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Software
webOS 1.3.1 Available Now
2:50AM Chris Jacob | Nothing game changing, just bug fixes and small tweaks. Don’t expect one of Palm’s infamous syncing hacks, because iTunes support is nowhere to be found. Fire up your updaters, 1.3.1 is live now. [BGR, GadgetsOnTheGo, thanks Jimmie!]
Phones
Why Aren’t More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
10:25AM John Herrman | We, as in the tech press, are all over Palm’s new mini-Pre. But we, as in the internet, just don’t seem to care about it — just ask Google. More »
Phones
Walmart Hacks Palm Pixi’s Price Down To Size: $US30 At Launch
5:31AM John Herrman | It looks like retailers are going to have to do what Palm won’t: Make the Palm Pixi genuinely cheap, or at least cheaper than the Pre. For example! Walmart’s already slashed the Pixi’s price from $US100 to $US30 — pre-launch. More »
Peripherals
DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death To All Cables
4:40PM Dan Nosowitz | A modder managed to wire Palm’s TouchStone inductive charger directly into his car’s battery, giving his Pre both a simple mount solution and wireless charging. More »
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3:20PM Matt Buchanan | Decapitation is the classic zombie assassination method. It kills them dead usually. Zak snapped his Palm Pre in half, and it still lives. Lesson being, unless you completely sever the head from the body, it’ll keep on cutting. Thanks Zak!
Behold, The Unkillable Palm Pre
3:20PM Matt Buchanan | Decapitation is the classic zombie assassination method. It kills them dead usually. Zak snapped his Palm Pre in half, and it still lives. Lesson being, unless you completely sever the head from the body, it’ll keep on cutting. Thanks Zak!
Software
LaLa iPhone App And Its 10-Cent Songs Might Be Reality By Year End
10:44AM Rosa Golijan | We heard of LaLa’s iPhone app a year ago, but now, along with their connection to Google’s music service, we’re hearing that the app is going through the approval process with hopes of availability by year end. More »
Phones
Verizon Confirms They Will Have The Palm Pre “Early Next Year”
1:05AM Chris Jacob | Looks like Verizon won’t be passing on the Palm Pre after all. The company tweeted this morning that the phone will be coming to the carrier “early next year.” More »
Software
MotionApps Classic Palm OS Emulator Adds HotSync
4:20AM Danny Allen | The Classic Palm OS emulator for the Pre could come in handy if there’s no WebOS-native alternative to apps you’ve long used on your Treo or Centro. And version 2.0 has added HotSync support, full-screen mode and a “ClassicApps” bundle. More »
Software
Palm Couldn’t Pick A Better First Paid WebOS App Than Air Hockey?
7:48AM Jason Chen | The first webOS paid app is Air Hockey, coming in at $US1.99. It might not be a mindblowing game, but Rome wasn’t built by Air Hockey apps (or something). [Palm via Engadget]
Software
7:30AM John Herrman | WebOS 1.2(.1) is here, and yes: It broke homebrew. Amazingly, it only took devs about two days to bounce back. Here’s how to bring hundreds of free apps, tweaks and themes to your Pre, without flashing your firmware. More »
How To: Install Homebrew On Palm Pre 1.2.1
7:30AM John Herrman | WebOS 1.2(.1) is here, and yes: It broke homebrew. Amazingly, it only took devs about two days to bounce back. Here’s how to bring hundreds of free apps, tweaks and themes to your Pre, without flashing your firmware. More » 
