http://www.makapalm.com Notes from a Filipino Palm user Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:11:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Palm will announce on July 7 the details of Pre's launch in the United Kingdom, says a T3.com report. On that day, the launch date, price, and the network -- which the Guardian reports as O2, the same network that carries the iPhone in the UK -- will be revealed. Tech sites ... http://www.makapalm.com/pres-uk-launch-to-be-announced-july-7/ I just learned from Migs Mobile and ABS-CBN News that Smart  is bringing HTC Magic, a Google Android-powered smart phone, to the Philippines. HTC Philippines country manager Mark Sergio reportedly said that Smart will start shipping units of the HTC Magic to the local market by the end of ... http://www.makapalm.com/smart-to-offer-android-fone-htc-magic/ Palm launched its newest smartphone in the United States last week, but there is no official word yet of Palm Pre's availability and pricing in the Philippines or the rest of the world. However, tech news sites are reporting that Palm Pre may become available in Europe as early as September ... http://www.makapalm.com/palm-pre-in-europe-by-september/ As Palm Pre goes on sale in the US today, I am following the stream of Twitter updates about the highly awaited Palm smart phone. I see links to Palm Pre news, reviews, and unboxing videos; countdowns from excited fans (@Hartman: Palm Pre Launches in 4 hours and 22 minutes ... http://www.makapalm.com/twitter-for-palm-pre/ New things eventually become old. Such is the case of web clipping service AvantGo. After syncing my Palm Centro earlier this week, I was surprised and saddened to see this message: "Starting June 30, AvantGo will no longer offer mobile Web content." The linked announcement page further said: "Subscribers will not ... http://www.makapalm.com/avantgo-no-more/ The controversial Right of Reply Bill would affect bloggers, texters, and iPod users, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Mong Palatino said as he warned that it could lead to Internet censorship. He also called on bloggers, netizens, texters and concerned youth to register their opposition to the "apparent railroading of the bill in ... http://www.makapalm.com/right-of-reply-bill-to-affect-bloggers/ ACCESS, the Japan-based company that now owns Garnet OS (formerly Palm OS), has announced a new version of its Garnet VM emulator for Nokia NSeries. Access website says release version 1.03b of Garnet VM Beta 4, released on May 29, 2009, has improved stability. Garnet VM enables users of ... http://www.makapalm.com/garnet-vm-emulator-has-new-version/ Voice search feature has just been added to the Yahoo! Mobile iPhone app. The application -- or the update, for those who already have the app on their iPhone -- is available for download at the iTunes store. Here's an excerpt from Yodel Anecdotal, Yahoo's corporate blog: Now you can search for ... http://www.makapalm.com/yahoo-for-iphone-now-has-voice-search/ I'm helping a friend sell a one-week old 16 GB Samsung Omnia. She's selling the touch screen phone for P25,000, and that price is negotiable. An iPhone like mobile device, you may use the WiFi-enabled Samsung Omnia to surf the Web on the go. It has a 5 megapixel back ... http://www.makapalm.com/for-sale-1-week-old-16-gb-samsung-omnia/ Sprint has announced that the Palm Pre will be available in the United States on June 6 for $199.99 (after rebate and service agreement). MakaPalm learned about the announcement in an entry on the official Palm blog, which said the highly anticipated webOS-based phone will be available in the US in ... http://www.makapalm.com/palm-pre-available-in-the-us-on-june-6/