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Release Date:
Q2 2009
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Released for Sprint, the Palm Pre features a 3.1-inch 24-bit color touch screen display. It integrates a proximity sensor that disables the screen when users put the phone up to their ear. To prolong battery life, a light sensor dims the display if the ambient light is dark. An accelerometer automatically orients webpages and photos for landscape or portrait view. Hidden from view, a full QWERTY keyboard slides out for easy and quick text messaging. An integrated 3.0-megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field captures images and video. Other features include EV-DO Rev. A for high-speed Internet, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, GPS, Stereo Bluetooth and 8GB of flash storage. The Pre also has a micro-USB plug, 3.5mm headphone jack and a new wireless charger. The Pre runs on Palm's new WebOS. Multiple applications can be opened and run simultaneously, so users can flip from one program to another. The new platform introduces Palm Synergy, a feature that brings information from the many places to the Pre in one integrated view. It also groups conversations with the same person in a chat-style view, even if it started in IM and replied with text messaging... [ Continue reading Palm Pre Review]
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- Slide out the QWERTY keyboard for faster and easier texting or close it up and rotate the handset for music, websites, photos, and videos in full widescreen view
- Palm Synergy feature brings Outlook, Google, and Facebook calendars and contacts together for one logical view, and groups conversations with the same person in one chat-style view
- Flip through multiple applications and open and move easily between them
- Text messages and calendar appointments appear as notifications at the bottom of the screen so users will know what’s going on without being interrupted
- Fast browser brings full websites the way they were meant to be seen
- Take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots and look up directions or nearby points of interest using GPS
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Technical |
| Network: |
CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| Form Factor: |
Slide / Palm WebOS |
| Dimensions: |
101 x 60 x 17 mm |
| Weight: |
135 g |
| Antenna: |
Internal |
| Navigation: |
Touch Screen / QWERTY Keypad |
| Battery Type: |
Li-Ion |
| Talk Time: |
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| Standby Time: |
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| Memory: |
7.4 GB |
| Expandable Memory: |
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Safety |
| Radiation (SAR): |
(0.92 W/kg) |
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Imaging |
| Main Screen: |
TFT / Ambient Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor / Accelerometer
16,700,000 colors (320 x 480 px) |
| External Screen: |
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| Camera: |
3.0 MP / Flash / Zoom |
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Audio |
| MP3 Player: |
Sprint Music Store (MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / AMR / WAV) |
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| Speakerphone: |
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Multimedia |
| Wallpapers: |
320 x 480 px |
| Screen Savers: |
320 x 480 px |
| Ring Tones: |
MP3 |
| Themes: |
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| Games: |
Palm WebOS |
| Streaming Multimedia: |
Sprint TV (MPEG-4 / H.263 / H.264) |
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Messaging |
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| Email: |
POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP |
| Chat: |
AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo |
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Applications |
| Phonebook Capacity: |
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| Calendar: |
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| To-Do List: |
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| WAP: |
2.0 |
| Voice Commands: |
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| Calculator: |
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Connectivity |
| Bluetooth: |
2.1 (A2DP / AVRCP / DUN / HFP / HSP) |
| Infrared Port: |
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| High-Speed Data: |
cdma2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A |
| Wi-Fi: |
802.11 b/g |
| GPS: |
Sprint Navigation |
| PC Sync: |
USB 2.0 |
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More Information |
| Website: |
Product Website |
| Discussion: |
Smartphone / PDA Forum |
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Tue May 18, 2010 6:19 pm | By
Sprint, admitting that the Palm Pre was a major failure, is now looking to fourth-generation, or 4G, technology and prepaid service to spearhead its turnaround efforts.
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Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:24 pm | By
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest technology company by revenue, plans to purchase Palm for $1.2 billion, ending a flurry of rumors over the fate of the struggling handset maker.
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Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:09 am | By
Lenovo, the world's fourth-largest PC brand, has emerged as the leading suitor for Palm, after the struggling smartphone maker was rebuffed by HTC, Huawei and other potential Asian buyers.
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:33 am | By
Smartphone maker Palm has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to explore its options, including the sale of the struggling company to Taiwan handset maker HTC or Chinese PC maker Lenovo, people familiar with the matter said.
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Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:03 pm | By
Palm posted its eleventh consecutive quarterly loss and sent shares plunging more than 25 percent, highlighting the difficult time the embattled handset maker has had trying to win over consumers in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys.
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Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:54 am | By
Palm has released its WebOS 1.4 update -- which adds video recording, editing and sharing on Facebook and YouTube -- for Verizon and Sprint's Pre and Pixi smartphones.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:31 am | By
Palm today released the lastest version of its WebOS software for the Pre smartphone, adding a number of new features and fixing several security issues, but not regaining access to Apple's iTunes.
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:01 am | By
Verizon has scrapped plans to offer the Palm Pre smartphone after it had been scheduled to arrive in January, due to lower-than-expected sales from rival Sprint.
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:41 pm | By
Apple has received approval from an industry group to block rival Palm's Pre smartphone from connecting with its iTunes software.
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:48 am | By
Sprint is selling the Palm Pre for $100 -- a 50 percent price cut -- in hopes of luring customers from rival service providers.
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Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:40 pm | By
Palm is delivering an update to the Pre smartphone, allowing it to once again connect to iTunes a week after it was shut out -- escalating its battle with rival Apple.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:23 pm | By
Palm said its Pre smartphone will be available on the O2 network in the U.K., Ireland and Germany and Movistar in Spain in time for the Christmas holiday season.
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Thu May 28, 2009 9:23 am | By
Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, plans to start selling the Palm Pre and the new BlackBerry Storm in six months.
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Wed May 27, 2009 5:46 pm | By
AT&T's Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said that he sees the company selling Palm's high-profile Pre after Sprint's exclusive deal with the smartphone is up.
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Tue May 19, 2009 3:24 am | By
Sprint, the nation's third-largest wireless provider, today announced that the highly-anticipated Palm Pre smartphone will launch in stores on June 6 for $200.
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Tue May 05, 2009 7:23 pm | By
Palm's highly-anticipated Pre smartphone costs $170 to make and is expected to be priced around $200 after a carrier subsidy from Sprint, according to market researchers at iSuppli.
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Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:13 am | By
Smartphone maker Palm is inviting developers to create applications for its eagerly-awaited Pre touch screen handheld that will be taking on heavyweights such as Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry devices.
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Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:08 am | By
Sprint Nextel, the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said it lost 1.3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, but the results were not as bad as some had feared.
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Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:59 pm | By
Sprint is rewarding loyal customers with perks, privileges and discounts through the launch of its Sprint Premier program.
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Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:34 pm | By
Palm today unveiled the Pre smartphone, a touch screen phone that it hopes will win back customers from rivals like Nokia and Apple.
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