News from PalmAddicts

[From Kevin] Hi Sammy. How’s it going? Got some Android news for you… For those who struggle with remembering all the birthdays of their friends and family, SplashData’s Birthdays app will help them never to forget a birthday again. The... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Froyo hits the Droid Incredible. More deets after the jump. sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Angry Birds beta has just hit Android. "No time to talk. Too busy playing. Go get the beta now in the Android Market. (QR code after the break.) And if you want to help out the developer, give the beta... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

GearDiary reviews Xtand from JustMobile for the iPhone. "As noted previously, the Xtand holds the iPhone in landscape or portrait just fine and, thanks to the thumb-tightening screw beneath it, loosening and tightening the X is simple. “So what is... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Palminfocenter is reporting that Verizon Wireless prepaid service is coming to nearly all of the carrier's 3G feature phones and their top tier of smartphones running WebOS. Read in full. sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Want an advanced calculator for your Blackberry device? The take a look at the yoMotion Advanced Calculator. "yoMotion Advanced Calculator is the finest calculator available for BlackBerry® smartphones. It features an elegant user interface and state-of-the-art number crunching capabilities." More... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Seen the latest MeeGo screenshots over at My Nokia? "There are two lock mechanisms. The one below you have to drop the lock button into the square space underneath the clock. There’s no swipe to unlock or code or any... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From Stephen Shorting] So wifi could be coming to the NJ transit tracks, I'm on a regular when I'm in the NY Metro area and this could come in real handy. "NJ Transit trains and rail stations may soon be... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From TMosse] Sammy after a long wait I just got my new iPhone 4 and I'm pleased as punch. I've been waiting since July, I knew I should have lined up to get one but I'm happy I got it.... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

If you have a Blackberry device then take a look at BatteryWatch for Blackberry which is free. "BatteryWatch gives you an overview of the battery status modes and more, with auto refresh of battery data every 5 seconds. Battery Level... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

I missed this the other day and it seem that 3 New Sony ebook readers have been announced. "Sony have updated all 3 current models. All 3 models have the new Pearl screen with an improved touch screen component. They... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Quickoffice is coming to webOS according to Palminfocenter "After well over a year on the market, WebOS device users still do not have a version of Documents To Go with editing capabilities matching that of a Palm OS handheld from... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From Stephen Trew] Sammy, The BBC has a great video on the new Tablets on offer this autumn to rival the iPad - the Samaung Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100. They both run on the Android 2.2 operating system... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From M. Houser] I started out using my mobile just for personal communication. But in the last couple of years I've branched out quite a bit. I use the gps, email, & spreadsheets for work. Games, videos & music for... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From David Ross] Just a wee heads up for users of 2TwitMe. Due to Twitters implementation of oAuth this app will throw up error messages to that effect when trying to update or post. Henk at Metaview I'd well aware... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

I missed this but the iPad is getting it's iOS4 update in November. " During today's Apple event, Steve Jobs announced that the next version of the iPad flavor of iOS, 4.2, will be available as a free update in... sam mcloughln

Engdaget gets all hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. "After a week of painful teasing, Samsung has come clean about its Galaxy Tab 7-inch Android tablet. We got the nitty gritty specs, along with some quality time with the... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

If you have a Blackberry device then the Ascendo DataVault Password Manager - BlackBerry & Desktop Bundle is reduced from $29.95 to $24.95. Use promo-code GOFIVE at checkout to get the discount. Make the jump. "Ascendo DataVault stores confidential information... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

I'm going to try Twitter for ipad a little later today, but in the meantime read JKOTR's review. "Twitter for iPad handles all of the standard Twitter functions in a way that focuses on the user interface. The app serves... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

So Ping has now gone live on iTunes 10, in fact I'm not sure what I think of the iTunes 10 interface, it doesn't look as neat or user friendly as previous versions of iTunes. However Ping looks quite cool.... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC