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After well over a year on the market, WebOS device users still do not have a version of Documents To Go with editing capabilities matching that of a Palm OS handheld from a decade ago. Even after suspending plans for such an app, only a vague message about an eventual version of DTG for WebOS is found on Dataviz's website.

Thankfully, Quickoffice has stepped up and make what is apparently a renewed commitment to WebOS courtesey of a recent post to their corporate blog. While not an outright announcement of a full Quickoffice for WebOS, they hint that users will be "pleasantly surprised if they continue to watch Quickoffice and our continued leadership in the mobile space". The full text of the message from CEO Alan Masarek can be found here.

Niurka Hernandez, 3085 N.W. 11 th St., Miami. But beware: this isn’t the place for personal vendettas. False reports can lead to misdemeanor charges. And if you haven’t checked out a bistro’s inspection history online before making a reservation, state law requires restaurants to provide customers with a copy of the most recent inspection report.

Once considered the red-haired stepchild to the postpaid wireless industry, the continuing economic woes plaguing our economy have brought new attention to prepaid, no-contract wireless plans. Now, a leaked Verizon Wireless screen capture shows what could be the opening salvo of a major battle for more dollars from prepaid wireless users.

If this report from Android Does is correct, VZW prepaid service is coming to nearly all of the carrier's 3G feature phones and their top tier of smartphones running WebOS, BlackBerry and AndroidOSes on September 2nd. Only Verizon's handful of Windows Mobile offerings appear to be exempt from this new prepaid push.

Long past reaching their relative expiration dates, the oldest WebOS devices—Sprint's original Pre and Pixi—have finally seen a price drop from HP's official Wireless Central store.

Sprint's two 2009-era WebOS devices are finally "free" from HP with the usual two-year contractual commitment. Of course, the devices are still being sold for $149.99 (after $100 rebate) and $49.99 (after $100 rebate) directly from Sprint but at least WebOS diehards on Sprint who don't yet have a device can get one directly from HP without having to shell out any upfront bucks. In addition, a $50 gift card is being offered for both Sprint WebOS devices.

After a rather lengthy delay, Palm Pixi Plus owners on Verizon Wireless have finally started to receive the webOS 1.4.5 update. Currently being pushed out to all VZW Pixi Pluses, the biggest feature of this14mb update update is PDK gaming compatibility. With this update, a number of high-end 3D-accelerated games previously only available for the Pre are now available for Pixi users.

Unfortunately for Verizon Pre Plus and all AT&T WebOS users, their version of the updates remains unreleased. The full release notes for WebOS 1.4.5 on Verizon can be found on Palm's support site.

In his continuing coverage of the first new Palm OS handheld in nearly five years, TamsPalm has posted a wrap-up of their preliminary overview of the device. Tam's multi-part preview is available in a number of sections discussing the physical size comparisons with other pocket-sized devices as well as the attributes of the PDA32's LCD screen. Tam has promised to update his preliminary results once he has a final PDA32 for testing.

For those who have not been intently following the long saga of the Aceeca's niche hit of the year, Tam claims that the device is "huge" but has a "...very ergonomic form factor which makes the device comfortable to hold during use". He also describes the screen as "very good" in a series of comparison photos. Again, Tam's tests were on a very early non-final piece of hardware, so his findings may vary drastically from shipping production units. Surprisingly, Tam even appears to give the nod to a factory-fresh PDA32 over a several year-old Palm TX due to its better screen, more bulkier but more comfortable form factor, and much better battery life and warranty.

Palm webOS Facebook fans will be delighted to know that version 1.3 of the native Facebook app has just been released. Some eagerly-awaited features have been included in this release, such as landscape mode compatibility and photo tagging. The full changelog can be found here.

In addition, HP/Palm's very own webOS fan page has just announced over 30,000 fans for webOS. Facebook for the Palm Pre and Pixi can be downloaded here or via the on device App Catalog.

Want to stop texting while driving? It's time the phone makers got involved, starting with building a "driving mode" into the software.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Matamec Explorations Inc. (" Matamec " or the "Company" ) ( TSX VENTURE:MAT ) is pleased to announce that it has identified 2 large rare-earth and niobium anomalies during its soil sampling campaign in the Surprise showing area. The Surprise showing is located in the eastern portion of its rare-earths-yttrium-zirconium Zeus property (see Figure 1 ...

MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- - Matamec Explorations Inc. is pleased to announce that it has identified 2 large rare-earth and niobium anomalies during its soil sampling campaign in the Surprise showing area.

If you have a Blackberry device then the Ascendo DataVault Password Manager - BlackBerry & Desktop Bundle is reduced from $29.95 to $24.95. Use promo-code GOFIVE at checkout to get the discount. Make the jump. "Ascendo DataVault stores confidential information... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Industry insiders have had access to webOS 2.0 for some time – so far, journalists and common users were not told what to expect from the next version of the operating system.

Palm has now uploaded a page showing a few new features:

• Card stacks
• Improved keyboard usability (find, start actions via KB – the latter is notably absent from many new-age OSses like bada)
• Improved TouchStone support
• HTML5, JavaScript changes

As of this writing, it is not known whether an upgrade will be offered for existing devices. Find out more via the URL below:
http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109

I'm going to try Twitter for ipad a little later today, but in the meantime read JKOTR's review. "Twitter for iPad handles all of the standard Twitter functions in a way that focuses on the user interface. The app serves... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

This is the spot for our live coverage of Apple's ( AAPL ) Sept. 1 music event. In sum, Steve Jobs delivered on most of the rumored new products and services.

So Ping has now gone live on iTunes 10, in fact I'm not sure what I think of the iTunes 10 interface, it doesn't look as neat or user friendly as previous versions of iTunes. However Ping looks quite cool.... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

We can expect to see several Android-based tablet devices coming out to take on the iPad and Samsung looks to have a winner with the Galaxy Tab.

http://www.androidthoughts.com

I'm thrilled to announce the newest member of the Thoughts Media family: Android Thoughts. As you can guess, this site will be covering Android in all it's forms - phones, slates, etc. The site is being led by none other than our very own Jon Westfall; he'll be handling all editorial duties on the site, similar to how Apple Thoughts works. Android has exploded in popularity over the past 12 months, surpassing even the mighty iPhone in terms of daily activations according to some. It made sense to cover Android as part of what we do here at Thoughts Media, but I wanted to find someone who was passionate and interested in all things Android...and that person is Jon Westfall. Please go read his welcome message on the site to find out how Android Thoughts was born - and subscribe to the RSS feed and Twitter stream. And, above all, if you're interested in Android as a platform, contribute, share, comment, and become a part of that new community.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:UCU) ("Ucore" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a division of the US Department of the Interior, has moved to increase its involvement at the Company's Bokan Mountain Heavy Rare Earth project in Southeast Alaska.

So the new Samsung Android Tablet ha been unveiled. "Samsung's plans to create the Galaxy Tab Android tablet can't come as much of a surprise at this point, but today's announcement at IFA 2010 marks the first time we're seeing... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From J Calsco] I have recently purchased the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Red and have fallen in love with it straight away. For one, the design is very original and stands out from the rest of the phones on the market.... sam mcloughln