One of my favorite aspects of Palm’s WebOS is Synergy Sync.  This is the component which allows you to drag data off of the cloud and plunk it into your Palm Pre (or soon to be Pixi).  It is a fantastic option for syncing email, contacts, and calendars…as long as you are a fan of Google.  Until now, Google’s suite of apps was really the only thing which was fully supported by Synergy Sync (other than Exchange).  Well, it look like that is about to change as Palm will be adding Yahoo and LinkedIn sync to Synergy Sync, giving you full access to these services.  LinkedIn is expected to sync all of your contacts’ information, including job title; while Yahoo will sync all Yahoo services, including email, contacts, instant messenger, and calendar.

Noticeably absent from this announcement, however, is any word on syncing with Microsoft’s MSN or Live services, an absence which has been felt by many in the Palm Pre community, or sync with task managers such as Toodledo or Remember the Milk.  Hopefully those remaining services will be added soon.

Additionally, while we are on the subject of connecting with the Cloud, it also looks like Palm is getting ready to unveil their own Facebook app for WebOS.  Many Palm Pre users (myself included) were pretty disappointed by the meager offerings available through the mobile WebOS Facebook site.  Pretty much anything Palm slaps together is bound to be an improvement over that (though we should not forget about the Homebrew Facebook app, FriendsFlow, which is not yet available in the App Catalog).

No word on whether the new Facebook app or the upgrades to Synergy Sync will be available in the upcoming WebOS 1.2 upgrade.

[via PreCentral]

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