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Looks like offline Gmail on the iPhone wasn’t the only trick Google’s Vic Gondotra has up his sleeve during his talk at MWC — he also gave a quick demo of Google Maps running as a web app on the Palm Pre. Of course, what’s interesting there is that the Pre’s HTML-based SDK means that web apps can act like first class citizens on the device — which is probably why Vic called the Pre “arguably one of my favorite devices.” Hopefully that means we’re going to see a lot more Pre devs really blur the line between local and cloud-based applications, but for now we’ll just settle for the short demo video after the break.

Continue reading Google demos HTML5-based Maps on the Palm Pre

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Google demos HTML5-based Maps on the Palm Pre originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re not quite sure if you’re seeing what’s happening here, but Apple and RIM are working themselves right into the time-out corner. We already heard earlier today that Palm would be joining Adobe’s Open Screen Project — which, by the way, guarantees Flash 10 support on the Pre — and now we’re told that Nokia is following suit. What it all boils down to is this: Google, Microsoft, Palm, and Nokia are all expected to release platforms or handsets in the coming year or two which will support Flash 10, all while Apple’s iPhone attempts to limp by with… YouTube support. Granted, we have heard that the suits at Cupertino are in talks to make it happen, but we’ve yet to hear as much at MWC. Also of note, it seems that a similar deal including RIM is also pretty far off, so BlackBerry users should probably order their daily dose of patience as well.

[Via Macworld]

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Nokia also joins Adobe initiative, Flash 10 for (almost) all originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We would’ve wagered 50 euros there’d be a GSM Pre announced at MWC this week — but strangely, it didn’t happen. If we had to guess, a grand unveiling was probably held up by behind-the-scenes manfacuturer-operator drama in the course of trying to nail an exclusivity agreement, but that’s not to say there weren’t still SIM card-toting Pres floating around the show. PreCommunity happened across one of these today and astutely noted the presence of a Vodafone SIM around back — not damning evidence that the Pre will be announced as a Voda exclusive, granted, but it kinda makes you wonder, doesn’t it? See for yourself in the video after the break.

Continue reading GSM Palm Pre spotted with Vodafone SIM card

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GSM Palm Pre spotted with Vodafone SIM card originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As you’re no doubt aware, we’re real suckers for Palm’s Pre on tape, and this “Meet Pre” specimen hasn’t yet assuaged our thirst. We suppose it’s the exact type of stuff demonstrated on the video that keeps us coming back: webOS presents some new paradigms for interaction and integration, and, like the iPhone before it, will take a considerable amount of digestion to really come to terms with. Plus it’s pretty. This video demonstrates a few interesting tidbits, such as a list of folks invited to a meeting and which ones will be going — a nice integration of calendar and contacts — and the phone is shown “sending” a webpage to a friend, which involves forwarding a link and an attached .png screenshot, perfect for mobile-to-mobile communications. Here’s hoping we hear more about the phone this week at MWC… and a 3G GSM edition certainly wouldn’t be unwelcome. Video is after the break.

Continue reading New “Meet Pre” video demonstrates new functionality, incredible calming effect

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New “Meet Pre” video demonstrates new functionality, incredible calming effect originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are many things the Pre can do. Tragically, swallow a microSD card whole (or otherwise) is not one of them, which is kind of unfortunate considering that only 7.4GB of the integrated 8GB will be available to the user — but it turns out that tethering, thankfully, is. Newly-published tech specs on Sprint’s site reveal that you’ll be able to use your little EV-DO Rev. A monster as a modem both over Bluetooth and USB cable — something the Pre’s arch nemesis cannot so far (at least, not in any official capacity). Whether this helps push AT&T and Apple over the edge remains to be seen, but in the meantime, we’ll be pushing close to a megabit per second upstream, thank you very much.

[Via PreCentral]

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Data tethering is a go on Palm Pre originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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