The latest Palm webOS update is available now via an over the air upgrade and in case you’re wondering about its features, there’s the video below and details after the break. The update was rolled out to all Sprint customers in the US and those using O2 UK, O2 DE and O2 Ireland services, plus Movistar.

You should know that Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus users got the update on Verizon Wireless, while other networks will also get it soon. In case you’re wondering, the new software brings stuff like the ability to capture, edit and share videos via YouTube or Facebook, or even send them via email or MMS.

We also found out that the Calendar, Phone, Email and Messaging features have been enhanced and simplified, so you’ll get a couple of new shortcuts, easing the app zipping and much more. Notifications were also enhanced, with the LED in the gesture area lighting up and pulsing whenever you get a notification. These notifications can also be customized.

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Tags: Palm Pre software upgrade, Palm webOS 1.4, Pixi Plus software update, Pre Plus software update, webOS enhancements

The hottest Android devices right now are undoubtedly Nexus One and Motorola Droid, both pictured recently using the Mozilla Fennec browser. The Mozilla team posted these teaser pics on their Facebook page, available Permalink | Comments | Author )
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Yesterday, many Palm Pre owners were treated to an OS update that spanned the globe, except, unfortunately Verizon Wireless subscribers were left out. Luckily for you Palm-fanatics on Verizon, Verizon Wireless Pre Plus and Pixi Plus users are now free to get their webOS 1.4 freak on. Don’t forget to let us know how you’re lucky that brand new update.

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The Corby series just got a new member, the Samsung Corby Folder model, officially unveiled today. The device has just appeared on its marker’s official site and it’s apparently called Samsung CorbyF. You can see it pictured below and we’ve also got some cool info about the next Omnia, after the break.

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MetroPCS has just started offering the Samsung Caliber touchscreen handset, a device also known as Samsung SCH-r860. The phone uses the TouchWiz UI, based on widgets and customizability, social networking apps and full HTML web browsing.

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Nokia, as part of its Conversations blog, is circulating an email newsletter which hints at some new handsets. The sidebar story mentions the rumored C-Series devices, discusses the upcoming deliberately misspelled “C BIT” conference and tells its fans that Nokia will “C you there”. Don’t start dreaming of a 12 megapixel, Symbian S^3 powered flagship quite yet as the C-Series is expected to be comprised of entry level handsets. Indeed, the first handset in the lineup is rumored to be the C5, a numeric keypad-toting candybar, and the C6, which is rumored to be a front-facing QWERTY handset that recently passed through the FCC with AT&T 3G on board. Hopefully, this shameless self-promotion was just a teaser and when CeBIT starts next Tuesday will we see Nokia handsets from both ends of the spectrum get the official nod.

Thanks, Glenn!

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If you’re into music making on the iPhone and you’re bored with Groovemaker and the likes, there’s always the Voice Band app, that you can see in action in the video below. You’ll be able to record and mix instruments simply by using your voice and this cool piece of software:

Each instrument will be recorded on its own track, as you mimic it by using your own voice. There’s even a tempo control feature and a digital metronome, that’ll help you keep up with the rhythm. Other editing options are available thanks to an incorporated effects processor and options like distort, reverb and delay.

The app costs $2.99 and you can buy it from the App Store.

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Here’s finally a glimpse of the very first Windows Phone 7 phone, made by LG and shown by Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman during the latest Engadget show. Aaron demos a pretty cool sliding QWERTY smartphone, an LG prototype that runs Windows Phone 7 Series, but don’t expect any specs or details that soon.

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Appear at Engadget’s The Engadget Show, Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman is showing an unannounced LG prototype smartphone with the new Windows Phone 7 Series. The LG prototype has a 4-rows QWERTY hardware keyboard, 5 megapixel camera and is just slightly thicker than iPhone and Nexus One. There isn’t any details info on the Windows Phone 7 software walkthrough, but check out more photos at Engadget site.

