Palm Pre and Pixi Getting HP webOS 2.0: No Flash Player for Pixi
It is official—The Palm Pre and Pixi are getting webOS 2.0. The ‘Plus’ variations of the devices are getting the update too of course. The only problem? So far, the Palm Pixi and Pixi Plus are not going to be compatible with Adobe Flash 10.1 like the Pre series. This could change at the last minute, but don’t hold your breath.
Now that HP is firmly in control of Palm, they have rebranded Palm’s webOS as HP webOS with the 2.0 update. Yeah, now it is HP webOS 2.0. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the Palm Pre 2 could be seen as early as November 11th on Verizon Wireless. That’s what DroidLife’s Verizon source is saying anyway. You know what that means? HP webOS 2.0 will be launching on the new smartphone. Yes, the OS update we have all been waiting for is almost here.
The only hitch in the launch of the HP/Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0? Palm’s developer support has practically dried up. The version of QuickOffice that will be packaged with webOS 2.0 lacks the ability to create or edit Microsoft Office files (you can only view them). Sure, QuickOffice says they will let you buy document editing and creation features, but that’s slated for later. Remember, DataViz canceled DocumentsToGo—a long standby for Palm users—for webOS a while ago and has not recanted on its decision. Research In Motion (RIM) also purchased some of DataViz’s assets last month. Long story short, webOS 2.0 owners might be stuck waiting for QuickOffice.
Excited for the Pre 2? It will be packing a solid 512 MB of RAM and a 1 GHz processor. Slight modifications to the design of the smartphone make it slightly distinguishable from the Pre Plus it is replacing.
What about you Palm Pixi and Pixi Plus owners out there? Hoping to get some Flash 10.1 love from HP and RIM? The possibility of no Flash enough to get you to upgrade to a Pre model?
HP webOS 2.0 not that big of an upgrade in your opinion? Think the Skype calling through Verizon will be good? What about the improved HTML5 browser? HP Synergy? This starting to look a lot like BlackBerry’s Social Feeds? Tell me in the comments below.
Tags: adobe flash, Palm Pixi, Palm Pixi Plus, Palm Pre 2, Palm
Umm…yeah. No 2.0 update for existing users. I was loyal to palm from day 1, but now that it’s hp and they seem to not care about loyalty, it’s off to droid for me. I’m especially upset about no flash player on my pre plus when 2.0 has it.
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what the :!$! Why is their no flash drive for the pixi (oh that’s right it’s an HP design AKA Hepping pile) how could you have over looked this it’s like ps3 not giving you the option to play music from your hard drive wile playing a game lack of insight from developers . You made your stupid hp2.0 look like a wet dream but I can’t even watch one on red tube.
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it is sad that the pixi and pixi plus can’t get a update or upgrade hopefullythe phone does good lack is face time. Went is the phone going to beat iphone never just old ideas of past phones. The pixi is a good and fun phone just make better adjustment to it
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voice dialing promised, flash player promised, ability to fully sync via computer promised, ability to export contacts all at once promised… The centro had more features. What a complete letdown- and thanks for being the crappy takeover we thought you’d be Hp- we were worried this would happen, and it appears we were right.
bye hp pixi and pre. My next phone will be a droid. Thanks for underwhelming us.
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Anonymous Reply:
November 14th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
@, I agree with you 100 percent, I have the pre plus 4 verizon and think this is a good time to get a droid. Thanks for screwing it up HP
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deathstalker Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
@, yes this is my first and last 2 days after I got the phone realized HP had bought the company out no wonder it was free at verizon
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Anonymous Reply:
December 28th, 2010 at 9:28 am
@, agree! Good bye pixi! Hello anything not by Palm!
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When does this update come to Germany?
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I really like the interface of the webOS and if it got the Flash player would be great, but yeah one of the big flaws is the lack of voice dialing, and no no flash player on the pixi won’t make me upgrade
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I love my Pre and my Wife has a Pixi, but the Pre2 just seems like a minor update to a 2 year old phone. Lets all hope that the rumors of a high res touch screen only phone with 4g will show up at CES and blow the iphones and Droids out of the water.
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Ya, sounds great, but will it have voice dialing included, which they have promised for almost a year.
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