J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster chimes in this morning with a new report on the Palm Pre stock situation. First off, Mr. Coster estimates that Palm and Sprint have shipped at least 100,000 devices so far. He estimates that for the launch weekend the average Sprint store received about 40 units, with 2-5 at the average Radio Shack store and 2-4 at the typical Best Buy. He says that about 50,000 more units have shipped since the weekend, with Sprint stores getting about 10-15 units every 2 days that are mostly going to customers on waiting lists. (via Tech Trader Daily.)

"Sprint stores are being drip-fed devices without much certainty or uniformity regarding timing and quantity." Coster's advice to people who want to buy the phone is to head for the local Radio Shack; he says the stores "seem to have been neglected by eager early adopters."

Evernote for the Palm Pre is now available. Evernote is a application that allows you to capture, save and sync notes and snapshots across a variety of platforms. The software also backs up your notes with its "cloud-based sync" so that you can access them on the web and your desktop computer as well. The version for the Pre can also associate your location data with your notes and it supports image recognition for text within images (useful for whiteboards, signs and labels, etc.).

Evernote for webOS is available now for free via the Palm App Catalog. It requires a Evernote account which come in free and premium (paid) versions.

It's been a busy last couple of days for Palm Pre hackers, who've been poring over the webOS ROM image and finding out what makes it tick - and how to make it tick different. The latest milestone: a port of classic PC first-person shooter Doom (or technically, PrBoom, an improved version based on the original source code).

Sure, we've been able to do this on our Palm OS devices for ages, but it's nice to see id's 1993 masterpiece continue to appear on new platforms. Credit is due to #webos-internals IRC denizen Sargun, who seems to have achieved this feat by installing Debian on the Pre. You can check out the videos after the jump.

Mark/Space has released a free beta version of their new Missing Sync for the Palm Pre product. The software allows Mac OS users to transfer and sync information and files between your Mac and Pre with Apple's Address Book, iTunes, iCal, Entourage, Safari bookmarks, Documents, Videos and iPhoto. A Windows version is also in development, but has not yet been released. The Missing Sync can also synchronize contacts and calendars automatically and wirelessly, via WiFi.

The Missing Sync for Palm Pre v1.0 beta is available now. The beta version is free and fully functional for a limited time. Users can pre-purchase the full version for $39.95. It requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later.

Chapura's PocketMirror Outlook synchronization software is now available for WebOS and the Palm Pre via the Palm App Catalog. PocketMirror Standard is the first software product to offer Palm Pre users the ability to synchronize data with local non-EAS desktop versions of Microsoft Outlook.

PocketMirror Standard for webOS provides complete two-way synchronization which transfers essential information between desktop versions of Outlook Contacts and Calendar and the corresponding Pre applications without cables. PocketMirror Standard synchronizes over the local Wi-Fi network using a secure transfer process that never stores or passes users' PIM data over the web; it is a direct synchronization between Windows PC and Pre.

Palm, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has appointed Jon Rubinstein to lead the company as Chairman and CEO upon the departure of Ed Colligan, who is stepping down after sixteen years of leadership at the company. Rubinstein, who joined Palm as Executive Chairman in October 2007 to help bring innovation back to the company, assumes his role as CEO on June 12. Colligan plans to take some time off, then join Elevation Partners.

"I am very excited about taking on this expanded role at Palm," said Rubinstein. "Ed and I have worked very hard together the past two years, and I'm grateful to him for everything he's done to help set the company up for success. With Palm webOS we have ten-plus years of innovation ahead of us, and the Palm Pre is already one of the year's hottest new products. Due in no small part to Ed's courageous leadership, we're in great shape to get Palm back to continuous growth, and we plan to keep the trajectory going upward."

The webOS konami code may have unlocked a new homebrew app scene for the Palm Pre. Folks are still toiling over the details within the webOS doctor leak and now it appears that some developers have made progress towards custom applications.

After going through some experimentation a PreCentral forum user has reported success in creating a custom webOS application. Engadget has posted some screenshots to go along with it.

The best selling Palm OS application in the PIC store has just been updated. TouchLauncher combines a touch friendly home screen and app launcher. Among its many features are finger scrolling, rearrangeable apps, drag and drop operations, custom iconsets, wallpapers, weblinks, contact icons and much more. The new version 2.3 brings a number of critical fixes, a new dynamic unread email icon, a new tap and drag to category gesture and the ability to change the operator text.

TouchLauncher v2.3 is available now for the Centro and devices running Palm OS 5 and higher including Palm PDAs (Palm TX, LifeDrive, T3, T5, Zire 72). The app comes with a free trial period and costs $6.99 to purchase. This is a free update for previous customers.

A class action lawsuit against Palm and Sprint has recently been settled. The case involved customers who purchased a Sprint Treo 600 before October 27, 2004. The suit claimed that Palm and Sprint made misleading statements in regard to the availability of Bluetooth and WiFi expansion cards for the Treo 600.

Our more astute readers will recall that no such cards ever came to be for the Treo 600 (or any other Palm OS Treo for that matter). Without admitting any wrongdoing, Palm and Sprint have agreed to settle the case by issuing eligible customers a Sprint service credit or Palm store credit.

Gx5 Software has released a new ringtone application for Windows computers. Ringtone Expressions allows you to create your own custom ringtones for the Palm Pre, Centro, Treo and many other current popular phones. The easy to use, drag and drop software allows you to create an unlimited amount of ringtones from your own music library. It assists with selecting the portion(s) of songs you want to use and sends the ringtones directly to your device. Users can also easily share ringtones on Facebook and Twitter and can reuse them on future devices.

Ringtone Expressions is currently available with a free trial period and is priced at $1.99 /month. It is compatible with PC's running Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7.

Word that a Palm support application for restoring image files on the Palm Pre, called webOS Doctor, has been publicly released has sent the forum folks at PreCentral into overdrive as they comb the tool and code for hints to upcoming features and devices. Some interesting nuggets and hints of potential new features and devices have been spotted within the 200 MB ROM file.

Most notably, PreCentral reports that there are multiple references to a "pixie" device, which is widely thought to be the code name for the leaked Palm Eos smartphone. MSN and AOL icons have also been found within the webOS rom image. Speculation is rife that these could be included as potential forthcoming Synergy supported services.