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Palm Pre hardware worth $138 suggest iSuppli
slashgear.com - 4/29/2009
Palm Pre hardware worth $138 suggest iSuppli
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Tech industry analysts iSuppli have performed a virtual break-down of the Palm Pre , and decided that the unreleased smartphone will cost the company $138 in hardware. Working from both known suppliers and extrapolating the rest from Palm’s confirmed specifications, iSuppli deemed that ...
Forget The Pre, Palm’s Got A Second Device Coming Out This Year. We’re Calling It The Mini-Pre
techcrunch.com - 4/30/2009
Forget The Pre, Palm’s Got A Second Device Coming Out This Year. We’re Calling It The Mini-Pre
— techcrunch.com — I came across some very interesting news today. I was mostly minding my own business, hammering away at our various sources in the hardware industry and trying to dig up some sort of information on exactly when the Palm Pre (pictured right) might be ... (more) Forget The Pre, Palm’s Got A Second Device Coming Out ...

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Some Palm Pre Questions
insidesprintnow.wordpress.com - 4/27/2009
Some Palm Pre Questions
— insidesprintnow.wordpress.com — Despite the fact that all of us that know the actual release date of the device are bound by a NDA and our job titles, we all know that it’s going to be soon… so I figured it might be nice to answer a few FAQ before it arrives. Here’s some questions ... (more) Some Palm Pre Questions

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