Palm webOS 1.2 Release, Available to Download [Business Oriented Update Includes LinkedIn Contact Syncing]

The Palm webOS 1.2 will be available in the next few days and as expected the latest version includes a plethora of new updates and features.  So Palm Pre users, it’s that time of the month again. The time to hit the update button of your smartphone and download the latest version of the webOS 1.2.

For starters, now Palm Synergy supports LinkedIn contact syncing which means that vital information from LinkedIn profiles (like job titles) will be displayed in one’s Pre Contacts. Business-oriented webOS 1.2 users will also find the support for heterogeneous EAS policies useful.

Some other useful updates also include; the ability to filter the emails in the current folder just by typing a search term, the ability to download files in the browser, access to the Amazon MP3 Store and support for OTA downloads from either Wi-Fi or WAN. The update also makes it possible to copy-paste web pages and email and one can also now pause Podcasts and resume them at leisure.

Its is clear from the new webOS 1.2, that Palm is aiming at blurring the lines between consumer and business phones. The webOS 1.2. will be available as a OTA and if you like to read about it more head over to the Palm Blog.