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UBS analyst Maynard Um today cut his rating on Palm (PALM) to Sell from Neutral, with an unchanged $5 price target.

Um says Palm is on track for some new products in the August and November quarters, but that Palm faces an increasingly competitive landscape, with the pending arrival of the 3G iPhone and the expected July launch of the 3G Blackberry Bold by RIM.

A Palm turnaround still relies on the success or failure of its new Linux Operating System which won’t be launched before the first quarter of 2009.

Source: ...

PCmover, the #1 selling product to automatically set up a new PC, is free for one day only at www.laplink.com

Today, May 15 2008, Laplink celebrates 25 years as the global leader in file transfer, synchronization, remote access, and PC migration.

Founded in 1983 not long after the original IBM-PC was launched, a company called "Traveling Software" forever changed how PCs connect and transfer data. This "LapLink" software (and cables) helped launch an entire category of connectivity software - file transfer, synchronization, remote control, and migration.

Today - after 25...

here's your daily dose of iphone hysteria. appleinsider has gotten hold of an at&t memo stating that effective today, at&t will be limiting sales of the iphone to 1 per person (previously 3) and credit card is required. apple currently lists the iphone as unavailable, and it looks like at&t is clearing its shelves. wonder if this has something to do with the mythical 3g iphone?

Source: Gadgetsonthego.net

Asus are planning to launch their new model, the Asus P560 this coming June for the Asian Market. It will have a QUAD Band radio.

Hardware Specs:
1. 2.8-inch TFT
2. TI Omap 2430 (450 mhz)
3. 256 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
4. MicroSD upto 8gb
5. Bluetooth and Wifi Radio
6. 3.5 HSDPA
7. 3.2 Megapixel Camera with autofocus
8. and enhanced user interface

It will be available for 700 dollars this coming June.

Brightonnet of Japan one of the leading maker of iPod accessories is releasing a new product which aims to complement the multitouch interface on the iPhone and iPod touch.

Details of the product:
It is very convenient for carrying around at compact / light weight size.
On a clip, You are good to a pocket and a wallet.

The pen point adopted special material with the conductivity.
The pen point adopted the resin which did not injure liquid crystal.
It took in the flexibility of the spring to a pen point. 　　
It was attached by a storing-type reset pin after the...

Upgrade: 650 to Centro - Part 2 - Out of the Box

Sprint is still my phone carrier, but my Treo 650 is now retired and the Centro is my new phone.

What are the improvements and setbacks? What roadblocks and pleasant surprises did I stumble across? What was the total cost and what is the final verdict?

Part 2 of my journey into the land of the Centro continues here with a look at the built in software.

(Part 1 - Hardware, can be read here.)

Before I continue, letss not forget that this is all about...

Apple Executives to Showcase Mac OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone Development Platforms at WWDC 2008 Keynote

Apple today announced that a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs, will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2008 at San Francisco's Moscone West. This year's WWDC will showcase two revolutionary development platforms, the ground-breaking innovations of OS X Leopard® and OS X iPhone™, the world's most advanced mobile operating system.

The five-day WWDC event, which runs from...

Handmark today announced new, exclusive applications for BlackBerry smartphones including Bible translations; a new ringtone application, Ringtone Junkie; as well as best-selling games from Astraware, the Handmark Game Studio.

"A rapidly growing number of BlackBerry users are turning to Handmark for their mobile information and entertainment needs," said Cassidy Lackey, VP of Handmark Studios. "Astraware, the Handmark Game Studio, focuses on providing only the best mobile content, and we are pleased to bring these new, quality titles to BlackBerry."

Bible Translations for BlackBerry...

According to Boy Genius report, it confirmed that RIM is developing a touchscreen device that will be released on the 3rd quarter of this year. The codename for the device is "Blackberry Thunder", it is a full touch screen device without a physical keyboard. It is yet to see whether what type of input technology does RIM will going to implement to this device. Most of Blackberry users are familiar on how to navigate the options menu via the trackball and composing quick emails, sms, and IM through the...

