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Fractal the Meek
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
Apparently it bears repeating.

Users are finding there's a glitch in the software (1.3.1) that seems to cause the slowness and jitters. The current answer sucks (run the Pixi on 1xRTT only). An emergency update from Palm could likely fix it.

Screwing with the one at the Sprint store, I can say it does bear out. Switching to 1xRTT makes the software snappy, though not the internets. #palmpixireview
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Sir Gibler
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
What is the Pixi even trying to be? Centro replacement/entry level smartphone, sure, but really the Pre should have knocked down to $100. Bingo. The Pre could be the cheap phone which would open up a hole in the line-up for a more professional model. Throw a webOS phone with the Droid's form factor for $150 into the mix and you now have a line-up to compete with everyone. And thus ends my rant on what Palm's doing wrong this time. #palmpixireview
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Gundem
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
Being Slow kills it. My Bold is 640 MHZ and i still think it could be faster. #palmpixireview
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Fractal the Meek
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
Ha. At the Sprint Store trying the Pixi and this is the article I find...

Regarding the stutteriness, this came up today on PreCentral forums today. There's something wrong with the radio programming that makes it trip out. Setting to Evdo or 1x only makes it smooth as butter. I just did it to their display model.

Glitches suck and this thing has um. The brightness keeps changing too. Hope Giz revisits after an update. #palmpixireview
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victorkruger
11/17/09

@Fractal the Meek: the brightness changing that you're seeing is the ambient light sensor adjusting the display for "proper viewing" a bit annoying on my pre but i deal with it. #palmpixireview
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Fractal the Meek
11/17/09

@victorkruger: Naw, there's another 1.3.1 glitch Pixi users were seeing. It was flickering back and forth more than the Pre was and without cause. Sensor needs re-tweaking. #palmpixireview
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MrBlahBlah
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
okay, so now, just need to wait for the pre v2. I love that phone, but just noooooot there yet. close though. #palmpixireview
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blash
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
"Tinkerbell would be pissed"

Isn't that a compliment? #palmpixireview
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Eugenia
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
The no-wifi kills it for me. Especially if that was a GSM version, I'd need wifi desperately. And the small screen is just yuk. Personally, I don't consider phones with smaller than 3.2" screens anymore (4.3" 1280x720 would be ideal for me in the future). #palmpixireview
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00000000
11/16/09

@Eugenia: Women, always talkin' bout size. D: #palmpixireview
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Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
Hot pockets? Rice Krispies? Jello? Ramen?

Are you hungry, Matt? Because I am, now. D: #palmpixireview
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Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
11/16/09

@Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach: With all the food references, I'm surprised he didn't say "Pixi Sticks" #palmpixireview
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Gordonium
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review

Sounds like Palm's Pixi is about as functional as this one, albeit way more aesthetically pleasing. #palmpixireview
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OMG! Ponies!
11/16/09

In reply to Palm Pixi Review
Ginger,

Why did you eat vomit for lunch? #palmpixireview
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Lizard_King
11/14/09

In reply to webOS 1.3.1 Available Now
Hey Palm... is it asking too much to have a customizable incoming message sound? Between my wife's Pre and my coworkers' I'm going a bit nuts, checking my phone everytime someone else gets a message.

Yeah, I could install Palmware, but really? 5 months in, a phone in 2009, no customizable sounds for notifications?!?!

Only real complaint. #webos
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adambco
11/14/09

@Lizard_King: They did add support for that in this update, for the messaging app.

You can select a unique ringtone for new message alerts: Open Messaging application menu Preferences & Accounts Sound Ringtone. #webos
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Lizard_King
11/14/09

@adambco: SWEET. See, bitching does work! #webos
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MrBlahBlah
11/12/09

In reply to Palm's Pixi Up Close: A Gallery
Easy with the low DOF, Matt. #pixi
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matt buchanan
11/12/09

@MrBlahBlah: Our image system makes it look worse than it actually is. Also, no light, needed a wide aperture. #pixi
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NyC88Rican
11/12/09

In reply to Palm's Pixi Up Close: A Gallery
I definitely would like to hear what you think about 1.3.1: The new update that is already on the pixi and will be on the pre. Lag issues should be less, hopefully, and everything should be a little more snappy and quick. Thanks! #pixi
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Jack_Burton
10/30/09

In reply to How Palm Lost (Like Apple in the '80s)
Palm hasn't lost, but it's still easy to say that, because people are so used to hearing it. *NIX with HTML, Javascript, CSS is the state-of-the-art in terms of features, flexibility, value and ease of development, and WebOS has this in common with Android and the iPhone.

