SPUG or Singapore Palm Users Group had been going to a slow decline for the past few years. It was down for the last few months of December 2016. Today in January 2017, it has finally given up. As…
The tagline: Its been a great ride but now is time.
The tagline is overdue for an update. Palm Computing and devices are all but a memory.
New Nexus Devices 4, 10
Google just announced new Nexus devices. There was supposed to be a launch but that was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Nexus 4 is a phone made by LG, 10 is a 10 inch tablet by Samsung. Both will most…
HP getting back into phone business?
HP had a series of Windows CE based PDAs and a few had GSM radios. That line, iPAQ died when the Palm Computing handhelds took off. HP later took over the Palm Computing line and the WebOS. That later evolved…
This is the end for WebOS
I just read that HP is beginning to layoff the WebOS developers. This spells the death knells for the handset OS. This may be sold off to other handset manufacturers. Supposedly to HTC. This is a sad way to end…
Nokia rolls out E6 and X7
Yesterday Nokia rolled out two new handsets E6 and X7. This will be available in stores Q2 2011. They will be powered by the new Symbian OS, Symbian^3 or now known as Anna. The E6 follows on the form factor…
Palm Pre is out
The release date (US) for the new Palm Pre is 6 June. I hope they fix the crappy hardware and the missing front camera. The flyer is available here
Palm Pre
Palm is back, introducing a totally new device called Pre, this time whith a phone similar to a Treo, but way better. But it is going take a lot more than a product announcement to tempt me back. I migrated…
Farewell Palm
After nearly 10 years of use, from the Palm Pilot 1000 to the Professional to finally Palm Vx, I have given up on the Palm Computing devices and moved on. The straw that broke the camel back was the Palm…
Palm Vx digitizer went nuts
I have lost control of the lower half of the screen. Looks like I need to do a hardware reset to get it to calibrate. Then add in the Hackmaster plugins to have full control. Looks like time for a…