webOS 1.1 rumored to be on the way to Pres shortly, sounds boring so far

If you were hoping for more system sound configurability, better notification control, or an equalizer in the music player (heck, we'll settle for bass and treble), your wait might be nowhere close to over -- but the good news is that it appears there's some sort of update on the way for Pres in the field that's significant enough to justify a 0.1 bump in webOS' version number to 1.1. Corporate types will get all fired up over better managed Exchange policy integration with support for device wipe after failed PIN attempts, auto PIN lock, minimum password complexity, and a bunch of other things that your average Pre owner isn't going to give a flying iPhone about. Perhaps more interesting to everyone else is the claim that additional built-in apps are a possibility for 1.1, though there's no detail there -- it could be best-of-breed stuff culled from the App Catalog, new first-party apps, or a combination. PreCentral's hearing "within 30 days" for the release, so go ahead and get your firmware upgrade pants on now just in case.

[sweet greggo @ Jul 9th 2009 10:49PM]

Bring it!!!

[sweet greggo @ Jul 9th 2009 10:59PM]

The average Pre user may not care about increased Exchange support, but business users will like it. Palm is saving a lot of face by focusing their attention to getting these users connected. The fart apps can wait.

[fhlh @ Jul 9th 2009 11:40PM]

the EAS stuff should have been available day Uno.

of course engadget is most concerned about when the Fart apps will appear...

[ZeRo @ Jul 10th 2009 12:23AM]

I love it! I didn't want a blackberry , because they look hideous and I don't like my iPhone since it seems a little kiddie-ish. Its really starting to shape up that ... the Pre can be the best looking business phone out there. Exactlly what i what i wanted. A business phone that gets it done elegantly. Screw the fart apps!

[ahha @ Jul 10th 2009 2:43AM]

*YAWN*

WINMO7FTW!!!!!

















.

[Pretol @ Jul 10th 2009 5:22AM]

well you don't really mean "winmo7 FTW!!!!"... I mean, winmo8 is gonna come out... then winmo9... possibly even winmoX... you can't seriously be considering using the same phone OS forevuh!!!

[Superhumanben @ Jul 9th 2009 10:50PM]

As long as it fixes Exchange EAS

[Fir3lord @ Jul 9th 2009 10:52PM]

"sounds boring" BUT HEYY
its better than nothing
u cant disagree with me there...

[Kamil @ Jul 9th 2009 11:01PM]

its a hell of alot better then getting a compass....

[Spooner @ Jul 9th 2009 11:08PM]

HAHA.. no kidding. I have yet to find a use for my compass. The extra speed and RAM is welcomed though!

[JohnWesleyHarding @ Jul 9th 2009 11:08PM]

I actually do not see the use of the compass (on a phone with maps and internet) at all. I always wondered if someone actually used it....

[Eric @ Jul 10th 2009 1:04AM]

iPhone's digital compass is really for gps app folks. GPS apps can now point the direction correctly. Some of you don't get it!

[Steve @ Jul 10th 2009 2:39AM]

I thought a compass sounded useless too at first, but then I read this article about "augmented reality" and it sounds kinda cool; the compass combined with gps and camera lets you point the phone at something and see info about what you're looking at overlayed on the picture. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10266380-1.html

[Derek @ Jul 9th 2009 10:53PM]

"and a bunch of other things that you're average Pre owner isn't going to give a flying iPhone about"

That you are average Pre owner isn't?

[Zune Claus @ Jul 10th 2009 12:11AM]

Yeah, if you are paid to write you should get this stuff right.

[Eric @ Jul 10th 2009 2:22AM]

and i'm sure you've never made a mistake at work.

[Yankees368 @ Jul 9th 2009 10:57PM]

STOP TALKING ABOUT THE IPHONE IN EVERY SINGLE DAMN'D PRE ARTICLE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IPHONE. STOP IT ENGADGET

/caps

[RioRyan @ Jul 9th 2009 11:00PM]

I thought the usage was kind of funny.

[AlexK @ Jul 9th 2009 11:25PM]

/billy mays

[CharlieX @ Jul 9th 2009 11:54PM]

boo hoo.

[Beastage @ Jul 10th 2009 8:07AM]

usually I'd agree, but the problem is with engadget when they give a title of "sounds boring" , kind of annoying.

[Templarian @ Jul 9th 2009 10:59PM]

This is why I love OTA updates, the amount of effort on my part I barely notice it.

All devices should switch to all OTA updates makes it easier on developers with everyone running the same thing (just have to wait a week buffer for those slower people).

[Jonathan Kizer @ Jul 9th 2009 11:10PM]

Couldn't agree more. I don't have a Pre yet (waiting for the second gen of webOS) but this is really a useful feature. It is kind of a hassle to plug in my iPod and updte it via iTunes compared to just hitting yes and letting it download...

[sr @ Jul 9th 2009 11:02PM]

Where's the damn e-mail search? Talk about dropping the ball.