Sprint isn't going away anytime soon, either, even though they've lost some marketshare. Sprint owns a hell of a lot of fiber and towers, not leases, owns. They are a backbone carrier from which others lease bandwidth.

People fetishize the shit out of their phones, or phones they wish they had, and don't pay attention to real-world specifications, behaviors, and costs.
Why would I say this? I worked for a platform-agnostic wireless software developer back in 2000, and the tech press, the popular press, and armchair experts (consumers) have been getting it wrong for a long time, as far as these types of death-knell pronouncements go.

/rant #palmpre
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Joe
10/30/09

In reply to How Palm Lost (Like Apple in the '80s)
i'm a very happy pre user, but i really enjoyed this article. your points are all valid, and i have heard most of them in webos forums before, coming from the keyboards of palm fanboys themselves. although your criticisms offer a roadmap for palm to turn things around with the right leadership and funding, i'm not sure they will ever get those things. i don't think they have lost yet, though. they need to learn from Android's rise and iPhone's continued dominance. They need to build on their unique take on what a mobile OS should be, and they need to throw the doors of development wide open, including access to native apis and "bullpen" (with a strong warning) where developers can toss unreviewed apps. right now, this happens in the homebrew catalogs maintained by the likes of precentral.net, but it needs to be an in-house operation. #palmpre
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froggy
10/30/09

@Joe: they way for Palm to come out of their slump is to give up on WebOS. sorry. they don't have the resources to compete. At least try they can try to focus on their core business - which is phones. #palmpre
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Lizard_King
10/30/09

@froggy: I disagree. For a year, T-Mobile was the only place to get an Android phone, and it's only now, with the new phones from Motorola, the new carriers and an OS revision that it is really taking off. WebOS and Palm are in the same situation. With the Verizon Pre, and possibly some more carriers on the way, Palm may succeed.

I know the whole "but the iPhone has been out for two years" BS is played out, and really you have to look at the offerings right now, as they are marketed, but WebOS is nice. I love my Pre, I'm hoping Palm plays the card right on this one. #palmpre
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cuchanu
10/30/09

@Lizard_King: I don't love my Pre. I feel that I was misled by Palm at the very least and paid way too much for a phone that doesn't really do too much. Shit, what kind of smartphone makes you jump through hoops to sync data? #palmpre
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Lizard_King
10/30/09

@cuchanu: Sounds like a case of not-enough-research. I'm having no problems syncing my contacts and calendar, for documents I just use drag-and-drop, and the Calendar automatically syncs with Google calendar. Of course, this was all fairly flexible on my end, I have no need for Outlook, Lotus Notes, etc.

The Pre was exactly what I had expected and more. My wife now has one and feels the same way. We both tried out iPhones and the G1, I preferred the iPhone, but hated the G1 (the "chin" bar was too uncomfortable to type over). For me, it came down to the fact that work pays for a Sprint bill, and for her it was the hard keyboard, Sprint coverage (AT&T sucks here) and the cost. #palmpre
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froggy
10/30/09

@Lizard_King: I'm not saying the WebOS is not nice. I'm sure it is. (haven't played with it enough to have an opinion). My point is - and i think it was very well argued in the article - that WebOS is a little too late to the party, and as such it has little chance of surviving in the long run. If I was to make decisions for the Pre, I would worry about whether it makes sense to sink money in WebOS development or move those resources to something else. There are all sorts of good ideas out there, that does not mean they will make it into business. Sometimes, it is about economies of scale... and sometimes, the best business decision is to cut your loses. #palmpre
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cuchanu
11/02/09

@Lizard_King: I'm specifically talking about Outlook syncing. I know it's possible, but it's not a matter of plug-in and sync like it should be unless you have exchange.
Yes, media syncing is easy, that much I like about it. #palmpre
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