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Rumor: Palm Pre to Drop on May 17 or June 29, According to Sprint Leaks? [Palm Pre]
Rumor: Palm Pre to Drop on May 17 or June 29, According to Sprint Leaks? [Palm Pre]
Phone News is citing (without sharing) "internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores" that suggest two potential launch windows for the Palm Pre , depending on shipping efficiencies. Sprint employees can also kiss May vacations goodbye. The two-windowed launch is supposedly there to ...
Sprint Sets Two Launch Dates for Palm Pre, Employee Training Underway
Sprint Sets Two Launch Dates for Palm Pre, Employee Training Underway
phonenews.com — According to internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores, Sprint has implemented a vacation freeze during the... month of May for all front-end employees and has begun the process of employee training with the Palm Pre in preparation for one ... (more) Sprint Sets Two Launch Dates for Palm Pre, Employee ...
Palm Pre handsets escape for a walk in the park
Palm Pre handsets escape for a walk in the park
boygeniusreport.com — If you’re looking for rhyme or reason, unfortunately we can’t offer either for the time being. All... we know is this: It looks like Sprint and Palm may be loosening the reigns a bit when it comes to allowing the Palm Pre out into the ... (more) Palm Pre handsets escape for a walk in the park
Palm Pre launching no earlier than May 16?
Palm Pre launching no earlier than May 16?
engadget.com — We've been made privy to some Sprint planning documentation that implies that the carrier is looking to... get all its Pre ducks in a row by May 16, which would suggest that there's no way in hell it's launching any earlier than that. Ultimately, that ... (more) Palm Pre launching no earlier than May 16?
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The Gizmodo now reports on the rumours that Palm Pre will drop either on May 17 or June 29, According to Sprint Leaks.
PalmAddicts — ... [From Hans] The Gizmodo now reports on the rumours that Palm Pre will drop either on May 17 or June 29, According to Sprint Leaks. "Phone News is citing (without sharing) "internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores" that suggest two potential launch windows for the Palm Pre, depending on shipping efficiencies. Sprint employees can also kiss May vacations goodbye." Read in full. ...

Unconfirmed: Palm Pre Launch Still Probably May 17 [Rumor]
Gizmodo — ... According to an internal doc leak, it's looking more and more like the Pre could hit May 17th (or somewhere thereafter) as internal Sprint docs point to the 16th as the required Pre delivery date. ...

Rumor Wrap Up: Palm Pre Buzz Goes Into Overdrive
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... put a freeze on vacation for its employees in May, a move similar to what AT&T did before the launch of the iPhone. Another possible Pre launch date could be June 29, suggests Gizmodo, if Sprint can't get all its Pre inventory in place by May. Palm has previously said it plans to launch Pre by the middle of the year. So June 30 is the official deadline for the Pre that the companies need to beat. ...

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