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Sites covering phones running WebOS or the legacy Palm OS

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WebOS Nation

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m.webosnation.com/ (xhtml-mp)

Formerly called Pre Central, this site covers news and rumors about the Pre, Pre 2, Pre 3, Pixi, Veer and Touchpad devices and the recently open sourced WebOS platform. Also features a mobile friendly forum and homebrew apps gallery.


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WebOS Internals

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en.m.webos-internals.org/ (xhtml-mp)

WebOS Internals

WebOS Internals' Wiki is one of the leading independent resources for WebOS developers and the vibrant homebrew community. HP and Palm before them have been quite supportive of people who want to access Linux (aka root) and hack their Pres, Pixis, Veers and TouchPads. HP even donated a $10,000 server to WebOS Internals to better host the site.

The mobile version of WebOS Internals has selected content from of the full version of the Wiki.


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Palm InfoCenter

Content: ****1/2  Usability: XXXX1/2
www.palminfocenter.com/mobile/ (HTML5)
Palm news, runnors and product annoucements updated daily. New items daily
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Palm Addict

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palmaddict.tumblr.com/ (HTML5)

Palm news, opinions and reviews. Updated daily. Poor usability on mobile devices due to formating that requires horizontal scrolling even on PDA browsers like NetFront and the latest version of Palm's Blazer.


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PalmOpenSource

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www.palmopensource.com/?tmpl=pda (HTML5)
Comprehensive, catergorized directory of Palm OS OpenSource software. Capsule descriptions of each app. All software can be downloaded from the site.
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PalmFreeware

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www.palmfreeware.mobi/ (xhtml-mp)
Sister site to PocketPCFreeware.mobi. Over 9000 Palm OS freeware downloads. These are nicely done sites with user reviews and comments and screen shots of each application. I hope they do a SymbianFreeware.mobi.
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TapLand

Content: ****1/2  Usability: XXXX1/2
tapland.com (HTML5)
News, Tips, Reviews and How tos for the Tapwave Zodiac Palm OS Game Deck
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Treo1

Content: ****1/2  Usability: XXXX1/2
treo1.com/ (HTML5)
Treo News, reviews, forums and FAQs. Updated daily.
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It's a QR (Quick Response) Code containing the URL of WapReview Mobile. Snap it with your phone's QR Code reader to go to the WapReview mobile site.

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Content - 0-5 *'s indicating the quality of the site's writing, depth, timeliness and accuracy.

Usability - 0-5 X's indicating the usability of the site on a mobile device, based on ease and intuitivness of navigation and lack of excessive scrolling through ads etc. to reach main content.