The Palm Pre website is now live
PalmAddicts — ... Here comes the Palm Pre website, lots of good deets on it about the exciting new Pre. "Meet Palm Pre, a phone that’s always thinking ahead to make your life easier. Pre pulls your different online calendars into one view, bringing you the information you want without having to search for it. Pre links your contacts from different sources, giving you one place to find what you need. And Pre delivers incoming messages1 and notifications in an intuitively subtle way, letting you react or respond however you want. People, events, information that matters. With Palm Pre, it’ll come ...

Palm Pre
Gizmología — ... Palm Pre es la respuesta de Palm ante una de las mayores obviedades en el mundo de la telefonía: las Palm se han quedado muy anticuadas, podrían haber presentado algo más avanzado que la útlima, la Palm Pro pero no lo hicieron, han esperado a que por lo menso 6 marcas diferentes tengan la mayoría del pastel de los terminales táctiles multiemdia. ...

The Plam Pre PDA Phone
iTech News Net — ... It supports EV-DO Rev.A network and does Bluetooth tethering. Based on OMAP CPU, the Pre runs the Palm webOS. It offers a 3.5mm stereo jack and a microUSB connector. The Pre has the ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity sensor. It measures 59.5mmx100.5mmx16.95mm and weighs 135g. Hands-on shots from Engadget: [palm] ...

Palm announces Pre, powered by WebOS
Tech Ticker — ... ‘laptop-like’ performance. Other things forming the exciting spec sheet are EVDO, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR & A2DP, 3-megapixel camera with LED flash, 3.5mm audio jack, accelerometer and 8GB internal memory. Pre will also support Palm’s new wireless charging dock, Touchstone. However, it will be sold as a separate accessory. Sprint is the exclusive carrier to bring Pre in the US while a world ready UMTS variant will follow other regions after that. Product Page ...

Eight Random Things I Learned About the Palm Pre Today
Technologizer — ... It’s strikingly smaller than the iPhone, and more elegant than you’d expect given the need to fit in the slide-out keyboard. Since I’d seen and enjoyed yesterday’s demo and checked out Palm’s specs page , I mostly used my face time with Palm to ask about questions which neither addressed, as far as I could remember. Here’s what I learrned:–It doesn’t have iPhone-style visual voicemail.–It doesn’t have voice dialing.–It doesn’t have a voice recorder.–There’s no compatibility with PalmOS apps, although Palm will work with developers to help them move to the new platform, and ...

Palm renews itself
HardMac.com — Ever since the arrival of the steam roller Windows Mobile, Palm slowly has sunk, while seeking a route to decide what it is (pda, telephone) and an operating system (Palm OS, Windows Mobile) to adopt without really succeeding in reconquering its public. However, they believe that they are not beaten, and hope and count on the Pre (pronounced " Pri") to compete more seriously with Windows Mobile, Blackberry and the iPhone. ...

Palm Launches The PRE Touchscreen Phone With Wireless Charging & Angers GadgetReview
GadgetReview — ... webOS 3G EVDO Rev A 3.1-inch touchscreen (320×480) QWERTY slide out keyboard Microsoft Outlook with PUSH for email GPS Accelerometer Media player compatible with a variety of codecs WiFi b/g Bluetooth 8GB on board storage micro USB input 3.5mm headphone jack 2.3×3.9x.67-inch (WxHxT) Official product page here

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Reviewed; Has me Thinking
jkOnTheRun — ... The other play here is to wait for the Palm Pre, of course. With the Mozilla-based web browser and 3G connectivity, my number one need would likely be met very well. It too offers a large screen but adds the convenience of a slide-out keyboard; something I truly appreciated on my old Verizon XV6700 device. ...

Does Apple have a case against Palm?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... But things, as usual, aren't that simple. Apple's patents don't just cover "multitouch" -- they cover very specific behaviors using the multitouch feature, and if Palm's Pre phone doesn't use those behaviors, there's no infringement. Of course, Patel is only going off of video of the Pre -- they don't have it in hand yet -- so things could change before the unit is released, but they do find significant evidence that Palm may have stepped on some lines it shouldn't have. ...

