preNotes

The Text Assist app is part of webOS 2.1 and improves the typing experience. While Text Assist is a nice extension of Auto-Correct there are a few handy things to know and you can hear about it on this week's preNote.

Being able to replace your battery has always been a great feature of webOS smart phones. While it isn't a documented feature it's possible to replace the battery without turning the phone off. Hear about how on this week's preNote.

The Quick Launch Bar remains a flexible and powerful way to access apps and information. It has changed slightly for webOS 2.1 but customizing it remains easy. Hear about how and the differences on this week's preNote.

A hot new Twitter client "Carbon for Twitter" arrived this weekend (read the full review here). This version (1.2.0) sports a few nice improvements over the Beta and you can hear about what's new on this week's preNote.

Breaking of NDAs is not good, ever, so let's keep a positive thought for the long term consequences. Yes it looks beautiful, and the keyboard on the Touch Pad is really starting to shine. You can hear about it on this special edition preNote.

WebOS enables many neat features that use the keyboard. It's fun and interesting to speculate on what a keyboard-less webOS device might do or not do and you can hear about it on this week's preNote.

Sprint Navigation on the Palm Pre is quite good (and free). To start you'll need an address. There are several neat ways to get addresses into Sprint Navigation and you can hear about them on this week's preNote.

Your webOS phone takes great pictures, but sometimes a 3 or 5 MP picture is a bit much to share. You can use a cool app like Photo Resizer or Photo Effects Plus to resize the picture or just crop it yourself. Hear all about it on this week's preNote.

WebOS allows unprecedented levels of multitasking and managing notifications is an important part of the multitasking experience. There are some neat things to know about notifications and you can hear about it on this week's preNote.

The webOS 2.1 over the air (OTA) update brings Exhibition and Voice Dial to the Pre 2. These new apps along with Stacks, Just Type, and a few new features take webOS to the next level and you can hear all about it on this week's preNote.