A really interesting interview at All Things Digital with two people responsible for the Pre. It should be important to note that Palm appears to be betting the farm on the Pre. They’re really trying to reinvent their business based mostly on the success of the iPhone. The device even piggy backs on iTunes, which is clever because user interface does not mean user experience.

“It’s so rare to be able to start with a blank sheet of paper and start over. And we were given a blank sheet of paper with the device and the OS. … The old Palm OS lasted 15 years but had run its course. We set out to develop a platform that will last us another 10 or 15 years.”

The big question is what will the reception be like?

Rubinstein and McNamee: Remaking Palm

Despite a bevy of questions—looming competition from Oracle, takeover rumors, and a weak economy—Red Hat appears to be humming along, according to Jeffries analyst Katherine Egbert. But in the long run, Red Hat will have to be subsumed into a large company—most likely IBM.

I hope Red Hat stands on their own for as long as possible. I would hate to see such a unique company—in many ways a beacon for the open source community folded into a giant like IBM and perhaps lost amongst a myriad of products.

* CNET News: Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?

Can Kindle save newspapers?

For newspapers, the advantages of e-readers are obvious. They save on printing and delivery costs and can reach readers outside the newspapers’ normal delivery areas.

At every turn it seems newspapers resist technology.

* Los Angeles Times: Amazon’s Kindle has a big job: saving the newspaper industry

Do you make paper products for reading?

Technology just put you on notice.