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webOS 1.3.1 was always destined to come alongside the launch of the Pixi , but it’s surprised us by showing its face a day early. No app catalog bombshells here, but there are a slew of more minor fixes and updates that should make users experience a great deal smoother. Is this the update that finally unlocks access to the GPU and provides the speed boost Pre owners are waiting for / advances the iTunes chess match another step? We’ll let you know once our unit reboots, for now here are a few highlights from Palm’s list of changes: Yahoo! now appears as a Calendar/Contacts/instant messaging synchronization account. You can forward a text or multimedia message by tapping the message > Forward. A new option is available for restarting the phone: press and hold power > Power > Restart. The prior restart method (Device Info > Reset Options > Restart) is still available. Widescreen videos (including YouTube) now display in widescreen mode on the phone by default, instead of being cropped

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