PalmInfocenterPalm OS News, Software and Reviews. Featuring daily mobile industry news and community discussions.Hands-Free Phone Driving Law in California- June 30, 2008 On July 1st, California will be joining Connecticut, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington State and Washington D.C, by implementing a hands-free requirement while operating a motor vehicle. The new law prohibits the use and handling of mobile phones while driving. Talking while using hands-free devices, such as Bluetooth headsets, will still be allowed for those over the age of 18.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=5ea10d5e032d8f9eb65e1a01850d9e9c Stanford Palm User Group Meeting July 1st- June 30, 2008 The Stanford PalmPilot User Group meets at 7 pm on the first Tuesday of each month&59; the July first meeting will feature the Spugly Award for the Worst Palm OS Software Ever. The first nominee is ParagonPenreader's SlovoEd dictionary application, for its chunk over-locked crashes and robotic technical support responses. Spug members are encouraged to demonstrate their own nominees for the Spugly Award at the meeting, and to show technical support responses which fail the Turing Test. Readers.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=6300c17696baa879e6918ac1e79a7626 The Treo 800w Leak Parade Marches On- June 30, 2008 Engadget has posted yet another set of prerelease Treo 800w information this weekend. This time around a series of Sprint spec sheet's reportedly taken from am internal training manual have been posted. There is little new information that hasn't already been disclosed, nonetheless the slides show a few new device angles (such as the new Micro USB 2.0 connector) and a fresh screenshot of the default home screen. The device is now all but certain to be formally announced sometime around July..http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=cb53c2300f115128727d52cea61f777f New and Updated Palm OS Software- June 29, 2008 On Sale CorePlayer Mobile for PalmOS 1.2.5MissedCall 1.4.1Sudoku DeluxeWare 1.00Penguin Panic 1.25Click Deluxe 2 1.04VoiceDialIt - Voice Dialing for your Treo 2.0HealthCalc Pro 2.4.0Navigator 1.482Weather ( infinity subscription ) 1.00Exact II 2.27 New Software AFK Dice Challenge 1.0IEO-DVD Track 2.0Handy Diary 4.0MxWallet - Digital Password Manager for Palm OS 1.0.1Twin Spin 2 (Palm) 1.06Fried Chicken Reloaded (Palm) 1.1Weather ( 3-months subscription ) 1.00Weather ( 1-year...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=d95824ba0bfd992a8b024ccc611bcc2e Palm Q4 FY08 Conference Call Highlights- June 26, 2008 Palm Inc. announced their fourth consecutive quarterly loss today. The company posted a fourth quarter loss of $43.4 million. In its conference call Palm blamed the loss on lower average margins, its continued transition and declining sales of its aging Windows Mobile product line. All the news was not negative and increasing Centro momentum drove significant gains in market share and record smartphone sell through for Palm. The company also announced it will be refreshing its entire Windows...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=67331edbfd58efdae9cf7d5cdd7fa265 Palm Reports Q4 and FY 2008 Results- June 26, 2008 Palm, Inc. today reported that total revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended May 30, was $296.2 million. Smartphone sell-through for the quarter reached a record high, totaling 968,000 units, up 29 percent year over year. "We continue to invest in Palm's future and remain focused on building long-term value," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer for Palm, Inc. "Centro is a tremendous hit, we are gaining market share, and we believe with this momentum, and...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=1065e4cefacc1b6edd7f899fe86391fb CellSpin Mobile Blogging App for Palm OS- June 25, 2008 CellSpin Soft has released a Palm OS version of its mobile blogging software. The CellSpin application allows users to easily post video, images and text content to one or many of a user's favorite blogging, social networking, photo sharing and auction sites simultaneously. Sites include MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, Live Journal, Live Spaces and eBay, with more to come. CellSpin for Palm OS is a free app. The company lists compatibility with the...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=70833e5a3b00e9393bcffef4ebe9d2b2 |