PreDevCamp Aims to Burgeon Palm WebOS Development
Webmonkey — ... The event is currently accepting registration and will be held exactly one week after the U.S. release of the Palm Pre — “coming soon” according to the offical Palm Pre website. ...

6 Gadget Trends and Their Effects on Social Media
Mashable! — ... This year a slew of PDA/phones have already been announced and launched including the Palm Pre, T-Mobile’s Android G1, the BlackBerry Storm and the Motorola MotoZine. And each of them are built for the content-producer in mind. The MotoZine alone holds a 5 megapixel camera and instant editing software. It’s rumored that Samsung will be releasing a 12 megapixel camera phone in a few weeks. While the phone quality is questionable on many of these products, high resolution cameras and precise GPS ...

Palm Pre specs revealed
T3.com All — Palm Pre specs revealed Palm's saviour picks its fight against Apple A full list of specs for the Palm Pre smartphone have appeared on Sprint.com and Palm s own Pre page . Much of it was already announced following the grand unveil at this year s CES event , but there s a couple of things to stir up the critics. One thing that probably won t be winning many fans is the relatively small amount of on-board storage space. The phone s 8GB internal memory is capped, leaving 7.4GB available for you, the user. The rest is reserved for Palm ...

Start your day with the Palm Pre
Mobility Site — First impressions are often lasting impressions.  After watching this brief video, I have one word to describe the NEW Palm Pre … Nice!   The Palm Pre phone thinks ahead to make your life easier, so you’ll have time for the things you enjoy—like that second cup of coffee. Always thinking ahead to make your life easier, Pre pulls your different online calendars into one view, bringing you the information you want without having to search for it. Pre links your contacts ...

Smartphones: they're all about Linux, baby
APC - Tagged Articles - Apple — ... (a.k.a. T-Mobile G1 in the States) and Palm’s Pre – and rightfully so. The Dream is riding on the wave of Google’s entry into the phone industry, giving it much exposure as well as financial advantage. Now, although Palm has seen more glorious days, it still has a juicy-enough story behind the product that has given it the right to be launched with as much fanfare. Jon Rubinstein, the man highly responsible for the Palm Pre was actually also highly instrumental in engineering two of Apple’s ground-breaking products: the iPod and the original egg-shaped iMacs. ...

Has O2 snatched the Palm Pre from Vodafone?
SolSie.com — Has O2 snatched the Palm Pre from Vodafone? image While we know Sprint has secured its exclusivity to carry the Palm Pre sometime before June 09 in the US. In Europe and the rest of the world, things are not quite settled. Reports claim that O2 parent Telefonica may have agreed a deal for exclusive rights on the Palm Pre , leaving Vodafone , which were widely understood to have the contract, empty handed. If the deal goes through, Telefonica will also have exclusive rights on the much anticipated handset in the UK, Spain and Latin ...

Palm Needs Cash To Launch 'PRE' Smartphone: Sells Off Stock
PalmAddicts — ... ' I admonished them for taking so long (after announcing it) to get the new Palm PRE to market. After all, the demonstrations of the device at different tech shows had gathered consistant critical acclaim and driven Palm's stock price up 100%. ...

Global Smart Phone OS Shares: What Do they Tell Us?
BIA/Kelsey Blog — ... This is perhaps supportive of the notion that operating systems that more effectively support web applications through better mobile browsers are more likely see traffic growth (again, not a huge surprise). The much anticipated Palm Pre has much-touted browsing and search capabilities so it will be interesting to see how it competes on this measure. ...

PRE-diculous! Palm squashes TealOS and a lot of free P(re)R
PalmAddicts — ... ) are mis-managing the launch of the WebOS, and its first platform, the Palm PRE. This latest blunder only serves to emphasize that opinion. What a waste. ...

Palm Pre Release Date Rumored: Will You Switch?
GeekSugar — ... The highly anticipated new smartphone, to remind you, will have an amazing OS and a the new wireless charger, the Touchstone. While I remain a devote iPhone user, I'm not a stranger to using more than one cell phone at a time, and am more than tempted by the Pre. It's also the first worthy smartphone contender that Palm has produced in years, so I'm eager to try it out. What about you - would you switch from your current phone to the Pre? Source ...

