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Palm can't be happy with the way things are turning out for the company. Just over six months ago, Palm and its Pre were the talk of the town as everyone envisioned the Pre as a true iPhone killer. We all know what happened in the end and the interest in the Pre has significantly dropped.

The Pixi came along but the second webOS phone is not comparable with the Pre and I'm not convinced it will become a hit phone. Amazon seems to think similarly as the company has slashed the prices for both Palm smartphones.


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Just a couple of days ago we told you that Palm Pixi might come with webOS 1.3.1 on board when it hits the market. Well the Pixi is supposed to become official in the USA tomorrow but Palm webOS 1.3.1 is available already.

Palm has released the 1.3.1 update so you can now install it on your Palm Pre. The update is going to bring you some expected bug fixes but also some very interesting things like calendar and contact synchronization with Yahoo!'s web system, Yahoo! instant messaging support, Google Apps and Yahoo! Small Business Domain email address support.


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Here's an interesting rumor, folks! It looks like Nokia is interested in purchasing Palm could be a really smart move. It's not the first time we hear that Nokia is interested in Palm but the rumor has now resurfaced.

I can't say I'm not curios to see what Nokia would do with Palm once it would own it. Would it still keep it as a brand? Would it still use its webOS? Will Nokia use webOS in order to develop its future Symbian and/or Maemo mobile OS?


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We have more webOS-related news for you today. Besides the imminent upgrade that we've seen just earlier today we also hear that Pre and Pixi owners will be able to enjoy Flash 10.1 on their webOS come next year.

According to Adobe, Flash 10.1 is coming to Palm webOS in the first half of 2010 although there aren't any specific launch dates at this point. A public beta was supposed to be available by the end of the year but right now there aren't any signs that would either confirm or deny the public beta dates.


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This isn't the first time we're suggesting that the Pixi is going to bring a new firmware version of Palm's webOS once it's going to be available from Sprint. The phone is supposed to be available starting with November 15 in Sprint stores. The Pixi will go for $99.99 after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate with a new contract.

webOS 1.3.1 has been rumored for a while now and from what we can see so far in the video below, the Pixi is definitely going to come with a new OS version. Unless Palm changes its mind and decides to postpone the new webOS for a while. There's no indication about Palm's intentions so far and we have no idea when Pre users will also get the new OS.


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Palm's second webOS phone is now official and you can expect it to find it in a Sprint store near you soon. The company has officially announced the Pixi and Sprint is going to be the exclusive carrier in the USA.


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Palm has been awfully quiet lately and that's not such a smart move considering all the hot phones we've seen lately. The Pre has been long forgotten as customers will focus on the latest Android and Windows Mobile 6.5 phones available out there.


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This isn't the first time we're discussing the whole Palm Pre from Verizon thing. And it's been a pretty bumpy ride. We've heard how Verizon doesn't want the Pre anymore and then we heard how everything was back on track and Big Red was definitely interested in the Pre. The only problem is that Sprint is the exclusive Pre carrier in the USA so far.


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