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GSM Palm Pre Plus & Pixi Plus Coming?

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GSM Palm Pre Plus & Pixi Plus Coming? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Evidence that the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus will soon be hitting AT&T's network piled on today, thanks to this scoop from TUV Rheinland (via Engadget). They have both the P101UNA and the P121UNA, the numeric codes for the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, listed in their systems. The "UNA" designation means that these devices are GSM phones.

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Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:45:28 CST | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Review

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Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Palm unveiled the new Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus phones at the CES 2010. Both new Palm webOS smartphones are going to be available on Verizon Wireless.

Palm Pre Plus sports a streamlined design that simplifies navigation, 16GB of storage (15GB user available storage), and a Touchstone Back Cover. The thin and lightweight Palm Pixi Plus finally adds Wi-Fi and becomes a bit more interesting.
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Posted on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:23:42 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre/Pixi Plus Pricing Leaked?

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Palm Pre/Pixi Plus Pricing Leaked? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

The Palm Pre and Palm Pixi Plus aren't quite as awesome as a whole new Pre would have been, but they're still a great expansion for Palm's line. If this rumor from PhoneArena is accurate, we may already know how much these two mobiles will cost when they launch on January 25th.

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Posted on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:14:43 CST | by Robert Evans

New Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Coming To Verizon Wireless

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New Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Coming To Verizon Wireless Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Palm just announced at the CES 2010 the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus. Both new webOS phones have been already rumored before, now it they are official and both will be available on Verizon Wireless on January 25.

Palm Pre Plus sports a streamlined design that simplifies navigation, 16GB of storage (15GB user available storage), and a Touchstone Back Cover.
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Posted on Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:06:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre Gets 3D Games At CES 2010

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Palm Pre Gets 3D Games At CES 2010 Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Palm announced today at the CES 2010 3D games for the Palm Pre. Seven 3D games are being introduced today in the Palm App Catalog for Palm Pre customers.
The new games for the Palm Pre include:
•Need for Speed Undercover (EA Mobile)
•The Sims 3 (EA Mobile)
•MONOPOLY (EA Mobile)
•Asphalt 5: Elite Racing (Gameloft)
•Let’s Golf! (Gameloft)
•Glyder 2 (Glu Mobile)
•X-Plane (Laminar Research)
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Posted on Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:35:42 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre 3 To Launch At CES 2010 On Verizon?

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Palm Pre 3 To Launch At CES 2010 On Verizon? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Holy hell, how's this for some New Years news; Bright Side of News has just reported that Palm will be revealing the third iteration of the Palm Pre next week at CES 2010. Palm has already sent out press invites for a conference on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. It's not entirely clear exactly what this conference is about, but the most obvious answer is the Pre 3.

BSN* claims that the Pre 3 will launch on Verizon's network. We've heard rumors of a Verizon Pre for a while now. In fact, earlier this week we heard that the Pre and Pixi (aka Pre 1 and Pre 2) would be coming to Verizon. A new, updated version of the Pre is very much due. I can see Big Red selling the Pre 1 for $99, giving the Pixi away for free with a contract, and charging $199 for the Pre 3. That would give Verizon an impressive phone platform to compete with the new iPhone and the Nexus One.

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Posted on Fri, 1 Jan 2010 01:00:00 CST | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus, Coming To Verizon

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Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus, Coming To Verizon Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review There have been rumors of a Verizon Pre since the day the Pre first went on sale. Sprint's exclusivity will be over at some point next year, and Big Red wants a slice of that Palm action. Boy Genius has received word that VZW will be carrying the Pre and the Pixi. Both phones will have a new name for their new carrier; the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus.

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Posted on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:25:00 CST | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre Plus Coming To Verizon?

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Palm Pre Plus Coming To Verizon? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review If you're shacked up with Big Red, we've got some great news for you. Phone Arena has come across info from Verizon's internal systems listing the Palm Pre Plus. We have no idea what the Plus means. This could be an entirely new, next generation Pre...or it could be a minor modification of the existing device.

