WebOS updated to 1.4
Over the weekend, Palm has been rolling out another update for it’s WebOS operating system. Unlike some other fruity company’s devices, Palm’s updates come over-the-air or OTA, and Palm has been doing this regularly every 1-2 months since the Palm Pre was launched 8 months ago.
With each new OS version, there has been a steady slew of enhancements in terms of features as well as performance. In the latest version, Palm has notably included video capture, editing and recording. The browser now renders web pages much faster and the whole user interface feels more snappy. Medical users will be pleased to know that apps like Epocrates also perform faster under 1.4, a fact noticed by Precentral forum participants.
Want to get a Palm Pre but the device is not officially launched in your country by any carrier yet? This hasn’t deterred users who have purchased unlocked GSM Palm Pres from O2 Germany (walk into any O2 shop if you happen to be in Germany or you can buy online from Expansys). One catch is that the App Catalog may be inaccessible or one sees very few apps due to some geo-restriction policies applied by Palm. However, this hasn’t stopped enterprising users who have found a way to access free applications in the catalog, something Palm should not have restricted anyway. So if you are in Timbuktu and the only Palm Pre user there, fret not, for even you can now download and install Epocrates and other great freeware from the official App Catalog!
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About the author, Alan: Alan Teh is a Malaysian Physician who specialises in Hematology-Oncology & Stem cell Transplantation. He has been using Palm PDAs since 1997 and is absolutely reliant on them. His current PDA is a Palm Pre and is a strong advocate of the webOS platform, Palm's latest operating system. Caught the blogging bug in 2004 and has been addicted ever since… |
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Great upgrade for all webos owners. Added lots of small usability features, and faster response time. Seems more stable than before and seems to have corrected some touchstone issues I had before.