Visit the download page for Adobe Flash from an iPhone and Adobe tells you in no uncertain terms whose fault it is that the software will not play on your device. “Apple restricts use of technologies required by products like Flash Player. Until Apple eliminates these restrictions, Adobe cannot provide Flash Player for the iPhone or iPod Touch,” says the writing in the box.

Now we take a look at what it says when you try to get Flash from a device using webOS. “Adobe Flash Player is coming to Palm’s webOS in the first half of 2010.” This is certainly exciting news for Pre owners and might actually be enough to sway those sitting on the fence to land on the side of the fence belonging to Palm’s handset. Besides the Pre, there is also talk that the recently launched Motorola DROID will be getting Flash 10 support in the first half of next year. This looks to leave Apple out in the cold unless they start playing nice with Adobe. Remember Apple, pride comes before a fall.

We will do our best to bring to you news of new and updated apps arriving into Palm’s App Catalog. As we’ve mentioned before, you can also follow Palm’s announcements of new and updated apps on Twitter by following @PalmNewApps. Here are the new apps added today:

• ZIP Code Tools (Free)
• Word Racer Lite (Free)
• Fashion News (Free)
• Simple Big Book (Free)
• photoWALL (Free)
• Concert Finder Lite (Free)
• Voxofon Call Abroad (Free)
• TMaps (Free)
• MoreStocks Trial (Free)
• Sticher Podcast

Check them out on your Pre by going to the App Catalog. Download, try, repeat. Let us know what you think of them.

source: prethinking

It has been a glorious day for Palm Pre owners and webOS fans. The App Catalog finally contains apps for purchase, bolstering the future of webOS app development as developers can make some money for their apps and consumers can enjoy higher-quality apps. Not only are there a plethora of paid apps now in the App Catalog, but free apps have also been added. As you can see, the counter stands at 125 apps and growing. These are humble beginnings, but now the floodgates are hopefully open wide and webOS fans have an ever-brighter future to look forward to.

source: mypre

An article at CNN Money praises the Pre but raises the specter that it may ultimately struggle due to it’s OS. webOS is yet another OS in an already crowded field with the likes of Apple’s iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and Symbian. The million-dollar question is whether developers will flock to webOS and invest their time and money into development. Without a meaningful offering of 3rd-party apps, the Pre will not be able to compete with the rest of the pack.

Although CNN Money tries to make their case and quote industry analysts, there are a couple of factors that simply can’t be ignored. First, Palm has a large following as evidenced by the greater-than-expected sales for Sprint Nextel during the weekend of the Pre launch. This loyal following includes a significant number of developers that may return to developing for Palm’s new webOS. Second, webOS itself is an open OS that appeals to a large developing audience. Since webOS is Linux-based and makes use of a number of web technologies such as HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS, it should be familiar territory to large numbers of developers and should encourage development for the platform.

So far there are limited numbers of apps in Palm’s App Catalog. The best indicator of whether or not CNN Money is right will be known in the coming weeks and months ahead – will the Pre continue to sell well and will the App Catalog begin to swell with new apps. What do you think?

Source: CNNMoney