Best Palm Pre Apps Yet

Palm finally released its software developer’s kit a month ago, so it’ll be a little longer before we start seeing a wider range of apps for the Palm Pre. But the Palm Pre app catalogue isn’t totally devoid of application goodness. If you were an early adopter or just hopped on Palm’s wagon now, you’ll definitely want to check out one of these six apps available for the WebOS platform right now. Accuweather Check out a graphic, ten-day forecast for your location. Read hourly predictions and see conditions for everything from asthma to hair frizz. Free; www.accuweather.com

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Mobile by Citysearch Find recommended ATMs, restaurants, stores, and more nearby. Get star ratings, dial businesses, show them on a map, write a review, or bookmark them. Free; www.citysearch.com

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Pandora Sure, you can customize and stream your own Internet radio stations with the iPhone and BlackBerry versions of this app, but only on Palm’s webOS can you control playback while using other apps. Free; www.pandora.com

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PocketMirror Sync your calendar and contacts with Outlook over Wi-Fi, as long as both devices are on the same network. Palm’s Synergy technology automatically unifies info with other sources. Free; www.chapura.com

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Shortcovers Purchase and download thousands of e-books. We wish you could read in landscape mode, but you can increase the font size. Free;www.shortcovers.com

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Tweed Tweet and follow easily. Click a post to reply, retweet, or mark it as a favorite. Click the Home button to search or pull up replies and direct messages. Free; www.pivotallabs.com