Palm Pre: No Pricing or Availability
dailywireless.org — ... Palm’s Pre handset with Palm’s new operating system are expected to give iPhone and Google Android some competition — when it becomes available. Palm is working hard to convince some 30,000 Palm OS software developers, who have created over 100,000 applications, to move to the new operating system, explains PC World. Through Classic, many of the earlier PalmOS apps will work on the new Palm Pre. Key features in the new WebOS include simplified multi-tasking; the Mojo Messaging Service, and ...

Rumor: AT&T distributes anti-Pre cheat sheet
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Rumors, iPhoneLike soldiers before a battle, AT&T and others are preparing to meet Palm's Pre. According to Pre Central, AT&T has begun distributing a memo to employees that points out key differences between the iPhone and the forthcoming Pre. The memo lists talking points and key comparisons for employees to keep handy when talking to customers. While some of the comparisons are noteworthy, like the iPhone's metal and glass body vs. the plastic Pre, others just aren't. For instance, the Pre's 3.1-inch display ...

iPhone OS overtakes Symbian OS
SitePoint — ... Nevertherless, if the US is an important market for you and/or your clients, the mobile future is now. Arguably, with the Palm Pre and a next gen iPhone rumored for release in the coming months, the importance of mobile traffic is only likely to increase. ...

Boom! Palm Pre to Launch June 6th, $300
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... USB charging cable will be $30 and a pair of leather cases have been shown but are as yet un-priced. The timing is very interesting. Palm could either scoop an Apple announcement (and remember, it will most likely be an announcement — last year we had to wait until August until the iPhone 3G actually shipped) or it could burn bright for a short weekend until being extinguished by the fire-hose of iPhone news. Product page [Palm] ...

Palm Pre To Launch 2 Days Before iPhone, Cost $200
Cult of Mac — ... Palm’s long-awaited rival to the iPhone, the Pre, will go on sale on June 6, Palm said on Tuesday, and will cost $200 and up with a two-year contract, depending on the plan. ...

Palm Pre takes aim at iPhone, launches days before WWDC
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... In a shot across the iPhone's bow, Palm is launching its new Palm Pre smartphone the weekend before Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference. This means any iPhone announcements at ...

Don’t expect a lot of Palm Pre handsets at Best Buy or Radio Shack
Krunker — ... Hoping to snag a Palm Pre on opening day at Best Buy or Radio Shack? You better get in line.. AND you better be first in line (or within 2-3 positions from the front). Based on a recent report, Best Buy will receive 4250 Palm Pres for all of their 1000 store locations which boils down to approximately 4+ units per store. Now.. of course, actual store allocations will probably vary around the country but let’s face it – there won’t be a lot of Palm Pres on hand at Best Buy for the June 6th launch. ...

A Decade's Destination : Sammy & Palm Addict
PalmAddicts — ...  This morning, I was speaking with Sprint's PR Department about the upcoming release of the Palm PRE. We agreed that I would go through ...

Fortune: Palm Pre syncs flawlessly with iTunes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... but possibly setting the teeth of Apple's legal team to gnashing. To date, there has been no response from Apple, but previous analysis has suggested that Apple just might have a case against Palm. [Via CNNMoney.com/Fortune Magazine] TUAWFortune: Palm Pre syncs flawlessly with iTunes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

ExtraBITS for 01-Jun-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Palm Pre to Arrive 06-Jun-09 for $299 -- The Palm Pre, potentially the only serious competitor to Apple's iPhone, will be available 06-Jun-09 for $299. (Palm and Sprint are advertising the price as "starting at $199," but that price includes a $100 mail-in rebate. Buyers must pay $299 to get the phone and sign up for a two-year service plan, which must include an unlimited data option.) Sprint is the exclusive carrier in the United States, the Pre's only market at launch. Will people line up for the Pre as they did for the iPhone? Coming two days before WWDC, all eyes will ...

Rumor: iPhone to Range from 4GB to 32GB
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — iphone Engadget reports the new iPhone could come in four different storage capacities: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. Also, the iPhone has been rumored to come with a matte finish back with a glowing logo. This variety pack of iPhones would help sales according to Fast Company . With this summer’s competition, like Sprint’s Palm Pre and AT&T’s own Nokia E71x , Apple may be pushing to become more affordable for a larger range of consumers. If all four versions can be confirmed for a release, Apple will become a quadruple threat in the smartphone arena. If ...

