Well, it’s not like we didn’t expect this to happen. But, we certainly didn’t think the Palm Pre would sell out this quickly. Despite having topped off their Palm Pre inventories yesterday, it seems the rush of eager Pre fans managed to scoop up all available Palm Pre units at all the Sprint stores in…
The Palm Pre Arrives! Let’s Celebrate By Tearing One Apart!
The day many have been waiting for is here. Palm Pre launch day! To help celebrate the occasion I’m more than happy to post some disassembly photos I found in my inbox this morning. You can head over to RapidRepair for full details and instructions on how to do the disassembly yourself, but I’d highly…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: No Palm Pre for Verizon anytime soon
Well this sure puts an stop to Verizon’s claim that they’ll have the Palm Pre, as well as a BlackBerry Storm 2, available on their network within about six months. Verizon recently made waves by publicly saying that they too would offer the Palm Pre in the near future, but the language used in the…
Palm Pre iTunes sync confirmed as USB hack
Just how did Palm manage to get their Palm Pre to connect to Apple’s iTunes software and synchronize your media libraries? Thanks to a little snooping around in iTunes, the infamous encryption-breaking “DVD Jon” (Jon Lech Johansen) has confirmed that the Palm Pre’s iTunes compatibility is indeed a hack. The Palm Pre’s “MediaSync” tricks iTunes…
Sprint corporate stores stocked for Palm Pre launch day!
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…
Preview of the new Kung Fu-tastic Palm Pre ad
Palm has announced that it will be unveiling a new Palm Pre video advertisement during a Palm Pre launch party in Hollywood on June 3. For those lucky few that will get to drink and eat on Palm’s dime will apparently be treated to comedy performances from the world’s best comedians. Palm will also unveil…
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…