Game Developers Conference (GDC) - Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today announced that a public beta version of the Palm(R) webOS(TM) Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) is now available at the Palm Developer Center (developer.palm.com). Palm is demonstrating new games from early PDK developers in its booth at GDC (No. 2016).

The PDK complements the Palm webOS Software Development Kit (SDK), letting developers use C and C++ alongside the web technologies that power the SDK and mix them seamlessly within a single app. The PDK enables new functionality, including immersive 3D graphics, and gives developers who have built games for other platforms an easy way to bring their titles to the webOS platform. Developers can download the beta PDK and start developing today, but distribution of games built with the beta PDK will require functionality provided in an upcoming Palm webOS update.

"Palm webOS is the go-to platform for great games on two of the three leading carrier networks," said Katie Mitic, senior vice president, Product Marketing, Palm, Inc. "We have both the developer tools and the hardware necessary for a world-class gaming experience, and an impressive portfolio of webOS game titles from top-notch developers to show for it."

At CES in January, Palm introduced 12 games built by four leading developers with early access to the PDK:
-"Asphalt 5" (Gameloft)

-"Brain Challenge(R)" (Gameloft)

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¡A jugar! A finales de marzo el comercio electrónico llega al catálogo de aplicaciones de Palm en España, para poner a disposición de los usuarios una amplia gama de aplicaciones de alta calidad que podrán comprar a través de su Palm PreTM. Para que los clientes vayan conociendo el nuevo tipo de aplicaciones que estarán disponibles próximamente en la plataforma, Palm ofrece ya tres juegos 3D Premium de EA Mobile, que se podrán descargar totalmente gratis hasta el próximo 31 de marzo: Need for Speed Undercover Persigue o sé perseguido en este vertiginoso juego de caza, captura y traición. Los policías regresan irreconocibles, así que gana y colecciona los coches más rápidos del mundo. Los Sims 3 Basado en el juego para PC líder de todos los tiempos, Los Sims 3 llegan a la Palm Pre con un emocionante videojuego y un sinfín de posibilidades. Disfruta de inesperadas sorpresas y aventuras mientras eliges si cumples o no los deseos de tus Sims y si haces sus fantasías realidad. Monopoly Juega al auténtico y reconocido juego de mesa en el que puedes ser el dueño de todo. Agita el dispositivo para “tirar” el dado 3D, pulsa la pantalla para gestionar las propiedades, personaliza el número de jugadores y, si te sientes más competitivo, desafía a tus amigos con Pass ‘n Play. Se recomienda a los usuarios conectarse a una red Wi-Fi para descargar los juegos. Leer más

Las últimas mejoras realizadas en la plataforma webOS™ de Palm® ya están disponibles a través de actualizaciones OTA (Over The Air). En la actualización del software 1.4 destacan las siguientes características: Captura de vídeo La capacidad para grabar, editar y compartir vídeo dado que el teléfono Palm Pre no solo permite la grabación de imágenes de vídeo, sino también editar contenidos y cargarlos en YouTube o Facebook (o enviarlos mediante correo electrónico o MMS) en un par de clics. Aplicaciones más rápidas Las aplicaciones de Calendario, Libreta de Direcciones y Correo Electrónico se han ampliado con nuevas características cada una para simplificar las tareas comunes. Por ejemplo, en la aplicación Calendario ahora puedes marcar un número que aparece en el asunto de una reunión. También, en la aplicación de Correo Electrónico, ya es posible buscar por fecha, remitente y asunto. Y, por último, en la aplicación Libreta de Direcciones, el registro de las llamadas cuenta con más opciones para acceder a un contacto (como a través de SMS). Además todo esto puede hacerse con una batería de mayor duración. Nuevas alertas A partir de ahora hay una opción LED por la cual la pantalla se enciende intermitentemente al recibir una notificación y los sonidos de las alertas pueden personalizarse más (para los eventos en el calendario, por ejemplo). http://palm.com/webos-pre-movistar-esLeer más

Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today indicated that it expects that revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 will be in the range of $285 million to $310 million on a GAAP basis and in the range of $300 million to $320 million on a non-GAAP basis.1 Revenues for the quarter and full year are being impacted by slower than expected consumer adoption of the company’s products that has resulted in lower than expected order volumes from carriers and the deferral of orders to future periods. Accordingly, Palm expects fiscal year 2010 revenues to be well below its previously forecasted range of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion. The company will provide more detail on its financial results during Palm’s third-quarter financial results conference call currently scheduled for Thursday, March 18.

"Palm webOS is recognized as a groundbreaking platform that enables one of the best smartphone experiences available today, and our work to evolve the platform and bring industry-leading technology to market continues. However, driving broad consumer adoption of Palm products is taking longer than we anticipated," said Jon Rubinstein, chairman and chief executive officer. "Our carrier partners remain committed, and we are working closely with them to increase awareness and drive sales of our differentiated Palm products."

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LAS VEGAS, Jan 07, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Today at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) announced the Jan. 25 availability of Palm® Pre™ Plus and Palm Pixi™ Plus, bringing the Palm webOS™ experience to customers on the nation's largest and most reliable wireless 3G network. Palm Pre Plus has a large, vivid touch screen; high-performance processor; and slide-out keyboard. The Pre Plus keyboard makes for quick and easy typing, while the unique gesture area provides a sleek look and intuitive navigation. Pre Plus also comes with the Palm Touchstone™ Back Cover, making the phone compatible with the revolutionary inductive Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately). Verizon Wireless Pre Plus customers will also get 16 GB of storage (approximately 15 GB user available) for applications and media. Feature-rich, Pre Plus and Pixi Plus offer Verizon Wireless customers greater flexibility for access to the Internet with Wi-Fi. In addition, the all-new Palm mobile hotspot, a webOS app that can be downloaded from the Palm App Catalog, gives customers the option of creating a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of sharing the reliability and high-speed Internet connectivity of the Verizon Wireless 3G network with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as notebooks, netbooks, cameras, gaming devices or portable media/MP3 players.Leer más

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today reported that total revenues in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended Nov. 27, 2009, were $78.1 million. Gross profit was $5.5 million, and gross margin was 7.0 percent. These results include the effects of subscription accounting applied to Palm webOS products as required by GAAP.(1) In accordance with this methodology, revenues and direct cost of revenues for Palm webOS products (currently Palm Pre and Palm Pixi smartphones) are deferred and recognized over the products' estimated economic lives. To facilitate comparisons to Palm's historical results, Palm has included non-GAAP adjusted measures, which exclude the impact of subscription accounting, stock-based compensation and other items detailed later in this release. The company believes this information will help investors better evaluate its current period performance and trends in its business. Non-GAAP Adjusted Revenues in the second quarter totaled $302.0 million, non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was $77.3 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was 25.6 percent. "We are continuing to execute strongly against our long-term strategy with the delivery of Palm Pixi, the new carrier launches completed this quarter, and the upcoming opening of Palm's full developer program," said Jon Rubinstein, Palm's chairman and chief executive officer.Leer más