Nevermind that the Palm Pre is just a stone’s throw away. If a Windows Mobile-powered Palm Treo Pro is just the kind of smartphone that floats your boat, you’ll be happy to hear that an the handset is now available for $399.99 from Amazon.com! The Palm Treo Pro is unlocked and carries no unnecessary contract-baggage.…
Palm Pre to feature built-in screenshot utility!
The Palm Pre is going to have some stiff competition in the new iPhone and Android 1.5 devices, which are scheduled to go live later this year. As such, the Pre is going to need go toe-to-toe with features that match, and hopefully surpass, those on the iPhone and future Android handsets. Multi-tasking? Check. Capacitance…
Sprint to charge $70 for Palm Pre’s Touchstone charging dock?
The Palm Pre leaks are coming hard and fast these days. Following on leaked internal Sprint planning schedules that indicated May 16 as the target-date for finalizing all Palm Pre launch preparations, an alleged screenshot of Sprint’s price lists hints at an $70 price tag for the Palm Pre’s wireless Touchstone charger. In case you’ve…
Sprint docs point to Palm Pre launching May 16!
Sprint has already started training its sales staff on the upcoming Palm Pre, that much we know. And, now that things are getting more and more official, the Palm Pre’s expected launch window has just been narrowed down to early May. According to Engadget‘s alleged internal Sprint schedules, the Palm Pre is “required” to be…
PalmOS emulator ‘Classic’ demonstrated on video
Palm was proud to show off MotionApps’ PalmOS emulator, dubbed “Classic,” as a means of run legacy Palm OS software on the Palm Pre’s brand-spankin’-new WebOS. From what we saw back at CTIA Wireless 2009, Classic does a fantastic job of recreating the old Palm OS environment on the Palm Pre. Unfortunately, we were only…
Palm going viral with Palm Pre marketing?
The Palm Pre has been spotted in the wild! Not on a talk show. Not in a product demonstration. The Palm Pre has been spotted hanging out at some random festival in San Francisco, in as uncontrolled an environment as you’re going to get. While Palm Pre fans will likely be flocking to the newly-posted…
Palm Touchstone charger to usher in entire Touchstone product line
It’s not enough for Palm to be the first manufacturer to integrate wireless charging (magnetic induction) technology into a mobile phone. Palm’s Touchstone charger for the Palm Pre is apparently just the first wireless thinagmajig in a line of Touchstone products. The reference to the Touchstone product line slipped loose during a Palm Pre product…
Sprint vacation freeze locks Palm Pre launch in for May!
When wireless carriers go around freezing employees’ vacation times for an entire month, you can be pretty sure that said carrier is planning to launch a headlining handset sometime in that month. This time around, we’re hearing that Sprint has frozen employees out of taking any vacation time during the month of May. Seeing as…
Sprint Beginning Palm Pre Training?
Apparently, Palm Pre training is beginning for Sprint sales reps this month, in line with the latest rumours of a mid-April launch. For everyone griping about the supposed $300 price point, the internal memo states the pricing has not yet been determined. There are more communications to come regarding the Pre, and since this one…
Palm Pre Holster From AGF Makes an Appearance
What’s the surest sign of an impending device launch? Months and months of rumors and speculation? Well, that’s usually the case… But another good sign is when accessories start showing up for the device. Even though the Palm Pre hasn’t launched yet, I’m starting to notice accessories make their pretty appearance on the web, case…