[Anil @ Jul 9th 2009 11:03PM]

I think this will be a good update. Wait till the full details come out before you judge. Just the thought of more first party apps makes me happy

[mike @ Jul 9th 2009 11:03PM]

bring the sdk too!

[andrew @ Jul 9th 2009 11:05PM]

This is to be expected by a company like Palm which has always had a core business following.

[thedudeabides @ Jul 9th 2009 11:07PM]

Typing this from a Pre right now, I accept the fact that the phone is another 3-5 updates from being a real real contender. Just too many missing features that have to be finished up.

That being said I think the potential for the platform is enormous. I have completely bought into the cards concept for multitasking and much of the functionality has easily become second nature.

The base is there if Palm really doubletimes on fleshing it out.

[Anil @ Jul 9th 2009 11:11PM]

def agree. Hope they come out fast and furiously with them. I cannot use another phone even again that does not use cards or something like it.

[Anil @ Jul 9th 2009 11:16PM]

Until you use Web OS you do not understand. Also go ahead and hang yourself anyways

[Quastor @ Jul 9th 2009 11:26PM]

Is this sarcasm? I can't tell.

The Pre has had cut, copy, and paste in some form from day one (before the iPhone 3.0 was out), as well as MMS. And the entire phone is based on webkit...

And compass, I think even most iPhone users could care less about.

[gregrosen @ Jul 9th 2009 11:39PM]

I'm not sure if I'd write off real, working Exchange support as boring. I'm hearing it fixes the formatting issue on forwards and replies, which would be a good thing-- read the Palm forums and you'll see a lot of users exercising their 30 day return because Exchange email was so messed-up.

[sweet greggo @ Jul 9th 2009 11:33PM]

It's not sarcasm, it's fanboism. Just ignore the troll, something shiny will get his attention soon enough.

[Neeko @ Jul 9th 2009 11:42PM]

bring on the more apps.

[mr2man07 @ Jul 9th 2009 11:48PM]

This was mentioned in the comments on PreCentral.net, but does nobody notice the May 19, 2009 on the bottom of the article?

[A-style @ Jul 9th 2009 11:52PM]

And 50,000 pre owners rejoice.

[Anil @ Jul 10th 2009 12:20AM]

wow you are dumb. Cause they only sold 50 k right???

[Viator @ Jul 9th 2009 11:55PM]

How making the cell radio work better so I can get more than 2 bars in an "excellent" service area?

[krosref @ Jul 10th 2009 1:37PM]

that is not happening. either you're a lying crapple fanboy or you need a replacement phone.

[Viator @ Jul 10th 2009 6:15PM]

Oh yes it is happening. Have had several calls into tech. And if you don't believe me maybe you can tell my why so many Pre users are being comped Airaves?

[Anil @ Jul 10th 2009 12:17AM]

Well I have used the iPhone and it is a great phone with a lot of great features and an unbeatable app store at the moment. However the Pre offers up features that the iPhone cannot do right now. Most importantly notification tabs and cards. These two are so important to the functionality of a phone i can never use a phone with out them again or an equal. So have fun with the iPhone but do not bash the WebOS until you have used it for a week.

[Cy Starkman @ Jul 10th 2009 12:19AM]

Paul that's just stupid and you have riled up Clak, now anyone who uses an apple product is going to get assulted by the forum for days in recompense!

Palm has made plenty great stuff. One of these years when the Pre graces oz shores I look forward to exploring it.

[y3k.nik @ Jul 10th 2009 12:22AM]

Oh dear lord you two get a room with apple already...

[Jeff @ Jul 10th 2009 12:51AM]

Isn't that obvious this list is a copy feature list from iPhone? Looks like Palm continues to operate their copy machine.. :)

[joe23521 @ Jul 10th 2009 9:51AM]

Hey, at least they CAN copy without having to wait until version 3!

On a serious note, I challenge you to go to a Sprint store and spend 20 minutes playing with webOS. After that, if you still come back and spew the same crap, then I give up on humanity once and for all.

[logicbomb.de @ Jul 10th 2009 12:38PM]

Not out of a web page, it can't.

[Jagged Toaster @ Jul 10th 2009 1:05AM]

Does anyone notice that the slide says "May 19, 2009" in the lower right corner? So "next 30 days" would have been in the middle of June..

[Gavin @ Jul 10th 2009 1:08AM]

It's steal not still.

[Kimleng @ Jul 10th 2009 1:26AM]

Using WebOS is like using Playstation 3. Remember when your PS3 on firmware version 1.0? LOL Man, I can't believe my PS3 was sooooooooo handicapped. Still ain't perfect, but damn, it's come a long ways. Hopefully WebOS won't take 2 years to become awesome. By version 2.0, it should at least fully catch up if not surpass the competitor :p

[max @ Jul 10th 2009 1:30AM]

"Until you use Web OS you do not understand. Also go ahead and hang yourself anyways"
ROFL!