Verizon Wireless customers who don't want to commit to long-term service contracts will now be able to prepay for smartphone service, the company announced on Thursday.

HOUSTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Voxofon - a leading provider of mobile IP-based communication services - is extending its communication platform with support for the new Windows® Phone 7 by Microsoft® when it becomes available later this year, allowing users of the new smartphone to make long distance calls directly from their smartphones at up to 98% savings over traditional telecom prices.

Palm Inc, a one-time innovator in the smartphone market that has struggled in recent years, will be purchased by Hewlett-Packard Inc (HP), the two companies have announced.

Bloomberg reports that smartphone maker Palm Inc is planning to sell itself and is now looking for offers for the company as early as this week.

- You can find this press-release online: http://www.spb.com/press/pressreleases/2010/apr05.html - Press-release picture: http://www.spb.com/about/pressreleases/images/spb_tv_palm.png - SPB TV for webOS product page: http://www.spb.com/webos-software/tv/ - SPB TV for webOS screenshots: http://www.spb.com/webos-software/tv/screenshots.html SPB Software, a leading mobile applications and games developer announces the release of SPB TV for webOS.