Palm Pre Gets Immediate Software Update

Author Gordon Kelly
Published 9th Jun 2009
Palm Pre Gets Immediate Software Update
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Apple isn't the only one which can dole out the new firmware...

Palm has already updated the Pre following its 6 June US launch. Version 1.0.2 - a zero day 67MB patch - was quickly pushed to users over the air (OTA) and is said to improve overall system stability (don't they always?) and tweak a number of the native apps, including a new alarm clock.


Quite what more serious issues v1.0.2 corrected (but Palm didn't want to mention) remain a mystery though a minority of customers have reported various problems including WebOS crashes and intermittent loss of user data. This sounds par for the course to us for a new handset and, in particular, a new mobile OS - especially one as ambitious as WebOS.

In related news US carrier Sprint is reporting 50,000 Pres were sold during the opening weekend, a long way sort of the circa 150k Apple first generation iPhones but 1. The cult of Apple knows no boundaries (rightly or wrongly) and 2. Palm says stock shortages severely impacted potential sales, which seems reasonable to us.

In short, the Palm Pre continues to intrigue after making some very strong First Impressions. Let's get it over here ASAP guys...

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comment HK said on 9th June 2009

Seems a real oversight on Palms part to have a shortage on day 1. They may try to spin this, but it just seems like they've lost a lot of potential sales. And now the new iPho... more

comment CharlesRKiss said on 9th June 2009

"Quite what more serious issues..."? How about "Quite like that what but more serious consequences quite more that what..."?

comment MonkeyAxman said on 9th June 2009

Its amazing the difference Apples hype makes. This is an interesting article on and about the launch of the Palm Pre, the only phone that could possibly match or possibly beat the... more

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