Now that Google and RIM have added support for in-app purchases to Android and Blackberry devices, it was clearly time for HP to follow suit, and sure enough word is making the rounds that webOS in-app purchases will be available this summer. The move will allow webOS developers to offer free or paid apps with optional updates or extra features which users will be able… Read more »

It looks like at least some HP/Palm webOS users will soon be able to pay for apps purchased from the Palm App Catalog on their phone bills. Palm VP Joe Hayashi has confirmed that carrier billing will be available from some carriers early next year. There’s no word on which carriers will offer this option, or even which countries it will be available in. Carrier… Read more »

There are literally hundreds of thousands of apps available for the iPhone. Google’s Android Market list is approaching 100,000 apps. Palm’s WebOS, on the other hand, has only about 3400 apps. But that number is about to get a major boost, thanks to HP’s engineers. HP recently acquired Palm, and HP CTO Phil McKinney challenged the company’s employees to start developing apps for the platform…. Read more »

Palm has been running a promotion that lets Pre and Pixie users purchase almost every WebOS app available in the Palm App catalog for half price. The promotion started June 9th, and was supposed to run through July 9th… but Palm has decided to extend the promotion by another two weeks. That means that almost any app you purchase from the Palm App Catalog between… Read more »

Have your eye on a couple of apps in the Palm App Catalog, but don’t feel like spending a buck or more? No worries. Palm is running a promotion that will let you pick up almost any WebOS app in the App Catalog for half price between today and July 9th. The only catch is that the promotion is only good in the US. There… Read more »

The Palm App Catalog has a mix of free and paid apps — just like every other mobile app store around. But that’s only if you live in the US. International Palm Pre and Pixie users have been limited to downloading free apps. While that might be good for your wallet, it’s not so great if you have your eye on a cool app that… Read more »