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HP Selling Palm Phones for Free, Pushes webOS 1.4.5

Jul 5, 2010, 8:54 AM by Eric M. Zeman

HP is currently offering both the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for free to new AT&T and Verizon Wireless customers who purchase through the HP web store. Verizon Customers who choose the Pre Plus will get a free Bluetooth headset. HP is selling the Sprint Pre for $100, and the Sprint Pixi for $20. HP and Palm have also made webOS 1.4.5 available for download. This minor webOS update offers improved security, better text-entry within web pages, fixes a podcast bug, and better supports the webOS PDK. The system update is a free download available from Palm's support site.

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drelyn

Jul 5, 2010, 2:12 PM

webOS1.4.5 update?

will this update work for sprints pre and pixi?

Crunchy Frog

This update is for the Sprint Pre so far. The Verizon, ATT, etc will follow later.

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flip mode

Jul 5, 2010, 2:50 PM

webOS

I never owned a phone with webOS, but I've messed around with my brother's Pre from Sprint. It's actually pretty fast and easy and watching youtube videos on Sprint EVDO in Chicago was fun.

iDont Care

flip mode said:
I never owned a phone with webOS, but I've messed around with my brother's Pre from Sprint. It's actually pretty fast and easy and watching youtube videos on Sprint EVDO in Chicago was fun.

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skywalkershawty

Jul 5, 2010, 11:41 AM

Selling Palm phones FREE?

Does anyone else see something wrong with that?? lol

famoussasjohn

correct price point for them..

Slammer

It is unfortunate that it has come to this. WebOS is a phenomenal platform. Its problem was being locked into a shoddy hardware design. The platform is of the best out there. Use one for a couple weeks and you will see. The multitasking is second to n...
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muchdrama

skywalkershawty said:
Does anyone else see something wrong with that?? lol

You still have to go through the process of a sale, even if the product is free. Don't be a boob.

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Versed

Jul 5, 2010, 3:55 PM

Wel, not really

HP isn't selling it, they are redirecting to simplixity or some other troll reseller, if you have an older plan you can't keep it. So more or less this is bullshit.

ecycled

Jul 5, 2010, 10:14 AM

available for PRE order

🤣

get it

famoussasjohn

Clever! high 5!

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