Current WebOS version & forthcoming events

1.4.1 : Released 31st March 2010 - enables App Catalogue sales for non-USA users
1.? : Due out in late May/early June. Developers notified to start testing on 30th April.

Flash 10.1 promised in first half of 2010

WebSites

http://discussion.treocentral.com/gsm-pre/239760-f... - Discussion of NextGen unlock solution
http://www.nextgenserver.com/palm_pre_unlock.htm - NextGen Pre unlocking!!!

http://www.palm.com/uk/ - Palm's UK site
http://forums.palm.com/ - Palm's official forums
http://www.precentral.net/ - PreCentral hosts active discussion on most topics and has a very active developer group producing patches and homebrew apps.

http://discussion.treocentral.com/palm-pre/187145-... - how to backup your text messages, call history etc. before wiping your Pre.

Palm App Catalogue Applications

Applications from the official Palm catalogue - please give title, cost and a short review

Title	Description	Price	Review/Comments
AccuRadio	Streaming Music	Free	Streaming Internet radio app. Music chosen by genre and artists can be blacklisted to suit your tastes more closely. Audio ads are US oriented, but not too intrusive
AccuWeather	Weather Forecast	Free	Up to 7-day forecast of weather in your current location, or for places in a list that you create. Also shows current cloud radar image & hour by hour forecast for the next 24 hours
Clock Sync	NTP client	Free	Synchronises WebOS clock with NTP server periodically
Elite GP	News	£0.79	Aggregates multiple F1 news feeds + Wiki entries into a single App
Google Calendar Search	Calendar	Free	Does what it says - search forwards and backwards in your Google calendar.
Facebook	Social Networking	Free	Official Palm app for Facebook now gives access to most features, except chat. Facebook contacts sync into address list and calendar syncs into pre calendar too. Also supports photo & video uploads. V1.2 with notifications released 20/Apr/2010
Flixster	Cinema Listings	Free	Search local cinemas for new releases, show times, ticket prices etc. Also allows viewing of trailers and reviews
LinkedIn	Professional Social Networking	Free	Excellent front-end to the LinkedIn networking service. Contacts sync well, messaging works
Need for Speed Underground	3D game	£7.25	Driving sim - need I say more ? Uses accelerometers for control in real time, includes between sub-game video & music clips.
News Feed	RSS Reader	Free	Simple configurable RSS feed reader - allows launch of website from story being read if more detail is needed
SPB TV	Internet TV	Free	Streaming TV viewer - refreshes a list of feeds on every launch and allows the user to control which are used in the list offered. Selection is dominated by various language news services but includes some sport, comedy and movie feeds.
Tweed	Social Networking	Free	(beta version) Twitter client - does everything it needs to and does it pretty well
Yell.com	"Yellow Pages""	Free	Search local businesses using the Yell.com database. Requires manual entry of location and gives search results via web browser.
Yelp	"Yellow Pages"	Free	Search local business listings for restaurants, bars, garages etc. Depends on accuracy of listing database so not every local business is listed, but it works well enough and uses GPS to identify current location.
ZumoDrive	Cloud file hosting	Free	Free version offers 1Gb storage expandable to 2Gb if you complete the online training. Syncs files with Mac, PC and mobile devices. Allows streaming of Audio. Works well for streaming on WiFi.

HomeBrew Applications and Patches

Stuff from the Homebrew community - please give title and a short review

TItle	Type	Review/Comments
4x4 icons v5	Patch	Modifies launcher pages to have more icons present as a 4x4 grid.
Add Bing and Yahoo	Patch	Adds Bing and Yahoo as options in Universal Search
BatteryMonitor	App	Measures battery drain and shows predicted time left, also includes battery drain graphing function and battery temperature monitor
ClassicNote	App	Note taking application. Compatible with PalmOS/Palm Desktop notes. Includes categories, sorting, encryption and privacy. Much more comprehensive than the sticky notes available by default.
Character Counter	Patch	Adds a character counter to SMS in the messaging app
Enable Add/delete pages in launcher	Patch	Does what it says - enables Palm's inbuilt option to create and remove pages in the launcher
Enter KEy for Newline	Patch	Modifies the Messaging app to prevent newline sending the message
myFlashLight	App	Use the camera's LED as a torch/flashlight
Preware	Homebrew Installer	This is the must-have homebrew app. for all WebOS devices. Thanks to the WebOSInternals team, this single app. allows all other Homebrew apps, patches and themes to be installed once they are stable. It also gives access to Palm's Beta catalog and fast-release web app system.
Terminal	Command Line	Adds a standard bourne shell terminal to WebOS to allow Linux/Unix commands to be used. Very handy for mounting network resources using SMB or NFS as well as exploring the internal filesystem and editing config. files by hand
Unthrottle Download Manager	Patch	Turns off the default 64kbps download throttle. Enables full speed downloads.
Video Camera Flashlight	Patch	Adds a toggle to the video recorder to switch the camera LED "flash" on or off for low-light video recording
WhatIsMyIp	App	Reports the IP addresses for all your Pre's network interfaces.

Mac and PC Software essentials

Title	Type	Source	Review/Comments
WebOS Quick Install (WebOSQI)	HomeBrew installer	http://forums.precentral.net/canuck-software/22831...	Essential installer to start access to the homebrew world. You need this to get Preware up and running at least
IPK Fetcher	App fetcher	http://www.nexave.de/forum/38947-ipk-fetcher-2.htm...	Fetch Apps which are not available in your country/App catalogue so they can be installed with WebOSQI (see above. Java based so multi-platform compatible.)
DoubleTwist	Media Sync	http://www.doubletwist.com/	Nice replacement for iTunes sync. Picks up playlists, audio & video from all over the host and allows selection of content to sync with WebOS
Handbrake	Video Converter	http://handbrake.fr/	Rips DVD and re-encodes video to format compatible with handhelds. Use H264 settings for output for WebOS.

Accessories

Chargers, cases, screen protectors etc. Please post make, model and a brief review.

Item	Type	Price	Source	Comments
Touchstone	Inductive Charger	£50	Palm, O2 and others	Nice desk stand charger without the need to plug anything in - as long as you get the Touchstone back too. Some issues with constant reminders when 100% charge is reached, but well worth having to sit beside the main PC on your desk.
Phantom Skin	Clear protective skin	$25	http://phantomskinz.com/	Fantastically strong and 'invisible' protective skin for you Pre; many people could not believe I had a skin on my Pre. Originally designed to protect the leading edges of helicopter blades from erosion, PhantomSkinz are now exclusively designed for your Personal Electronic Devices (PED’s). http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre-accessories/... - Review can be seen here