Phone Arena also found that the Motorola Devour A555, also known as the Calgary, will be joining Verizon's Droid family soon. It will sport a 3 MP camera, MotoBLUR, and Android 2.1. The LG VS750 will also be joining Verizon in the near future. It packs WinMo 6.5, has global roaming support, and is supposedly super thin.

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Posted on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:05:31 CST | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre Suffering Cloud Data Loss...Could You Be Next?

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Palm Pre Suffering Cloud Data Loss...Could You Be Next? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

It's 10:47 A.M., Palm Pre owners...do you know where your data is? PreCentral has received a ton of user complaints over the last few weeks that Palm Profiles haven't been backed up as often as they should have. Judging by the number of complaints, the issue seems to be getting worse every day. The problem appears to come from corrupted back-ups, and a lack of internal safety measures designed to prevent said back-ups from damaging the system.

Palm recently issued a statement assuring customers that they are aware of the issue and working on it. No more information is available. AppleInsider likened this case to the Sidekick Data Disaster and the recent loss of multiple Nokia Ovi Contacts. An increasing number of gadgets and services do their computing in the cloud, and Google's upcoming Chrome OS stores virtually all user details there. Cloud computing is hot right now...but is it as safe and reliable as it needs to be?

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Posted on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:06:23 CST | by Robert Evans

Holiday Gift Deals: Palm Pre & Pixi Both On Sale

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Holiday Gift Deals: Palm Pre & Pixi Both On Sale Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

You're a Palm fan. Unfortunately, just like the company you love, you're broke as hell this Christmas season. Too broke to afford one of those fancy new Palm smartphones. At least, you were before Amazon.com started offering amazing deals on both the Pre and the Pixi. If you order now you can pick up a Palm Pre up for just $79.99 with a 2-year Sprint contract.

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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:49:02 CST | by Robert Evans

Verizon Re-Confirms Palm Pre

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Verizon Re-Confirms Palm Pre Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

The saga of the Palm Pre and Verizon has been long and confusing. After rumors of Verizon denial and months of waiting, we have confirmation from Big Red itself that the Pre is coming to town. And this is the sort of confirmation that doesn't just rely on advertising leaks and inventory screenshots. Verizon's Twitter feed, VZWOffers (via Boy Genius) told us almost everything we needed to know.

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Posted on Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:17:12 CDT | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre Hits Spain, October 14th

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Palm Pre Hits Spain, October 14th Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

If you live in Spain and you've been coveting the Palm Pre, today is your lucky day. Actually, October 14th is going to be your lucky day, but today is the day we learned that. The Palm Blog announced today that the carrier Telefonica will be bringing the Pre to Spain on October 14th. Telefonica is also the exclusive Pre carrier in Ireland, Germany, and the U.K.

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Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:59:01 CDT | by Robert Evans

New Palm Pre webOS 1.2.1 Fixes Apple iTunes Sync Again

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New Palm Pre webOS 1.2.1 Fixes Apple iTunes Sync Again Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Palm just released webOS 1.2.0 last week. Today Palm released webOS 1.2.1 that fixes both problems syncing your EAS email and media sync with the latest iTunes release (as already rumored over a week ago).
I did not expect Palm to continue this little war with Apple. Besides sync with iTunes 9.0.1 Palm also fixed photo album structure and added a new option to sync photos without full resolution originals. Read more

Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:49:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre webOS 1.2.0 Update Released

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Palm Pre webOS 1.2.0 Update Released Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Palm released the new webOS 1.2.0 update with several improvements and bug fixes.
The new features of webOS 1.2.0 include LinkedIn contact syncing with Palm Synergy, support for heterogeneous EAS policies, Email Keyword filter, file download in browser, Amazon MP3 Store access via Wifi and 3G, podcast pause and resume and app purchasing. There is no word on if the new webOS 1.2.0 will give you back your iTunes syncing. My guess is that it is never coming back again. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:15:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Verizon Wireless WILL Sell The Palm Pre

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Verizon Wireless WILL Sell The Palm Pre Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

After stock-dropping rumors that Verizon decided to dump the Pre and a terse assertion from Palm that their smartphone would be heading to "new carriers" in 2010, we have confirmation from Boy Genius that the Pre will, in fact, be sold on Verizon's network.