Gadgetell Roundup: Palm Pre Reviews
Gadgetell — ... To put it simply, the Pre is a great phone, and we don’t feel any hesitation saying that. Is it a perfect phone? Hell no. Does its OS need work? Definitely. But are any of the detracting factors here big enough to not recommend it? Absolutely not. There’s no doubt that there’s room for improvement in webOS and its devices, but there’s also an astounding amount of things that Palm nails out of the gate. Product [Palm Pre] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson ...

Palm Pre: Ready to Launch
dailywireless.org — ... The Palm Pre, says Sprint Nextel Chief Executive Dan Hesse, help Sprint move past criticism about its customer service and network quality, ...

Palm Pre goes on sale a day early for eager Sprint customers
T3.com All — ... raved about the many apps available on the app store, including the Twitter and LinkedIn applicationss. Not only does the Pre have its own app store, but Sprint has as well - though Elfman said the Sprint app store wasn't a match for Palm's. Sprint is offering exclusive Nascar and NFL apps, as they're sponsors of both, but told us "I'm not that big on having Sprint branded products and apps. I like things open, that's why I like Palm's app store, this is the beginning for apps". Link: Palm Pre Related links: [image]

Palm Pre goes on sale in the US, T3 takes the pulse in San Francisco
T3.com News — ... applicationss.   Not only does the Pre have its own app store, but Sprint has as well - though Elfman said the Sprint app store wasn't a match for Palm's. Sprint is offering exclusive Nascar and NFL apps, as they're sponsors of both, but told us "I'm not that big on having Sprint branded products and apps. I like things open, that's why I like Palm's app store, this is the beginning for apps".   Link: Palm Pre

Palm Pre officially on sale in the US, and T3 bought one to prove it
T3.com All — ... an engineer with a TV network. When we arrived at 7.30am, there were 11 people waiting in the queue, but soon after another three joined us. 8am sharp, the Sprint representatives opened the door, and Tower was off like a shot to the first store assistant. He wasn t the first to emerge victorious from the store however, as a proud iPhone-owning lady managed to pip him to the post. She wasn t buying the Pre for herself however, telling us nothing will make me give up my iPhone . Link: Palm Pre Related links: [image]

Palm Pre officially on sale in the US, and T3 bought one to prove it
T3.com News — ... there were 11 people waiting in the queue, but soon after another three joined us. 8am sharp, the Sprint representatives opened the door, and Tower was off like a shot to the first store assistant. He wasn’t the first to emerge victorious from the store however, as a proud iPhone-owning lady managed to pip him to the post. She wasn’t buying the Pre for herself however, telling us “nothing will make me give up my iPhone”. Link: Palm Pre

Hands-on Unboxing: Palm Pre
T3.com News — ... to the right, and then check out our other hot Pre content below:    - Video: Watch the Palm Pre in action  - Picture gallery of the Palm Pre - 10 Reasons why the Palm Pre is better than the iPhone  - Palm Pre vs Toshiba TG01 vs Apple iPhone  - See if the Palm Pre is the hottest gadget on the planet   Link: Palm Pre

Palm Pre: What's everyone saying?
T3.com All — ... "Perhaps it s the threat of financial ruin, but the company seems far more attuned to user feedback than previously; there s a lot riding on the Pre, and Palm know we know it. Thankfully they ve delivered a smartphone not only capable but honestly impressive and distinctive. Improvements to webOS will only make it better, but even in this fledgling state we d readily recommend the Palm Pre." Link: Palm Pre Palm Pre hot links: - ...

Palm Pre: What's everyone saying?
T3.com News — ... it’s the threat of financial ruin, but the company seems far more attuned to user feedback than previously; there’s a lot riding on the Pre, and Palm know we know it. Thankfully they’ve delivered a smartphone not only capable but honestly impressive and distinctive. Improvements to webOS will only make it better, but even in this fledgling state we’d readily recommend the Palm Pre."   Link: Palm Pre   Palm Pre hot links:    - Video: ...

