[Nieuws] WebOS 1.4 nu beschikbaar voor Palm Pre en Pixi

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Gebruikers van een Palm Pre of Palm Pixi kunnen vanaf nu de update naar webOS 1.4 installeren. Amerikaanse abonnees van Sprint en Europese abonnees van O2 en Movistar kunnen de upgrade maken. Op CES kondigde Palm al aan dat webOS 1.4 in februari beschikbaar zou komen.

De grootste verbetering in webOS 1.4 is dat het mogelijk is om video's op te nemen en te bewerken. Ook is er de basis gelegd voor Flash in webOS, al zul je later nog de benodigde Flash-applicatie uit de Palm App Catalog moeten downloaden.

De (beknopte) changelog ziet er als volgt uit:

Enhancements:

− Updated SMS and chat features.

− Tap and hold on an email address to send an email or add

to contacts.

− Forward SMS messages to email.

− Dial a number from chat view without opening a contact card.

− Press and hold a phone number (identified via smart text) to get

more options for calls and SMS.

− New camera support for video capture.

− Record and edit videos right on your device.

− Upload videos to YouTube® and Facebook®, or send them to friends via email or MMS.

− Expanded calendar and task functions.

− Set custom alert sounds for calendar events.

− View times with added AM/PM and Now indicators. − Dial phone numbers shown in the appointment subject.

− More email options

− Customize your email alerts by specifying a distinct ringtone or

selecting mute or vibrate.

− Tap and hold on a phone number or email address to either dial or

send an email or add to contacts.

− Once emails are sent, you’re taken back to the inbox view.

− More sort options for messages, including by date, sender,

and subject.

− Mobile Hotspot application is now preloaded on device.the
– Enhanced universal search now includes Global Address Lookup, i.e.,

corporate address book.

− The light bar in the gesture area now blinks whenever there are

pending notifications.

Improvements:

− Better MMS functions and support.

− Support for sending an MMS message when connected to Wi-Fi

now included.

− MMS messages with multiple audio and picture attachments now

allow you to open all attachments correctly.

− MMS display updated so messages no longer appear to overlap

each other.

− Faster performance in several areas of the phone and calendar applications

Er is ook een langere changelog beschikbaar, voor mensen die alles willen weten.

Bron: webOS 1.4 now available for the Palm Pre and Pixi on Sprint, O2, Movistar, but not Verizon