Live Palm CES Press Conference Coverage
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11:06: Nothing new so far, we just worked around the cell dead zone
11:07: Ares available to all starting today
11:09: SFR execs take the stage
11:12: Palm announces SFR as its carrier partner in France. SFR made an iphone joke… took awhile for people to get
11:15: Jon Rubenstien takes the stage
11:16: Katie Mitic SVP, product marketing takes the stage
11:17: Developer program “formally open” today
11:18: Palm thanks homebrew community for their efforts
11:20: Running down webOS API benefits… Ares… etc
11:22: App Distribution. App Catalog APIs all opened for full access to purchase links, reviews, images, and app descriptions.
11:23: Project Appetite demo shows off new ways App Catalog API allows to find apps. Demo built by Palm, will be open sourced today. Allows for remote install, pushed to device from PC web browser.
11:24: Hot Apps bonus program. Million dollars in incentives for hottest apps (free and paid). Runs through May.
11:25: WebOS plug-in development kit (PDK). Native C/C++ code. Plug-in will be eventually be incorporated into main SDK, release in March at GDC SF.
11:26: 3D games initial focus of PDK. First games available today.
11:27: Travis Boatman of EA Games takes the stage.
11:29: Accelerometer and touch screen APIs are “excellent”, built-in to PDK.
11:30: Sims being demoed on Palm Pre
11:31: Need for Speed now being demoed.
11:33: Graphics performance similar to first gen iPhone.
11:35: Paul Cousineau, director of product marketing takes the stage.
11:36: Video recording announced. Software update.
11:37: Flip video quality… and not the HD version.
11:38: iPhone style on screen editing. Built in MMS and video sharing services (YouTube, etc)
11:39: Coming in Feburary to all Pre and Pixi devices.
11:40: App switching works with PDK apps, live switching between native code apps.
11:41: PDK has pausing APIs, games auto pause when switching App Cards.
11:42: Flash 10 demo. Yahoo movie trailer playing… choppily.
11:44: Flash plugin to be released as beta on App Catalog “soon”
11:45: Katie retakes stage
11:46: Nine software updates since June… listing all the improvements.
11:47: February update improves battery and performance in addition to video recording.
11:48: Jon comes back on stage
11:49: Announcing Pre Plus. Navigation button removed, a la Pixi.
11:50: Faster CPU, 16GB memory. Touchstone ready out of box
11:51: Announcing Pixi Plus. Built-in Wi-Fi. ”Perfect transition phone”
11:52: All Pixi+ colored back covers are touchstone ready. Verizon exclusives on both.
11:53: Mobile hotspot Wi-Fi tethering built in.
11:54: Requires same $30 data add-on as Android will.
11:55: John Stratton of Verizon via video tape due to blizzard, plugging Pre and Pixi Plus with mobile hotspot.
11:56: Up to five devices simultaneously supported on mobile hotspot service. Pricing delayed. Both will launch January 25.
11:57: Recapping announcements
11:58: Jon flips switch on App Catalog games, should be up now. Feb update now declared webOS 1.4
11:59: Jon thanks everyone at Palm for their hard work over the past year. That’s a wrap! Stay tuned for further coverage throughout the day.
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