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Palm Ignores USB Group's Warning, Restores iTunes Sync

John Paczkowski in News on October 3, 2009 at 9:45 am PT

Oh, it’s really on now. This morning Palm announced webOS 1.2.1, another point release to its new webOS platform that restores media synchronization with the latest version of Apple’s iTunes (9.0.1). Moreover, the company has gone the extra step of extending that synchronization feature to photos.

Palm Ignores USB Group’s Warning, Restores iTunes Sync

John Paczkowski in News on October 3, 2009 at 9:45 am PT

Oh, it’s really on now. This morning Palm announced webOS 1.2.1, another point release to its new webOS platform that restores media synchronization with the latest version of Apple’s iTunes (9.0.1). Moreover, the company has gone the extra step of extending that synchronization feature to photos.

USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in iTunes Synch Spat

John Paczkowski in News on September 22, 2009 at 4:40 pm PT

The USB Implementers Forum, the industry group that oversees the universal serial bus standard, has finally responded to Palm’s claim that Apple is “hampering competition” by locking the Palm Pre out of iTunes, and it’s not looking good for Palm. In a letter submitted to Apple and Palm today, the group dismissed Palm’s claim that Apple has violated its USB-IF Membership Agreement. It also took issue with Palm’s alleged use of Apple’s vendor identification number, which it says violates USB-IF policy.