Otter Products introduces the OtterBox 1990 a sleek, stylish, semi-rugged case to protect the Samsung Q1 Ultra and Q1 Ultra Premium UMPCs from Samsung. As part of the Defender™ Series line, the 1990 safeguards from drops, bumps and scratches while still allowing complete interaction with all navigation keys, I/O ports, camera and webcam right through the case. Ultra-mobile enthusiasts and businesses employing ultra-mobile product solutions now have even more mobility!

The OtterBox 1990 maintains the small form factor of the UMPC while still providing three durable layers of protection:
o...

Bad news for Palm! Blackberry released 2 major new platform for the first time in 2 years. The Blackberry 9000 BOLD will replace the curve as the flagship Blackberry device. The 9000 will feature an improved look and design. It will have a 320x480 screen resolution, and will run on new Blackberry OS 4.6, it will have a 1GB internal memory and support for MicroSD card for up to 16GB. The 9000 supports 3G for both the GSM and CDMA network.

I was just at Apple.com checkin out stuff and i noticed the iPhone is listed as "currently unavailable" ... it's been 4 articles since we had an Apple post so i thought i'd mention it.

Ubuntu has proven itself once again the power of Linux in terms of versatility. A Hacker known by the name "Omega Moon," has created a hacked/modified version of Ubuntu 7.04. The 80 MB size of the hacked version of Ubuntu will fit exactly the memory capacity of the Zaurus devices such as the SL-C3100. After successfully putting Adroid OS on the Zaurus, the porting of Ubuntu to Zaurus and making it worked in the ARM architecture is a good milestone for the Zaurus and its loyal fanbase. Sharp discontinued the...

Good news for Palm OS and Windows Mobile users. The most popular mobile media player the CORE Pocket Media player now supports FLV Files. Youtube streaming media is officially supported in the new version. The new version is a free upgrade from previous owners and it is now available for Download as Trial and Regsitered version for only $29.95.

The Key product Highlights are the following:
* Built-In YouTube Support
* Bluetooth ready!* (A2DP and AVRCP)
* Podcast, Enhanced Podcast, CoreCaster Ready
*...

Openoffice has now released the new Beta Version of their popular free office applications. Version 3 has now included a native support for Mac OS X and it is a clear indication that they mean serious business on taking the fight against MS Office to a new whole new level. Windows and Linux version are available and version for Sun Solaris is also available for download.

Download Here

Apt is a new powerful utility for Palm OS wherein users can interact with the devices settings which can bet set for each application. This new powerful utility allows users to customized the behavior of the device.

There is a free lite version of the program. The full version is available for 10 GBP....
Download Link

Apt Official Webpage

AT&T's iPhone website (under 'Plans' tab) has been updated to reveal that each iPhone plan now includes access to their "more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks all for use in the U.S."

It was first revealed last week that AT&T had quietly begun offering iPhone users access to their Wi-Fi hotspots for free (including Starbucks and Barnes & Noble). No official announcement had been made, however, and the service was abruptly turned off a few days later.

AT&T has remained quiet about this new offering, but it's clear they will be officially delivering this service...

This is a special offer from Efiko for a major discount on their most popular product, iPhoneRingToneMaker. iPRTM 1.4.4 is a handy, MicroSoft Windows, tool that let’s you create custom ring tones for your iPhone using music from your music library. iPhoneRingToneMaker is the top rated ringtone maker for the iPhone and consistently receives rave reviews for ease-of-use and functionality. This application is consistently one of our best-selling applications that normally retails for $14.95 but for two days, this Thursday and Friday, May 8th & 9th 2008, we’re going to sell it for only $4.95....

Upgrade: 650 to Centro - Part 1 - The Hardware

My two-year contract is up... What does that mean? New phone! I stayed with Sprint, but it was time to say, "Good-bye" to my Treo 650 and "Welcome!" to my Centro.

What are the improvements and setbacks? What roadblocks and surprises did I stumble across? What was the total cost and what is the final verdict?

Below is a list of various speccs, but what does this actually tell us? A lot... and not enough. An upgrade is more than just spec sheets, so here's Part 1 of my jouney into the land of the Centro, starting with the...