jkOnTheRun: Web on Palm Pre runs faster - Looks like Roger McNamee's smack talk last week about the Pre "running rings around the iPhone on the web" could have a little beef to them. jkOnTheRun posted a video from the recent webcast of the Pre loading a complex website, www.big12sports.com, which is best suited for a powerful desktop browser. The Pre fully rendered the site in just 8 seconds, while the iPhone took about 30 seconds to load the same site. Whether it's simply a result of blazing fast hardware, browser or just an efficient caching ability, the Pre looks to be headed for a win over the iPhone in web performance.
Wired: iPhone 3.0 on the way - The Pre may be front and center in smartphone news, but Apple isn't letting them hog the spotlight completely. Apple is giving the iPhone a facelift soon, bringing out version 3.0 and a new version of the SDK. The updates will be revealed at Apple's Cupertino campus next tuesday. "The fact that Apple is hosting an event for the iPhone OS 3.0 shows that it will likely involve meaningful changes to the iPhone feature set," said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Muster.
Possible new features could include universal search and tethering (Sprint may have abandoned tethering from the Pre), while some bloggers and analysts are hinting at a new iPhone model. In addition, Edible Apple reports that at a live dignnation show at SXSW, Digg co-founder Kevin Rose stated the iPhone 3.0 software will support copy and paste. However, there still won't be support for running background apps, MMS, or Flash (the Pre will be getting Flash). A video of the announcement can be found here. Also, we compiled a list of Pre vs. iPhone articles to help compare the two handsets on a feature-to-feature basis.
Precentral: Colbert Report may pitch the Pre - The Pre has been getting some great press as of late, recently getting some screen time with Engadget's Joshua Topolsky on the late night show with Jimmy Fallon. Earlier this week, Precentral reported that the Pre could be headed towards a spot on the Colbert show as well, with a Palm representative fielding ideas and following up with twitters to the Colbert Nation on pitching the device. Like Fallon, Colbert is also a techie at heart, with a longtime love affair with the iPhone (see top 6 iPhone moments). There are already a number of outlets in place rooting for a "Colbert bump" of the Pre on his show, including a Facebook thread.
Monday, 16 March 2009