Created free for Nokia N97 mini and N97 users, the Space Impact – Meteor Shield is now available on Ovi Store, utilizing built in digital compass sensor for the game control. More about the game here

The concept for Space Impact: Meteor Shield is a simple arcade affair – you’re planet Earth’s last hope, and are tasked with taking the controls of a gun turret to protect the world from incoming showers of meteors and alien hordes. Holding the device upright, with the screen parallel to the ground, you control the turret by rotating the phone on its vertical axis, as if you were sat in the hot seat spinning on the spot – never before has the digital compass sensor been used in a game, so it’s great to see it find an effective and suitable home here. As you spin around you get bombarded by incoming attackers that you’re able to fend off by tapping the touchscreen to shoot.

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If you thought that HTC Magic was dead, guess again, since Rogers and T-Mobile have found a way to prolong the life of this cool handset. The first carrier did so by launching the wooden Fender edition of the phone, while Rogers added the Sense UI to it and called the product Magic+.

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The entire Android-loving public has been waiting for Flash 10.1 support on our beloved Android phones like the Droid and the Nexus One. Some lucky users of select handsets like the HTC Hero and Motorola Devour are graced with Flash Lite, but that has its fair share of limitations. So as we desperately wait for Adobe to bring Flash onboard, who will and won’t be getting a ticket to ride?

A post on the Adobe forums suggests it won’t be decided exactly how we thought:

Hi all,

You can expect the final release for Android to be available mid-year. All Android devices that meet our minimum s/w and h/w requirements will be supported. Unfortunately, I cannot say a lot more publicly about our port to the Android platform at this time.

As for WinMo, we have made the tough decision to defer support for that platform until WinMo7. This is due to the fact that WinMo6.5 does not support some of the critical APIs that we need.

As for your other questions:

* Yes, we will support the Motorola Milestone.
* No, the HTC Hero will not be supported b/c it does not have the correct Anroid OS version and it’s chipset is not powerful enough. We require a device with an ARM v7 (Cortex) processor. Examples include the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets and TI OMAP3 series.

Best regards,
Antonio

Antonio is an Adobe employee and this suggests something different than what we may have assumed – just because a handset is upgraded to Android 2.0 DOES NOT mean it will be eligible for Flash 10.1 and in fact, many phones won’t be able to enjoy Flash 10.1 regardless of OS updates. In addition to requiring Android 2.0, each phone will also require a minimum processor spec.

Taylor from AndroidAndMe did a little research and made a list of US phones that, based on this information (and assuming its true), will not ever have Flash 10.1 capabilities:

• Sprint Hero
• Sprint Moment
• T-Mobile G1
• T-Mobile myTouch 3G
• T-Mobile CLIQ
• T-Mobile Behold II
• Verizon Droid Eris
• Verizon Devour

What a shame, what a shame. Hopefully they’ll at least release it to those ready, willing and able by the first half of 2010 as they’ve promised. And hopefully we can have some more clarification on exactly what phones will and won’t enjoy Flash in the future. Afterall, there are people making purchase decisions NOW based on what features their phone might have in a few months from now. We just want some transparency so we can make informed buying decisions!

[Adobe Forum via PocketNow, Thanks Reese!]

Good news for UK wireless customers as the Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Google Nexus One is slated for an April launch on Vodafone UK. Originally announced back in January, the Nexus One was expected to launch with Vodafone in the Spring of 2010 with Vodafone reportedly hoping to get the handset out the door in March. Inside sources have reportedly told the Daily Telegraph that the March date is most likely off the table and April is a much more realistic time frame for launch. Such a date is not surprising as April is a pivotal month in the Spring season and fits perfectly with Google’s original projection. Let’s hope similar inside sources inside the US will be as loose lipped as their UK counterparts and will soon share the launch date for either the Verizon Wireless or the AT&T Nexus One. You know where to go if you are feeling rather talkative.

[Via Android Community and Engadget]

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Lending more credibility to the potential March 23rd launch of Verizon’s Nexus One is the fact that it has recently passed the FCC – or at least a Verizon compatible version has passed.

Tremendously good news for non-hardware-keyboard fans waiting on Big Red to release the current beast of the bots. If it all comes together, you’ve only got a tad more than 3-weeks of waiting.

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