While the Best Buys and Radioshacks throughout the US will have to make do with the handful of Palm Pre units they’ll likely have available for the June 6th launch, Sprint corporate stores are getting fully stocked for the carrier’s most important handset launch to date. One of our trust Sprint tipsters has confirmed that…
Palm Touchstone beats Palm Pre to market
It wouldn’t make sense to buy a new set of “dubs” (20″ wheels, in lay terms) for our G-ride (“car,” get with the program!). So, does it make sense to buy a cellphone charger without the cellphone? Not a chance. Did that stop one eager Palm Pre fan to go out and grab himself a…
Why limited Palm Pre supplies might be a good thing
When was the last time you walked into a Sprint retailer and walked out of the store without wasting half a day waiting for an agent to activate your new handset? Activating a mobile phone generally takes a good long while, regardless of how experienced a sales rep might be – and that applies to…
Sprint stores wait-listing Palm Pre hopefuls
By now it’s clear that Sprint and Palm will have limited supplies of the Palm Pre on hand for the June 6th launch of the WebOS-powered smartphone. Most Palm Pre hopefuls will probably get to the front of the line on launch day to find that the Palm Pre has sold out. But, that doesn’t…
Best Buy inventory leaks show dismal Palm Pre stocks
Let’s start things off by making it clear that this latest leak may be nothing more than a hoax. But, if true, it looks like a launch-day trip to Best Buy in search of a Palm Pre is likely to end in tears of frustration for most Pre-hopefuls. A forum user over at EverythingPre has…
Sprint nixing Palm Pre mail-in rebate?
Mail-in rebates are a hassle. Fiscally, they’re just as good as cash, but the mental overhead in dealing with mail-in rebate forms and whatnot is just more than some people want to deal with. Those people are likely going to be headed to a Best Buy or RadioShack retailer to pick up their Palm Pre,…
Sprint confirms Palm Pre exclusivity through 2009
The Palm Pre is picking up steam as it fuels the media hype machine. As we near the June 6th launch of the Palm Pre on Sprint, rival carriers are gunning for a chance at the hotly-anticipated smartphone. Not to be outdone by the wireless underdog, both AT&T and Verizon Wireless have gone public with…
Sprint launches eco-friendly accessories
Like many other companies, Sprint knows the power of “green.” That said, they’ve recently launched new eco-friendly accessories, including the SOLIO Mono solar-powered charger and two new Nite Ize mobile phone carrying cases made from 100% recycled plastic water bottles. We’ve already talked about the SOLIO Mono Hybrid Charger, so I’ll just quickly recap the…
Sprint “Can’t afford to sell the Pre to the Wrong Customers”
It looks like this whole “limited supply on launch” situation is a serious problem for Sprint. So serious, in fact, that Sprint’s leaked launch guide contains a page alerting Sprint sales reps to warning that they (Sprint and Palm) “Can’t afford to sell the Pre to the Wrong Customers.” The Palm Pre should, according to…
Palm Pre gesture guide leaked!
If it weren’t for document leaks like this, we’d go crazy waiting for the Palm Pre to launch on Sprint’s network. The Palm Pre gesture guide has just hit the interwebs for a little pre-Pre gesture practice. For those that still don’t know, the Palm Pre sports a touch-sensitive gesture-control area just below the capacitance-based…