. A revolutionary Teflon coated casing has reviewers making comparisons to the iPhone and describing the Apple powerhouse as feeling cheap in comparison. Rumors have the Hero coming to Sprint later this year. A phone like this will certainly give smart phone and touchscreen enthusiasts something to look at the carrier for. Don’t be surprised if Verizon doesn’t make some sort of move for this or a similar device, like it has been doing for the iPhone and Palm Pre.

Here are the phones Specs:

Processor	Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Operating System	Android™
Memory	ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT)	112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight	135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display	3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network	HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control	Trackball with Enter button
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) 3.5 mm audio jack
Camera	5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats	MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9
Video supported formats	MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1350 mAh Talk time: Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA Up to 470 minutes for GSM Standby time: Up to 750 hours for WCDMA Up to 440 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot	microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features	G-sensor Digital Compass

Taken from the HTC website.

For more on the HTC Hero, visit [Engadget]

Palm Pre Gets A Release Date

JetBlack — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:38:47 +0000

Over the past few years phone companies have been playing their own corporate game of king of the mountain. Right now, Apple and AT&T are wining the fight. When the iPhone was first announced people were already sold. When it came out and featured a great touch screen interface, email support, google maps, youtube, and a very reliable safari browser critics and fans alike sung its praises. Now it is the most sought after phone on the market next to the other powerhouse, the Blackberry.

Like any success though, it does come with its burdens. Since the iPhone established its dominance every phone manufacturer has been trying to knock it off of the top. The Blackberry Storm, Samsung Instinct, LG Voyager, and HTC Touch Pro were all contenders. Still, none of them succeeded. Who would have thought the one to topple the Goliath of the phone industry would be the small company known as Palm.

Already popular for their Treo and Centro designs, Palm announced that the Pre would be their newest addition. Then like magic we began to see them on tech blogs and forums everywhere until the day finally came when we would know its release date….

On June 6th, the line will form and Sprint will begin sale of the most anticipated tech item of the year. The phone will also be on sale at Best Buy, Radio Shack, & Wal-Mart. Starting at $199 with a new contract and a $100 rebate, the Pre will retail for $850. Armed with a flourish App store that boast apps for Pandora, Amazon, and CNN the Pre is coming out swingin. If your lucky enough to get your hands on the first batch of phones, count yourself lucky because the President of Palm is already predicting a shortage. Get your tent ready for an over night wait…

For more on the Palm Pre go to [Palm] or [Engadget]