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San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has broken the Palm (NASD: PALM) Pre's ability to sync directly with iTunes, as if it were an iPhone, for the third time. The new 9.0.2 iTunes software update removes the feature. Palm had complained to the USB Implementers Forum that Apple was misusing the technology to lock out competitors back in August, but the standards body ruled in Apple's favor, and said that Palm may in fact be in violation of its terms. read more

Los Angeles - Palm (NASD: PALM) has once again updated the software for its Pre smartphone so that the device can sync with Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes and transfer songs as if it were an iPhone, Wired.com reported. The companies have been in a cat-and-mouse game, with Apple having updated iTunes twice to block the Pre from syncing. Palm also recently failed to compel the standards body governing USB that Apple was hampering competition by blocking the Pre; in fact, the group said that Palm could be violating the rules by fooling iTunes into thinking the Pre is an iPhone. read more

Los Angeles - The standards body for Universal Serial Bus (USB) has rejected Pre smartphone maker Palm's (NASD: PALM) claim that Apple (NASD: AAPL) was hampering competition by preventing the device from syncing with iTunes to transfer media files.read more

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes 9 software once again blocked the ability for Palm's (NASD: PALM) Pre smartphone to sync with the music jukebox software to add songs, as do Apple's iPod and iPhone, All Things D reports. Apple has twice before foiled Palm's Pre syncing ability, claiming a terms of service violation. Last month, Palm filed a complaint with the USB Implementers Forum, arguing that Apple is misusing the technology to lockout competitors. read more