As we know that some of you have noticed, webOS 1.3.1 changed the way that email is handled with respect to POP access. If you’re not familiar with POP (Post Office Protocol) email, essentially the way the service is ‘supposed’ to work is that computers download the email from the server but do not communicate their status back to the server (e.g. the server will not know if you’ve read the email). This stands in contrast to IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), in which read, flagged, and deleted statuses are synced back to the server and other clients accessing the same account. To deal with the amount of email that can amass on a server, many POP users choose to have the server delete messages after they’re downloaded by the computer.

Prior to the most recent webOS update, POP email status didn’t work quite the way it was ‘supposed’ to work. Email used to actually be checked back against the server, and if the email had been deleted there it was then deleted on the phone, even if you hadn’t read it on phone. From a design standpoint, that’s not ideal POP behavior, as POP is supposed to download messages and ignore what happens on the server after that. In essence, POP on webOS used to work sort of like IMAP ‘lite’ email. This worked well for users that relied on POP for their email access (many ISPs only offer POP), as handling emails in bulk on their computer subsequently handled them in bulk on their webOS phones.

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Endlich ist es so weit: Das Update 1.3 ist auch in Deutschland angekommen.

Eine vorveröffentlichte Version des Flash Player 10.1 ist nun für Windows, Macintosh und Linux Betriebssysteme verfügbar. Eine verfügbare Beta für Palm webOS wird erst später in diesem Jahr erwartet.Mehr(…)

Diesmal geht es hier darum wie man seine vorhandenen Daten vom PC auf den Palm bekommt und danach aktuell halten kann.
Die Synchronisation ist ein wesentlicher Faktor für ein Business-Handy, deshalb muss dies dementsprechend gut funktionieren.
Vorab sei angemerkt, dass ich mangels eines Exchange-Servers die Unterstützung für diesen nicht testen konnte.

Mittlerweile sickern immer mehr Informationen über das neue webOS durch. Aus verschiedenen Quellen hier einmal einen Zwischenstand – hier die Highlights.

Ein demnächst erscheinendes Update für WebOS verspricht eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. Vor allem die Reaktionszeit der Bedienoberfläche soll erheblich beschleunigt werden. Wann ein entsprechendes WebOS-Update für das Palm Pre erscheint, ist noch nicht bekannt. (Palm, PalmPre)

It should come as no surprise that web usage from Palm devices is up, as the Pre us a much more competent web device than older Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. The surprise, however, is that web use from Palm owners in the US was up in September from August by 22%. The numbers come from a monthly report by AdMob, which shows that Palm’s share of mobile internet traffic jumped from 4.1% in August to 5.0% in September, even while global smartphone traffic dropped approximately 3%. Worldwide, Palm’s share of mobile traffic increased from 1.9% to 2.4%.

The biggest draw of mobile web traffic remains the iPhone OS (iPhone and iPod Touch), accounting for 28.1% of US traffic, though that is a drop of 5% share from August. September’s biggest gains came from HTC, with the manufacturer gaining 1.9% more of the mobile web market and the #3 spot in top handsets with the Dream (otherwise known as the G1 on T-Mobile) at 5.5%. The Pre is placed 5th with 4.1% of US traffic, and increase 24% over August.

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Nachdem der Palm ausgepackt und eingerichtet ist, habe ich einmal die grundlegenden Telefonfunktionen getestet.

Since webOS 1.2.0 landed, many readers have reported to us that they keep getting webOS update notifications, even though they installed the update the first (or second or third) time it asked. We’ve been puzzled for an answer and the only thing we could think of was that somehow their update installation had gone screwy and the Update app had detected that something was wrong and decided to redownload and reinstall the update just to be safe.

As it turns out, we were thinking in the right area, but not quite specific enough. Our man Chuq von Rospach of Palm chimed in on our forums with the answer: something that you installed (i.e. a homebrew app) put a file (or files) into the root folder and the Update app is seeing that as something wrong.

Sadly, deleting the app won’t fix the problem, nor will installing that update the phone keeps begging for. Even running the WebOS Repair Utility won’t make it all better, as that only looks for changed files, not added files. The only way to fix it is to run the webOS Doctor and start from scratch. The Doctor is available from Palm.com – be sure that you get the version applicable to your carrier (we wouldn’t want you to flash an O2 Pre with a Sprint ROM and have a shiny, but worthless, paperweight).

Now don’t be afraid of homebrew apps, as only a few apps actually install things into the root directory (we’re advising our developers to update their apps accordingly if needed), but if you’re having this problem, there’s your depressing solution: doctor your phone. Hopefully future webOS updates will include and update to the Updates app that will only check for corrupted installs and not construe new files as broken files and try to download a new update (too many updates in this sentence).

Nun ergab es sich also, dass auch ich einen Palm Pre zu testen bekam.
Was macht man also zuerst wenn man etwas spannendes, neues bekommt?
Man packt es so schnell wie möglich aus.
Für Bilder zum Auspacken sei der Leser auf diesen Blog Eintrage verwiesen:
http://www.flexiblesbuero.com/2009/10/palm-pre-meine-ersten-eindrucke/
Ich begnüge mich hier mit ein paar kurzen Impressionen die ich dabei gesammelt habe [...]