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You didn’t think Palm would sell out on Sprint that quickly and get in bed with AT&T right after the Pre, did you? Palm’s rumored Palm EOS handset, code-named “Pixie” or “Castle”, will be their second to use WebOS after the Pre launches presumably sometime around June 7th. Last we heard of Eos, it would be coming to AT&T, but folks on the inside are saying Sprint will have CDMA version to follow up on the Pre. The purported specs of the Eos, in case you missed them yesterday, are:
- 4GB storage
- 10.6mm x 55 mm x 111 mm
- 100 grams
- 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive display
- Price: $349 before rebates
- Camera: 2 megapixel fixed focus digital camera and flash / video capture
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP and EDR, USB 2.0 via micro USB
- Removable 1150 mAh battery (4 hours 3G talk time)
- Messaging: SMS, MMS (picture and video only), integrated IM client
- Contact sync with AT&T (NYSE: T) Address Book
- MediaNet
- Cellular Video
- Email: POP3, IMAP4, and EAS support
- A-GPS
- Audio: WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+ ringtones
- Video Playback: MPEG4, H.264, H.263
As far as a timeline goes, Sprint should be getting this around Q3, complete with EV-DO rev. A data. If AT&T is launching around the same time, it’ll certainly be an interesting holiday season with the two U.S. carriers duking it out price-wise over the Eos.
[via PhoneNews]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
