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.
posted Jul 9th 2009 10:44PM
Bring it!!!
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.
the EAS stuff should have been available day Uno.
of course engadget is most concerned about when the Fart apps will appear...
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!
*YAWN*
WINMO7FTW!!!!!
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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!!!
As long as it fixes Exchange EAS
"sounds boring" BUT HEYY
its better than nothing
u cant disagree with me there...
its a hell of alot better then getting a compass....
HAHA.. no kidding. I have yet to find a use for my compass. The extra speed and RAM is welcomed though!
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....
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!
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
"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?
Yeah, if you are paid to write you should get this stuff right.
and i'm sure you've never made a mistake at work.
STOP TALKING ABOUT THE IPHONE IN EVERY SINGLE DAMN'D PRE ARTICLE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IPHONE. STOP IT ENGADGET
/caps
I thought the usage was kind of funny.
/billy mays
boo hoo.
usually I'd agree, but the problem is with engadget when they give a title of "sounds boring" , kind of annoying.
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).
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...
Where's the damn e-mail search? Talk about dropping the ball.
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
bring the sdk too!
This is to be expected by a company like Palm which has always had a core business following.
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.
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.
Until you use Web OS you do not understand. Also go ahead and hang yourself anyways
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.
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.
It's not sarcasm, it's fanboism. Just ignore the troll, something shiny will get his attention soon enough.
bring on the more apps.
This was mentioned in the comments on PreCentral.net, but does nobody notice the May 19, 2009 on the bottom of the article?
And 50,000 pre owners rejoice.
wow you are dumb. Cause they only sold 50 k right???
How making the cell radio work better so I can get more than 2 bars in an "excellent" service area?
that is not happening. either you're a lying crapple fanboy or you need a replacement phone.
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?
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.
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.
Oh dear lord you two get a room with apple already...
Isn't that obvious this list is a copy feature list from iPhone? Looks like Palm continues to operate their copy machine.. :)
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.
Not out of a web page, it can't.
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..
It's steal not still.
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
"Until you use Web OS you do not understand. Also go ahead and hang yourself anyways"
ROFL!
puhlezzzz....both sucks balls.
WINMO7FTW!!!!!!!!!!!
BEAT THAT!!!
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so did nobody notice it says May 19 in the bottom right corner?
Also it sound like this stuff is already on the phone and possible
> Until you use Web OS you do not understand...
about:config
This reveals all.
But not on the Pre.
The update I'd like to see is a FRICKIN' RELEASE DATE here in the UK.
Some pricing info might be nice too.
http://support.sprint.com/doc/sp12723.xml?selectedDeviceId=11160&docid=11528&referring%20topicid=&Referring%20TopicID/DocID%20List%20Index=y&navtypeid=2&pagetypeid=36&prevPageIndex=2
NFL Mobile Live will be included as an app on the 1.1 update. Was great program for last football season!
At least this means that people will stop complaining about the Exchange support.
They will just find something else to complain about instead. No one can really appreciate WebOS for what it truly is....a wonderful mobile operating system!
Yeah after having my previous windows mobile phone (HTC Mogul) on Sprint I hated WM after a while because it was painfully slow...maybe it was just on the Mogul idk...I love my Pre and I can't wait to get this update because our corporate exchange server requires device PIN and remote wipe. Definitely looking forward to this.