Multiple sources, including Palm themselves, have confirmed that HP has acquired the company for $1.2 Billion. According to Palm:

In case you didn’t hear, we just announced a merger with a little shop down the street called HP. That little shop happens to be the world’s largest technology company, and certainly one of the most revered companies in all of tech-land. Can you say “webOS acceleration”? We’re pretty excited, and pleased we surprised the world again.

Will this help revive Palm’s skimpy 6.1% share of the market? What do you think?

When I was a kid, I’d spend every Friday morning at the bowling alley with my grandmother. While she was busy knocking out monumental scores of 108, I’d mooch quarters off of her and spend them all on The Simpsons Pinball arcade game. While this no doubt made a dent into her 401k, it provided me with hours of ball-smacking action. However, you no longer need to feed a big hunk of metal your shiny quarters thanks to Multiball by Matmi.

Tres bolas

Two things immediately stand out when you launch Multiball: the graphics are fantastic and the gameplay is freakishly realistic. The game even has a tilt feature for all you pinball cheaters out there. It’s fairly easy to turn one pinball into two and even three. This is where the action picks up and is really a challenge.

Dos bolas

The only real complaint I have about the game is the background music. The sound effects are solid, but there is a looping techno-driven beat playing as you enjoy the game. So I wondered if I could listen to a podcast or rock some AC/DC as I pounded pinballs into oblivion. Each time I started audio from the iPod in my iPhone 3G and then started Multiball, however, the game would crash. I wonder if this is something Matmi can address since I felt like the game experience could be a bit better when listening to one’s personal favorite audio.

This is really splitting hairs though. If you’re looking for an awesome pinball game experience on your iPhone for only $2.99, Multiball is a tiltin’ good time.

I’ve been getting email alerts from Ticketmaster for years. In fact, just this morning I was alerted that Nickelback an unoriginal-catering-to-the-lowest-common-denominator rock band are going on tour again. Thanks to the Ticketmaster App for BlackBerry (which is now supported for all devices on all carriers) I can now instantly find concert alternatives that won’t make my ears plead for mercy.

$83 to see Nickelback?

Let’s review the PR gobbledygook, shall we:

With the Ticketmaster app, you can easily browse ticket information for concerts, sporting events and special events, view venue and seating information and make purchases right from your device.

Well if that just isn’t the bees knees. Download the app for free and check it out for yourself. And if you dare, spend some time with Canada’s most horrific export before deciding if you’re going to buy tickets to their next show. If you make it past the first 9 seconds of this video … you’re a stronger person than I.

Via: CrackBerry

Ahh springtime. The weather begins to warm, the birds begin to sing, and NFL junkies gather around the picture tube to see which ridiculous draft pick Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders will make this year. Well now it’s possible to follow the “Team of the Decades” as well as the other 31 clubs with the new NFL Mobile App for Verizon Wireless. The carriers says that the app features:

Exclusive coverage of the 75th NFL Draft including prospect profiles, mock draft and analysis. Get news, headlines and updates as well as NFL Network programming including Path To The Draft, our daily inside access news show NFL Total Access, and Live NFL Network coverage.

Because the NFL Network just isn't enough

For the first time ever, the NFL Draft will be held over the course of three days, with the first two days aired live in primetime. So go download the app, follow along, and scream in agony as your favorite team passes over a future Hall of Fame QB for an underachieving, overpaid crybaby.

Via: CrackBerry

Here’s a pretty sweet deal from the folks over at Slacker. The company is now giving away a free BlackBerry Curve to help promote their music mobile app. I’ve used the Slacker iPhone App version quite a bit this year at the gym while struggling to bench press even the bar pumping massive amounts of iron to transform my chest into sinewy goodness.

Back to reality: all the major carriers are involved in this free phone-for-all so head over to Slacker’s Website and check it out. I’m sure everyone in your gym will thank me later as you serenade the facility with a moving rendition of  “Where Have all the Cowboys Gone.” Indeed, Paula Cole, where exactly have they gone?