Gadgetwise: Who Should Have a Palm?
NYT > Technology — With the Palm Pre one day from release, you can easily look up the spec sheet and see that it has a touch screen, full keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 3 megapixel camera, but the sterile numbers don’t really tell you everything you want to know. Beyond the specs, who is the phone a good fit for? Who should be giving it a hard look? I talked to people who have been handling them – mobile device analysts – and asked them who will want a Pre. Social Butterflies. A standout feature that sets the Pre apart is its ability to manage contacts and calendars. Social networkers may have ...

Palm Pre review
T3.com All — ... disappoint us, but that s the thing with the Boston Red Sox or the Pre, if they re fundamentally good, we can overlook their minor flaws. Available now in the US, the Palm Pre costs $199 upfront, with the two year contract starting at $69.99 a month, otherwise $550 off-contract, exclusive to the network Sprint. A UK release, price and network has not been announced yet, however rest assured we'll tell you as soon as we know. Expect a review of the UK device in the coming months. Link: Palm Pre Related links: [image]

Palm Pre mobile phone review
T3.com All — ... disappoint us, but that s the thing with the Boston Red Sox or the Pre, if they re fundamentally good, we can overlook their minor flaws. Available now in the US, the Palm Pre costs $199 upfront, with the two year contract starting at $69.99 a month, otherwise $550 off-contract, exclusive to the network Sprint. A UK release, price and network has not been announced yet, however rest assured we'll tell you as soon as we know. Expect a review of the UK device in the coming months. Link: Palm Pre Related links: [image]

The Smoke Clears on Palm Pre's First Weekend In the Wild
ReadWriteWeb — Official sales figures are not out yet, but if its sold-out status at virtually every Sprint and Best Buy retailer is any indication, then the much anticipated debut of the Palm Pre (and the new webOS) is a smashing success. Bloomberg.com is reporting that Palm may sell as many as 150,000 Pre phones this weekend and that number is likely to rise in the coming weeks as waiting lists are filling up fast. Sponsor Sprint, the third-largest U.S. wireless operator, owns exclusive rights to the Pre through at ...

Leo & Mike Squabble Over A Palm Pre
TechDarling — ... Michael Arrington over a Palm Pre review unit. Let’s just say, he doesn’t even get to the actual review. ...

PC Mag review Palm Pre's 19 available apps
textually.org — The Palm Pre's SDK is still too primitive for flashy games and complex office apps, but there's already a decent stable of (19) basic apps, and they're all free. PCMag reviews all 19 of them. You can shop here. ...

Palm Pre: Early Reaction Is Positive [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... The much-anticipated new smartphone from Palm, the Pre, went on sale this weekend. As you might expect, Keven C. Tofel and James Kendrick over at our sister blog, jkOnTheRun, both got up early on Saturday in order to snag units, and James has posted his ...

Apple's Intros Speedy iPhone for $199
Contentinople: — ... or 1.45 percent. While some Apple observers expected that CEO Steve Jobs, who went on a six-month medical leave in January, would make a surprise return at the conference, Jobs did not appear Monday in San Francisco. Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller led the company's presentation. Jobs is expected to return at the end of June. The Apple news takes some of the spotlight from Palm Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. , which began selling the Palm Pre smartphone on Saturday. Analysts say Palm has already sold 50,000 to 100,000 Pre ...

Two Days Later: The Palm Pre
GEARFUSE — ... regarding the iPhone 3GS. And the fact that most people will not switch from their current carrier to Sprint is going to hurt Palm big time. The solution? Palm needs to make a huge push next year with Verizon and AT&T to get the Pre into the spotlight. Maybe then it’ll be able to give Apple a real scare. Link

Palm and Bing Triumph Over Low Bars They Set for Themselves
louisgray.com — ... that took over the tech news world today, in the shadows, something very weird has happened. Companies that were once market leaders, and then, later, laughed at as the ugly stepchildren in tech, are being championed once again. And this time, they are being lauded not because they are the best necessarily, but because they are doing a good enough job to avoid ridicule - a good enough job for us to praise them for not completely being full of fail. Of course, I'm talking about Palm's new Pre and ...