Verizon still has not commented one way or the other on these rumors, and Palm did not address directly which carriers would get to host the Pre. That said, the CEO of Verizon himself has openly expressed his plans to carry the webOS smartphone in the past, and Big Red is in dire need of some variety in their smartphone offerings.

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Posted on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Verizon Declines The Palm Pre?

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Verizon Declines The Palm Pre? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

The smartphone world received a shock today when news broke that Verizon Wireless might not be adopting the Palm Pre after all. TheStreet.com states that "people close to the discussions" told them that Verizon has decided not to support the Pre. This is great news for Sprint, the Pre's current U.S. carrier, but very bad news for Palm, who desperately needs a larger market if they want any hope of crossing the million sold mark.

Up until now, Verizon seemed quite eager to get at the Palm Pre. Back in May, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam even stated that his company intended to roll out the Pre within six months. What's caused this rapid change of mood? If TheStreet is correct, the Pre's less-than-impressive sales weren't the only reason.

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Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:17:41 CDT | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre On Sale For $99.99 On Amazon With Contract

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Palm Pre On Sale For $99.99 On Amazon With Contract Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review If you have considered to get a Palm Pre than now is a great time. Amazon is having it on sale for $99.99 with Sprint contract.
I still consider the Palm Pre the more interesting choice compared to the upcoming Palm Pixi. The Pixi has no Wifi, which makes it a no go for many. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Announced Quarterly Earnings Without Specific Palm Pre Sales Numbers

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Palm Announced Quarterly Earnings Without Specific Palm Pre Sales Numbers Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Palm announced their earnings for the past quarter, which is their first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ending August 28th.
The total revenues have been $68m resulting in gross profit of $2.8m. These results include the effects of subscription accounting applied to Palm webOS products as required by GAAP. In accordance with this methodology, revenues and direct cost of revenues for Palm webOS products (currently Palm Pre smartphone) are deferred and recognized over the product's estimated economic life.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:46:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iTunes 9 Kills Palm Pre Syncing

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iTunes 9 Kills Palm Pre Syncing Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

When the Palm Pre first hit stores, it came with the ability to sync up with iTunes. The Pre identified itself as an iPod mass storage device, so iTunes recognized it and let it in. Apple was not happy about this, and they fired back in July by breaking the Pre's ability to sync in a patch. Palm didn't take this standing down, and fixed syncing in webOS 1.1. For the last few months, the Pre has remained able to sync and Apple has only been able to stew about it.

That all changed yesterday. Apple released iTunes version 9 and, according to AppleInsider, it broke the Pre's ability to sync once more. Palm fans needn't fret, though. The webOS 1.2 update, which should have been announced earlier this week, was delayed for some reason. More than likely so that Palm would be able to respond to any moves Apple made.

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Posted on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:28:03 CDT | by Robert Evans

Palm Pre: Available in Canada

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Palm Pre: Available in Canada Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Between the freezing cold and the dangerous snow Yetis, life in Canada can be pretty hard. Today, however, we've got a spot of good news for our neighbors to the north. The Palm Pre is available now in stores all across your country (thanks Boy Genius) From Ottawa to Saskatchewan, every Bell store, Best Buy, and other fine gadget shop will be able to hook you up with a Palm Pre for the not-low-but-not-overly-gouged price of $199.95.

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Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

GSM Version of the Palm Pre Approved

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GSM Version of the Palm Pre Approved Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Are you a big fan of the Palm Pre who doesn't want to switch over to the Sprint carrier? If so, we've got some good news for you today. A GSM, 3G enabled version of the Palm Pre has just been certified by WiFi.org, and could be coming to North America sometime very soon. According to PreCentral this does not necessarily mean that a GSM Pre will be hitting the US in the near future.

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Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:20:00 CDT | by Robert Evans