Since most of you reading this post found out the Palm Pre was not going to be release with video recording, some felt bad about it, others thought the phone was unworthy. But many, like me, believed on this smartphone, so we went ahead and gave it a shot, and have no regrets about it [...]
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September 25th 2009 | Posted by Juventino Quinones
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September 19th 2009 | Posted by Dieter Bohn
Now that our Theme Gallery is live, we thought we might show you how to install the suckers. We’ll start with some disclaimers – installing themes will replace some system files (images) on your Pre, so we strongly recommend you uninstall them before an update. You’re going to be going through a very similar process to the one we described when we told you How To Install Homebrew Apps on your Pre, including putting your Pre into developer mode.
If that doesn’t scare you off, here’s your how-to!
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September 19th 2009 | Posted by Jason Robitaille
So the big WebOS Quick Install v2.5 release happened today. Aside from the theming support there were several other important and useful changes.
v2.5 – September 19, 09
– Completely redone patcher code
– Full theming support
– Added/updated many system mods
– Added "Messaging Mods" section
– Added virtual keyboard config settings
Theming is of course a very nice new addition (special thanks to madolen), but as you can see, it’s not the only new feature. The big thing of 2.5, that easily took the most time developing was the new patcher that powers the Tweaks section. It’s far more accurate, much more safe, and best of all has the ability to read standard unified format difference patches (the .patch files people also use with Qulit), though this functionality isn’t exposed for custom patches yet.
What does this mean for the average person? It means I can add new mods and update existing mods to the Tweak section very quickly. When WebOS 1.2 hits, it’ll take far less time to update and become compatible.
And of course, with a new patcher system comes more mods for the Tweaks section! Based on work done by fritos1406, there’s a whole array of Messaging mods to customize it however you’d like; enabling landscape, adding an avatar, adding a character counter, and much more.
There also several updated tweaks, including clipcarl’s iPhone user agent spoof. As well, for those of you out there who use the Virtual-Keyboard, there’s a section for extra configurations like adding haptic feedback and setting a click sound.
So go and try out the new v2.5 (be sure disable all Tweaks from previous versions first), it’s got something for everyone.
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September 8th 2009 | Posted by Juventino Quinones
By now you already know about the leaked webOS 1.2, since not only us, but many more sites have covered it. We also have posted some videos about some of those features too. This time, thanks again to jhoff80, we have two more videos to show you more on that webOS goodness.
The first video shows [...]
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September 4th 2009 | Posted by Juventino Quinones
By now, chances are you still remember the whole ordeal when the news broke about Palm “spying” on you. Well, this time is not Palm, but yourself. This time you can hack your own Pre to tweet its GPS location to Twitter. The guys over at Palm Pre Hacks have managed to get a Palm [...]
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August 26th 2009 | Posted by Juventino Quinones
Recently the Palm Pre received a little help to get a virtual keyboard working with it. Although it was in development and in it’s early stage the guys behind it at WebOS Internals gave hope to those who want a “soft” keyboard on the Pre.
This time, thanks to Alan Rodriguez, those who love the idea [...]
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August 12th 2009 | Posted by Jason Robitaille
Yep, you read that right, it’s possible to modify the WebOS source files without Linux access. And it’s easier than you might think. All that’s required is WebOS Quick Install v1.4 (or later) up and running, and knowing what you need to change in the files.
It’s worth noting that if you’re familiar with using Linux access, using Quilt, part of the optware package, is still better and more elegant for patch management, as it can automatically restore your device to a state where it can safely receive OS upgrades from Palm. If all that is a little intimidating (or laborious), you can use the guide for quickly editing webOS files.
Warning: Patches and modifications can screw things up, break stuff, and generally cause odd things to happen — always remove them before perform an update to the webOS!
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July 13th 2009 | Posted by Juventino Quinones
As we all know, the Palm Pre has been rooted, and a lot of people were hoping to get the Pre on Verizon Wireless. Well, a forum member at Precentral that goes by the name of “cleanser” has done it.
Personally, I don’t know why would someone pay extra money to have less features on the [...]
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July 10th 2009 | Posted by Dieter Bohn
Cleanser in our Pre forums has successfully hacked a Pre to operate on Verizon’s network. Voice and text are a go, but data isn’t up and working yet:
Only problem is that I can’t get data to work. Apparently webOS is checking to see if the device is provisioned or not before allowing a data session to take place. So my next step would be to somehow bypass this provisioning check.
Apparently the difficult part is getting Verizon to take the MEID of the device (its unique identifier), this despite Verizon’s claims of being an open network. It’s early days, though, so we won’t hold that against big V.
Speaking of early days, that’s where we are at with this — so the important thing is to keep your eyes peeled for further updates rather than go looking to apply this hack yourself. Nevertheless, we know that more than a few people would be giddy over hearing the dulcet tones of the Verizon activation girl on a Palm Pre, so we had to post this with Cleanser’s video.
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June 30th 2009 | Posted by Chris Davies
Palm have released webOS v1.0.4 as an over-the-air update, and as you might expect it addresses the most significant security hole discovered by Pre-hackers: side-loading applications via email. In fact, aside from blocking up some security holes, webOS 1.0.4 brings no new applications or features.
Unfortunately, due to the way Palm have constructed their OTA update [...]