Palm Pixie to join Pre and run on webOS?
T3.com All — ... suggesting the Castle - or Eos, as it's been called before - will be a shaped like a BlackBerry and contain a 2.6-inch touchscreen, 4GB of storage, A-GPS, and a 2.0-megapixel camera. As the Pre isn't on sale in the UK yet, we wonder how long it will take us to get the Pixie and Castle - next year we imagine, if these rumours are accurate. Link: Palm (via ...

Palm Pixie to join Pre and run on webOS?
T3.com News — ... not the first time we've heard of the Castle however, with leaks last month suggesting the Castle - or Eos, as it's been called before - will be a shaped like a BlackBerry and contain a 2.6-inch touchscreen, 4GB of storage, A-GPS, and a 2.0-megapixel camera.   As the Pre isn't on sale in the UK yet, we wonder how long it will take us to get the Pixie and Castle - next year we imagine, if these rumours are accurate.   Link: Palm (via TechRadar, image via Engadget)   ...

Palm’s Pre is Nice, But Not All That
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily — ... Oftentimes in Silicon Valley, talented engineers leave a company and resume working on unfinished projects at their new employer. That is essentially the story behind the “Pre,” an innovative new phone from Palm ( ...

SitePoint Podcast #17: 12 Kinds of Awesome
SitePoint — ... Opera Mini (Opera) Apple Releases Safari 4 (and backs down on tab placement!) Safari 4 (Apple) WWDC 2009 Keynote (Apple) Apple gives Microsoft a ribbing at WWDC WWDC 2009 Keynote (Apple) Acid Tests (The Web Standards Project) Palm releases the Palm Prē (with the webOS SDK for developers) Palm Prē Palm Developer Network More App Store Stupidity - iPhone eBook App ...

Pre Impressions from a Palm Fanboy
Zatz Not Funny! — After picking up Palm’s new Pre smartphone on launch day roughly a week ago (and spending over six hours to do so), I thought it’d be fun to run through some early thoughts on the device given my long history with Sprint and Palm products. (I worked on Sprint’s PR team for nearly a decade, leaving in 2004.) I’ll unabashedly admit that I’m a Palm fanboy dating back to the standalone PDA days. Over the past eight or so years I have owned a Palm Pilot, a Handspring Visor, the Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 700P and ending ...

Putting the Palm Pre to the geeksugar Test
GeekSugar — ... It's about time, right?! For the geeksugar Palm Pre review, that is. Better late than never in my opinion, so without further adieu, let's get the Pre party started. ...

Touchscreen netbooks on the way
VentureBeat — ... It’s important to note, though, that the netbook makers aren’t planning to throw away the keyboard and build another tablet PC. Apple’s onscreen keyboard drops jaws, but as a means of typing in anything longer than a tweet it’s exasperating. New York Times reviewer David Pogue praised the Palm Pre’s new micro-sized keyboard as “ ...

Introducing the Palm Pre
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... I got my hands on the Palm Pre yesterday – a smooth, black smartphone that has been likened to a "polished riverstone". Don't try and skim it, I was advised. Three years in the making, the Pre represents Palm's attempt to get back to the top of the smartphone league, after being left behind by Apple's iPhone and the Blackberry. The company popularised personal digital assistants in the 1990s with product such as the Palm Pilot. The Pre comes with a lot of the nifty features you've come to expect from a smartphone. Aside from 8Gb of storage and ...

The App Store: Year One Revolution
dailywireless.org — ... The Palm Pre: Sprint has an exclusive on Palm’s smartphone with multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. It was launched on June 6, 2009, and is the first to use Palm’s new Linux-based operating system, ...

Pre…Cognition
dailywireless.org — ... I mean, sure. Palm could show off the features of the Pre in an obvious way. But I guess they think that pulling a Sony and making something pseudo-artsy is the way to go with this. Personally, I’d like to see more gadget and less somewhat-creepy lady, but hey, maybe I’m not the target audience here. ...

Do Palm’s Ads Make You Want a Pre? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... ” ads that don’t explain — at all — what makes your product great. The ad agency behind the spots, ...

