Installing Pre homebrew apps: now even easier

While Palm is busily engaged in a game of domination with Apple to see which one can keep iTunes sync working or broken the longest, the Pre homebrew community hasn't been sitting idle, introducing two new and painless ways to get homemade software up in your handset. The first is a desktop app called WebOS Quick Install that works on Mac, PC, and Linux, allowing installation with just a drag, a drop, and a click. The other is called fileCoaster, enabling users to download and install IPKs right on the phone itself, plus other files too. Two great apps for fans of unofficial softwares and good tidings for a warm future of basement innovation -- only a month after the first custom apps came to light.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:15AM]

I love my iPhone 3G S, but god damn, the amazing level of flexibility Palm is offering with the Pre is giving me e-Envy, keep it up Palm!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:47AM]

I'm surprised Palm hasn't tried to really stop this. There way more cool with this sort of stuff. My 3GS is great but once Palm gets WebOS through some updates, Apps i'm their store, and advertising down it will be a hit. Waiting for GSM version Palm.

[ManicMobile Posted Jul 27th 2009 5:52PM]

Android needs an app like this to update the ever changing ROM's.

[frankiezjr Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:57PM]

IPK sounds very familiar to IPA is palm trying to be like apple