People really seem to love FaceBook and recent numbers seem to indicate they’re loving it more than they are FaceBook, though I really can’t fathom why. Now Palm is in the act with a FaceBook client for a short list of their handsets, namely the Centro, 680, and 755p. Specifically, it will work on Palm OS 5.4.9, so don’t get any ideas of getting it to work on your Treo 180. What’s nice is that its free. Cool.

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This is the first blatant attack of Apple, but don’t expect it to be the last. Sprint just sent me a video promoting their new Samsung Instinct touchscreen handset, so here it is:

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Did you hear the one about the massive coffee chain who dumped one major wireless carrier for another, namely AT&T? Well, if not, its Starbucks (if you were unable to tell from the title of the story) and since they’ve teamed up with AT&T after ousting T-Mobile they’re getting jiggy with it. Namely in free Wi-Fi for Apple iPhone owners. Mac Rumors has also confirmed this to be the case. They even have blurry images to prove it.

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Its now official. Rogers Communications, one of the largest carriers in the Great White North has announced that it will carry the iPhone starting later this year. Ted Rogers, the President and CEO of Rogers had this to say:

“We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. We can’t tell you any more about it right now, but stay tuned.”

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Podcast.com, what I assume is a website dedicated to podcasts, has announced that they are now offering services specifically for corporations who are interested in publishing podcasts. So far, PriceWaterhouseCoopers has signed up and already has a sub-domain under Podcast.com’s eaves. The key selling point seems to be Podcast.com’s search engine technology. I tried it at PWC.Podcast.com and it didn’t do anything but reload the page when I searched for keywords like “annuity”, “portfolio”, and “Canada”. The homepage for PWC even has an item on banking in Canada. Maybe they’re still working on it.

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To explain, PostPath is a Microsoft Exchange mail server replacement. In general, non-Microsoft software can’t support Microsoft functions like ActiveSync because they either need to license it for an exorbitant amount or reverse engineer it, and then Microsoft just changes it in an update. Now that Microsoft has had to release its technologies for free or a very reasonable rate, it looks like PostPath has picked up on that and jumped on ActiveSync. Where the iPhone comes in is the addition of real ActiveSync support for the mail client in the upcoming version 2.0 of the software. If PostPath’s ActiveSync implementation works, then we’re looking at the first all non-Microsoft mail server which supports all Microsoft technologies. Interesting.

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Exaktime has come up with an ingenious solution for tracking not only worker’s time on the clock, but also their location, the PocketClock/GPS system. Note that this is software and not an actual device, but it works on Windows Mobile devices (check the extensive compatibility list before buying). Using a combination of time tracking software, GPS positioning functions, and its ability to send data to the companies TimeSummit software, a PocketClock/GPS-enabled device can tell where a worker is and how long they are there. This will either improve time tracking or cause all of your employees to get really, really paranoid. Big brother is now Pocket Brother.

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Well, Palm is getting a tad desperate sounding. Instead of dropping the price of their very nice but also very old T|X mobile device, they’re offering a relatively useless Zire Z22 for free. I can see a number of issues with this. First, Palm apparently can’t see a way of reducing the T|X’s price. They could easily cause a small rash of excited sales if they did. Second, if someone is looking for a powerful PDA, they’re not interested in a free pocket calculator. Third, if they’re in the market now, they’re far more likely to seek out more recent devices, and that’s not a Palm T|X. Maybe they just need to clear some shelves for the next models. A guy can dream!

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