Will mobile Linux distros hang separately?
Open Source — ... The question for this weekend is, are these mobile Linux vendors making a big mistake by not collaborating more? Apple is still killing them, developer attention is not unlimited, Microsoft hearts developers, and Palm is still in the game. ...

Dear DoD, the Web Itself is Social
O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies. — ... increasingly pervasive in what used to be "normal" web sites. A few examples: The New York Times "Times People" - The New York Times launched the ability for you to sign in to nytimes.com, create a profile and follow other readers all without having to leave nytimes.com. This includes the ability to directly recommend articles that you're reading to your followers on NYT as well as see those recommendations on every page of their site. Palm Pre and Android - Both phones have address books that are integrated and ...

★ The Android Opportunity
Daring Fireball — ... No doubt some iPhone owners look upon this with glee, much like sports fans watching a rival team flail. I look upon it with glum disappointment. I’ve said it before and will say it again, the best thing that could happen for Apple and iPhone owners would be for at least one strong rival to appear. Two would be even better. A monoculture benefits no one in the long run, because it’s competition that drives innovation. ...

Microsoft Will Push Two Versions of Mobile OS, Say Rumors
Microsoft Watch — ... and Palm, all of whom have been building their own mobile-application ecosystems for months or (in the case of Apple's App Store) over a year. How could Microsoft overcome its rivals' ecosystem advantage? If Redmond tied the launch of Windows Marketplace for Mobile, or even Windows Mobile 7, to a particularly hot smartphone (something with a form-factor and functionality that could compete with the Pre or next-generation iPhone) then the resulting momentum might allow them to make a significant marketplace dent. Take the Palm Pre as an example of how to correctly execute ...

Palm Pre due in UK on Friday October 30th (apparently)
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... entirely reasonable if O2 are going to capitalise on the Christmas market. The handset company I used to work for wanted devices out at the START of October to get the Christmas run-in, so engineering issue aside, Oct 30th might even be a little late… The only other question is as to price plans, which the Palm web OS Blog says will be the same as the iPhone – which one, we’re not sure yet… [Story via: Palm web OS Blog / Image via: Palm] Related News from IntoMobile: More ...

LG Shows Android Phone
dailywireless.org — ... The Palm Pre: Sprint has an exclusive on Palm’s smartphone with multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. It was launched on June 6, 2009, and is the first to use Palm’s new Linux-based operating system, ...

Verizon Android Phones: Coming Soon
dailywireless.org — ... phones. Verizon’s new 700 MHz frequencies will provide nationwide coverage for their LTE “4G” services. Verizon says the first LTE devices will be data cards, not phones, however, since power drain is still problematic. Phones are expected in the 2012 timeframe. Verizon, which has not had a breakout phone, today announced one of the first Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the HTC Imagio. The carrier will also sell a BlackBerry Storm 2 and the Palm Pre as well as the upcoming Android phones, probably a CDMA version of the ...

Palm Pre UK review
T3.com All — ... more efficient due to the multi-tasking and Universal Search, and will ensure you re not typecast as just another iPhone or Android bandwagon-jumper. Having said that, there are issues with it being exclusive to the O2 network. Before buying, make sure you actually get reception in your area, and are comfortable with the slow loading times you're sometimes faced with. Whilst call quality was decent, it was the lack of reception which bugged us more than anything else on the Pre. Link: Palm Pre ...

Orange to start UK iPhone sales on November 10
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —

Apple iPhone closing in on BlackBerry market share
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... ? Well, the Pre seems to have leveled out the free fall, but there's nothing terribly encouraging about the data. My guess is they are still pining for those halcyon days of 2006 when Palm was king. ...

A Late-To-The-Game Review of the Palm Pre, With Drive-By Reviews of other Smartphones!
mopocket — ... I mention this because of discussions I’ve been having with some fellow techies. This week I finally broke down and bought a Pre. The reactions from my iPhone, WindowsMobile and Blackberry using friends (Sort of sad, but I don’t personally know a single Android user – no I’ve never met Justin) were almost comical in their predictability. I even got complaints about the Pre from a fellow Pre owner… because he’s really a Blackberry user. I’m not saying they’re wrong – I’m just saying the Pre is closer to my “ideal” phone than most of those other options (In fact, I recalled a ...