Feeling like you’re spending too much time on PreCentral? We assure you that you’re not. But if you feel like you should be spending more time elsewhere on the internet, we thought you’d be glad to know that PreCentral is elsewhere on the internet as well. Be it on the old standby Twitter or our new Facebook fan page (or in the really old standby of RSS), PreCentral is everywhere that you want to be. Check it all out after the break…
RSS readers are already a dime a dozen in the Catalog, and it’s only the beginning – Palm opened the flood gates at CES 2010, allowing any and all developers to submit their wares on Palm’s virtual shelves. Feeds ($4.99) by Delicious Morsel of Twee fame is a fully featured RSS reader that integrates into your Google Reader account. Feeds offers functionality that others don’t such as the ability to download articles for reading when you’re without connectivity, but do these features justify the rather steep asking price?
The App Catalog has seen impressive growth since it first went live a little over 6 months ago. Palm’s Early Access program brought in dozens of developers who have created over 1,000 applications in that time frame, and while we don’t have access to as many apps as other smartphone platforms do, there are a number of high quality ones that fit into all of the important categories.
With that in mind, we’ve created a list of the must have applications that have come our way in 2009. If you’re new to webOS (you should also see our getting started guide), or have been with the platform for awhile and are unaware of how the Catalog has grown over these last few months, this is a guide for you.
With the weekend’s webOS 1.3.1 update came a whole slew of apps updated to match. Several new apps, including the much-awaited Facebook app, were included in the app drop, which was more reminiscent of carpet bombing than a precision strike. Yeah, there are that many updates. So many that the list extended off my computer screen, spilled over the edge of my desk, and splattered all over the floor. It’s a mess, and all it’s waiting for you after the break.
Okay, so there’s technically nothing really magical about 300, except that it is more than we had before. After a smattering of new apps last night, Palm dropped the mother load on us this afternoon and brought the tally to a nice round 300. It’s a long list of new and updated apps, so check it all out after the break. We’ve got 33 new apps in total – Palm, keep it up, we like it!