Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:54:51 AM PST
by Ryan Kairer
Personality Psychology Pro is an enjoyable application that has recently been updated from the aptly named
CrazySoft. The program offers up a huge pack of personality tests and games designed to reveal things about yourself and others in a analytical and entertaining manner. The app features over 1,000 questions designed to reveal your personality and find out what is on your mind complete with a detailed report upon completion. While it's no Dr. Phil, it's a fun game to pass around the room and always seems to get a interesting reaction out of the user.
Personality Psychology Pro v1.6 for Palm OS is available for $16.95, but is currently one sale for $14.95 for a limited time. A free trial version is included.
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:03:17 AM PST
by Ryan Kairer
2Cool4U is another new iPhone inspired finger based contacts scroller and dialer for the Palm OS. The software is being made as a free public preview while in beta from
MetaViewSoft. The app is similar to
Treobble in that is gives you a touchscreen optimized display of your existing contacts, selecting a record brings up a detail screen with large finger friendly buttons.
The current preview version .0.94 can be downloaded here. A video demo is also available on YouTube.
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:11:17 PM PST
by Ryan Kairer
Palm Inc
announced its second consecutive quarterly loss today. The company posted a $9.6 million dollar loss for the quarter and missed its initial revenue guidance by more than $20 million dollars. In the conference call with investors and analysts following the earnings release, Palm's CEO Ed Colligan stated the company clearly did not meet expectations primarily due to the delayed certification of the
Verizon Treo 755p.
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 1:04:23 PM PST
by Ryan Kairer
Palm Inc today reported that total revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended Nov. 30, was $349.6 million. Smartphone sell-through for the quarter was 686,000 units, up 11 percent year over year. Smartphone revenue was $282.4 million.
Palm took a loss for the quarter of $9.6 million (or 9 cents a share), roughly in line with the warning issued earlier this month.
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:08:48 AM PST
by Ryan Kairer
DDH Software has released
HanDBase version 4.0, which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary. The software is a powerful mobile relational database that enables users to create their own custom database solution with full cross platform and desktop compatibility. The new version includes new synchronization features, a deeper level of security, and numerous user interface and database design enhancements.
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:12:08 AM PST
by Ryan Kairer
Ilium Software has released a new version of its eWallet password and personal information manager.
eWallet Professional Edition allows users to store credit cards, passwords, PINs, calling cards, accounts, usernames and much more. All information is encrypted and can be backed up and sync'd with your desktop computer. The new version includes "government-level" 256-bit AES encryption, the method required by US government agencies, a new easy-to-browse list display mode and a card style display. It also offers 10 new fields for each card type.
eWallet Professional Edition v6.0 is available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile. It sells for $29.95 and comes with a free trial period.
Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 7:42:36 PM PST
by Kris Keilhack
In a reassuring sign that some publishers are still actively committed supporting the Palm OS with high-quality new entertainment titles, two new games are on the docket from Astraware. A brief overview and sample images as well as an e-mail notification signup can be found on the company's
preview page.
Filling a long-empty void in the Palm OS market for a high-quality, side-scrolling arcade shooter, Astraware's Platypus looks to be sort of a spiritual successor to the company's own Zap! 2000 series. The sample image suggests that Astraware has been somewhat influenced by the cartoony, pastel aesthetic of the classic Sega title Fantasy Zone. Both Palm OS and Windows Mobile versions will be available.
Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 10:16:41 AM PST
by Ryan Kairer
MotionApps has released a update to its
mRing software. mRing is a ringtone, profile and call manager application for Treos and the Centro. It allows you to assign MP3, MIDI, WAV ring tones and custom full screen pictures to your contacts and contact categories, to define and schedule profiles (silent, meeting, loud etc.), filter incoming calls and define blacklists and much more. The latest update features support for the
Centro and
Treo 755p, adds a filter to browse by contacts, fixes a few bugs and minor UI updates.
mRing v4.0.3 is available now for Palm OS. It is also available for Windows Mobile. It sells for $29.99 and includes a free trial period.
Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 8:28:06 AM PST
by Kris Keilhack
Palm OS fans on Verizon Wireless finally have a reason to rejoice. Today marks the official release of the
Treo 755p on the Verizon network, a full six months after the device’s release on Sprint. Signs of the 755's release on Verizon have frequently appeared and disappeared over the past six months before customer reports of 755p availability through Verizon’s B2B channels began trickling in last week.
The Palm Treo 755p from Verizon Wireless is available for $399.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year customer agreement. Customers who purchase a qualified voice plan along with a data plan may be eligible for an additional $100 credit making the Treo 755p $299.99 for those customers.
Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 4:46:19 PM PST
by Ryan Kairer
Still looking for a gift for that wonderful gadget freak in your life? The
PalmInfocenter store has eGift certificates available good for all software and accessories in our store. Our
eGift certificates are redeemable for thousands of items, such as Treo cases, Bluetooth headsets, memory cards and a wide selection of software applications, making them the ideal gift for the holidays. The gift certificates are available at various increments from $15 to $200 dollars.
Purchasing is very simple. Just go to the Gift Certificate page in our store and select the gift amount. On checkout you’ll be asked for the recipients name and email address. You also get to enter a personalized message and the date of delivery. On the specified date the certificate will be delivered directly to the recipient. Ideal for last minute gifts or remote family and friends!
Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 12:36:33 PM PST
by Kris Keilhack
The end of the year brings about the usual "best of" and "worst of" lists. Venerable print publication Popular Mechanics has chimed in with an unlikely show of support for the
now-cancelled Palm Foleo Mobile Companion amidst the potentially misleading title of "
The Worst Gadget of 2007".
The Foleo sits atop Popular Mechanics' list of flops, beating out the underwhelming Apple TV, not because of any inherent limitations or design weaknesses. Instead, Popular Mechanics claims that the Foleo was a victim of the intense scrutiny and criticism from the online blogging community. This sentiment is in direct contrast to our earlier piece on the Wall Street Journal article that reports Jon Rubinstein and a small team of executives reviewed Palm's product strategy back in the summer and made the decision to cancel the Foleo before it hit the market.
Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 10:17:52 AM PST
by Kris Keilhack
A new
Wall Street Journal article has just appeared to confirm the
job cuts at Palm while shedding some light on the slew of problems facing the beleaguered mobile computing firm. The piece is definitely a must-read for both fans and critics of Palm as it reveals that the long-sluggish handheld manufacturer is finally attempting to mount a serious attempt to regain lost market share.
Dated December 13th, "Apple's 'Podfather' Now Aims to Revive a Wilting Palm" is written by Pui-Wing Tam. The piece offers some interesting insight into the final days of the Centro's development cycle as well as the sweeping changes occurring these days at Palm Inc. According to the WSJ, Jon Rubinstein, just recently arrived at Palm, wasted no time in making his presence felt. He requested several late-stage running changes be made to the device and ordered Palm employees to work more closely with the device's ODM partner. The WSJ piece then goes on to state that the Centro shipped to Sprint a month earlier than expected and has been the recipient of some of the strongest reviews of any Palm product in recent memory.
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