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23 new apps in the App Catalog today along with a handful of updates. Only 49 to go until we reach 500! Should we celebrate at 500? I am not sure if we should but I still hold out hope for 1,000 apps by January 2010. So todays apps include more fart apps, more note apps, more money mangement apps, and Delicious Morsel's app 'Feeds' that we have all been waiting for. We also finally have the non demo version of Connect 4 and Tetris Mania by Electronics arts which have been demos for most of the Pre's life. So lets move on to the list.

Check out the list of apps and updates after the break...

Reports are sprouting up again that Palm's Pre is headed to a telecom in China soon. As reported back in August on Engadget, it states [via Financial Times] "China Telecom is planning to offer the Palm to its subscribers."

Cut to November 2009 and today a Reuters article states: "China Telecom hopes to have released BlackBerry handsets by the end of the year or early next year, said the source, adding that the firm is also in talks with Palm to release Palm smartphones in the same time period."

The fact that China Telecom needs competitive phones like the Pre and Blackberry's in their lineup to compete with the big boys bodes well for the smaller company. This would result in better, world-wide exposure for the webOS and allow Palm to develop even better handsets in the long run.

Oh Palm Pre, why do you torment us so much? With the Holidays around the corner this week, two major shopping events are coming up: Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The one time of year retailers have to 'get into the black' for the year.

The coming weekend deals will be plentiful for two reasons: Retailers aren't making the dough like they used too and the economy is still in the tank despite what the Wall Street wants you to hear.

With that, Best Buy has decided to bring you the Palm Pre for $79.99 for three days only beginning with Black Friday. So if you have been sitting on the fence since June to pick up a Pre, now is a good as time as any to head on over to Best Buy and grab yourself a pretty good deal.

WebOS 1.1.3's life has finally come to an end. On O2 in Europe WebOS 1.3.1 is now available. The full feature list between 1.2.0 to 1.3.1 is pretty huge so take a gander at the list. We have also put out a list of WebOS 1.3.1 hidden features here. WebOS has come quite a ways in the last five months so enjoy Europe!

Feature list for WebOS 1.2.0 here

Feature list for WebOS 1.2.1 here

Feature list for WebOS 1.3.1 here

New Apps:

• WingedCurator, by WingedChariot: Free
• PostAll Lite, by 2/12 Media: Free
• Free Klondike Solitaire, by no2.es: Free
• BMI calc, by verticalshots: Free
• Forbes Intelligent Investing, by Forbes: Free

Updated Apps:

• FlashCards
• Dot Game
• m:Vampire
• Fliq Notes
• FlashCards Lite
• Twee Free
• Flixster
• Card Ace: Hold 'Em
• Dungeon Quest
• Mileage Monitor
• AccuWeather

We are past 400! This is time to celebrate. Okay not really but this is good news. We are seeing updates a lot more often to existing apps which is good because the experience over all just keeps getting better. The App Catalog, though thin in comparison to Android and iPhone OS, has quite a few apps and a lot of them are useful. We still need to get Docs2Go, some Multi Protocol third party IM clients, and some apps like midomi and shazam or any voice recording app for that matter but, we are headed down the right path. The count as I am writing this is 413 apps but that could change so we will keep you updated. On to the list.

Check out the list of new and updated apps after the break...

A couple new apps hit the catalog along with some new updates. Also the Lexi-Comp app was pulled and has now made its return to the App Catalog. This is the second day in a row Palm has added a couple apps and some updates. Maybe this will be the trend from now on. A few new apps and updates every day from now until forever wouldn't be a bad thing that is for sure. On to the list

Check out the list of new and updated apps after the break...

We are still getting quite a few updates pushed into the catalog just a day after the Pixi launch. Either last minute changes or new functionality. Today's app entries seem to be heavily influenced by JM Productions work since more than half of the new apps are by JM Productions. Keep them coming JM we will take what we can get. Here is your list of new and updated apps that hit the App Catalog this morning. The lists are in order as to which they arrived in the App Catalog.

Check out the list after the break...

We are going to compile a nice clean list of all the new hidden features that are undocumented in WebOS 1.3.1. If you find anything let us know in comments and we will add it to the list. This can include anything from small UI changes and tweaks to performance increases and more. Anything that is new we will add. Let us know in comments or on Twitter @PreThinking @Blayze04.

Check out the list after the break...

With each big update comes a Mojo SDK update as well. A new API and some more documentation. Palm still has a lot of work to do when it comes to the SDK but every little thing helps. Here is the change log posted on their site.

Mojo SDK 1.3.1 Now Available, featuring Pixi emulator support and docs enhancements