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  • Palm App catalog hits 1,000 apps… okay, 946

    Palm App catalog hits 1,000 apps… okay, 946

    Posted on December 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Hey, good news everybody! The Palm App Catalog, which has lagged far behind its peers, has reached the 1,000 app milestone as of this morning. Well, to be precise, it's hit 946, as pointed out by Electronista, but still, it's a nice little sign of growth for the webOS apps, whose development was hampered by very restricted initial access to its Mojo SDK. In comparison to contenders such as Android, whose catalog numbers around 20,000, and Apples iTunes store, which boasts over 100,000, Palm's numbers are extremely modest -- but progress is progress, especially considering it launched its App Catalog in June with just 30 apps. We look forward to hearing Palm's CES keynote, that's for sure.

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  • MPAA has entire town’s municipal Wi-Fi shut down over single piracy allegation

    MPAA has entire town’s municipal Wi-Fi shut down over single piracy allegation

    Posted on November 13, 2009 | No Comments
    It's getting harder and harder to be surprised about the MPAA's silly tactics. So, surprise! The MPAA has successfully shut down an Ohio town's municipal Wi-Fi network because one person was caught illegally downloading a movie. You know, peers and seeders and all that.

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  • Video: Wherein CBS makes a fool of itself by showing it has no idea what it’s talking about re: movie piracy

    Video: Wherein CBS makes a fool of itself by showing it has no idea what it’s talking about re: movie piracy

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Bias much, CBS? The network ran a report on 60 Minutes the other day (which shows how far off our radar the show is, seeing as though we just found out about it) that, according to TechDirt's fantastic report, is basically a piece of MPAA propaganda. It makes all sorts of ridiculous claims that can easily be disproven by, you know, spending two minutes looking this stuff up.

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  • Star Wars Lightsaber laser pointers make for an easy purchasing decision

    Star Wars Lightsaber laser pointers make for an easy purchasing decision

    Posted on October 23, 2009 | No Comments
    As laser pointers go, you could do far worse than this little keychain Lightsaber. I mean think about it; if your job requires you to use a laser pointer, then you might as well have a cool one. And at $15, it's not like this is a huge monetary investment. As an investment in your social standing amongst your peers, though, this thing ought to pay off in spades.

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  • Palm Offers Pre Software Developers Kit to All

    Palm Offers Pre Software Developers Kit to All

    Posted on July 16, 2009 | No Comments
    More than a month after the launch of the Palm Pre, Palm has opened up its webOS Software Developers Kit (SDK) called Mojo to all developers. The move could spark off a flurry of new applications on the Pre app store that seemed to be losing steam after the device’s release. The SDK can be downloaded [...]

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  • Sprint, Verizon to Include Wi-Fi in all Future Phones

    Sprint, Verizon to Include Wi-Fi in all Future Phones

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Telecom carriers Sprint and Verizon have said they will ensure all key cellphones from the two companies in the future will have Wi-Fi capability, a feature that has been missing in many of its recent devices. Sprint will “embrace” Wi-Fi in all its “major devices”, Jeff Clemow, director of business product marketing for Sprint told Fierce [...]

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