Have you ever used one of the old PDA’s based on Palm’s OS where you had to draw out every letter in order to get the device to register it? Basically, you had to “write” each letter using the stylus, and for many, it was a frustrating experience. With modern QWERTY keyboards and Swype, it’s more »

Palm has recently released a new video showing off the Palm Pre, simply titled “Meet Pre,” the video is short and sweet coming in at just 1:44. You could probably get a better picture of the device by checking out Sprint’s Palm Pre site. However, despite being short, it still gives us a good overview of the calendar that we can expect to see on the Pre. Of course, in addition to the calendar, it also shows just how good the interaction with other apps is, easily allowing the user to do things like receive a chat message and also search for and send a link by email. Continue on to check out the video…

It’s only been a few hours since the Palm press conference and the buzz is building surrounding their new handset (Palm Pre) and operating system (webOS). The company just posted some press photos, so hit the gallery below and let us know what you think.

Palm unveiled its long-awaited new OS today to eager CES Press. Filled with sync to cloud ideas, the OS does not seem to disappoint. From simple development tools, to ubiquitous connectivity of information, the new OS will power the new Palm Pre, also announced today. Palm webOS is a brand-new kind of platform, invented exclusively more »

About 12 hours before CES we’ll kick into high gear with ‘Press Day”, here are my last minute predictions for the big themes at CES: 3D HDTV with out glasses It has been a looong time in the making (yup a whole three o’s worth). 3D is the impossible tech that consumers always flock to more »

Palm has announced that their next-generation OS will be finished by the end of year and new handsets will be announced in the first half of 2009. The Linux based OS, which has been in development since 2003, is known as Palm OS II or Nova, and has been highly anticipated by Palm loyalists, many of who have been frustrated by the glacial pace of the new OS’s development.

I had the chance to sit down with Palm’s PR for a private briefing at CES 2008 and had some time for Q/A at the end. I disclosed to them that I’m a big Palm supporter and are waiting for their big “come back,” so they knew I’m not the enemy.

A large part of our discussion surrounded the infamous “open letter” to Palm that Engadget’s Peter Rojas, Ryan Block, and Joshua Topolsky published back in August called discussed shortly thereafter. Read on for the full Q and A regarding their decision to stop production of the folio, their next gen platform, and plans to go head-to-head with the iPhone.