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Palm’s New Pre Takes On iPhone
Palm’s New Pre Takes On iPhone
Palm's Pre is smart, sophisticated and will appeal to those who want a keyboard. It could give the iPhone and Blackberry strong competition -- if it fixes its app store and can attract third-party developers.
Palm Pre Review [Palm Pre Review]
Palm Pre Review [Palm Pre Review]
gizmodo.com — It's here. One last effort. A slow, but firm, shove of the chips. All in. Palm's only... hope to save a company once synonymous with smart handheld devices: the Pre. Their eyebrow raised, daring you to call. They flip. Full house. Respectable. Decent. ... (more) Palm Pre Review [Palm Pre Review]
Is this the new iPhone?
Is this the new iPhone?
engadget.com — Sure, it's Palm's big day , but that doesn't mean the Apple rumor mill is taking a... break -- check out these pics of what might be the new iPhone set to drop on Monday . Yep, that's a matte black casing with no chrome border, a what looks to be a ... (more) Is this the new iPhone?
Review of the Palm PRE Phone
pcworld.com — The Palm Pre smartphone ($200 with a two-year contract from Sprint as of 6/4/09), along with the... company's much-anticipated webOS operating system, has had quite the buzz building up since its splashy launch in January. While the Pre isn't perfect, it ... (more) Review of the Palm PRE Phone
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Palm Pre Review Roundup
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... its weak spots (battery life, slow program opening, ringer volume, Sprint network)? Oh, yes indeedy. Especially when you consider that last weak spot might be going away. Verizon Wireless has announced that it will carry the Pre ''in the next six months or so.'' Steven Levy, at Wired: It's a huge win ... The Pre emphatically shows that Palm has not reached the stage of suffixes. And multitasking rules! Walt Mossberg, at the Wall Street Journal: The Pre is a smart, sophisticated product that will ...

Palm Pre: the first true competitor to the iPhone
iPhone J.D. — ... to the iPhone, and will help push Apple to continue its innovation on the iPhone.  Of course, who knows what Apple has in store for us with the next version of the iPhone due any day now.  One thing is for certain:  it is a very exciting time to be a smartphone user. Here are the best Palm Pre reviews that I have found: New York Times -- Nice, reasonable length review from David Pogue, perhaps the best technology writer in the U.S. Wall Street Journal -- Just as good as the New York Times review Engadget -- the most ...

Palm Pre… ready for lift off this Saturday
SolSie.com — ... Today, Palm has a launch party for journalists and few prominent bloggers to kick off the Palm Pre, the most anticipated device since its fall of grace. At the same time, usual suspects such WJS Walt Mossberg , ...

Mossberg on new iPhone: it'll have "lots of added features"
Engadget — Let's just be totally honest with each other here: Walt Mossberg probably has a new iPhone that none of us have ever seen. In fact, he could very well have two or more, depending on exactly what Apple intends to unveil at ...

Mossberg on new iPhone: it’ll have “lots of added features,” available within a month?
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information — Let's just be totally honest with each other here: Walt Mossberg probably has a new iPhone that none of us have ever seen. In fact, he could very well have two or more, depending on exactly what Apple intends to unveil at ...

Walt Mossberg: New iPhone 2009 at WWDC and added features
PR News: — ... Walt Mossberg is very careful when he hints at a new iPhone for 2009, he does not confirm that it is a dead cert, but if you read between the lines, it certainly looks like we will see it at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2009. He goes on to talk about the rumored 3.2 megapixel AF camera, the faster processor and the new OLED display. Read about what Mossberg has to say about the new iPhone 2009. ...

New iPhone has “lots of added features”, Mossberg says
iPhone Buzz — ... an Engadget reader-- gives us another clue on his article about Palm Pre about a new, improved iPhone that is expected to be announced on June 8. ...

New iPhone has “lots of added features”, Mossberg says
Top iPhone News — ... an Engadget reader– gives us another clue on his article about Palm Pre about a new, improved iPhone that is expected to be announced on June 8. ...

Mossberg: Palm Pre Review or iPhone News Leak?
The iPhone Blog — ... , however, with his Palm Pre review for D All Things Digital, Mossberg went a step further. Alongside roughly 40 or so iPhone references — including the title! — Mossberg interjects: ...

Mossberg: Palm Pre Review or iPhone News Article?
The iPhone Blog — ... , however, with his Palm Pre review for D All Things Digital, however, Mossberg went a step further. Alongside roughly 40 or so iPhone references — including the title! — Mossberg interjects: ...

Palm Pre Reviews are in: Looks Like a Stellar 1.0
jkOnTheRun — ... Walt Mossberg (WSJ): “All in all, I believe the Pre is a smart, sophisticated product that will have particular appeal for those who want a physical keyboard.” ...

Uncle Walt brings it home with his Pre review
CrunchGear — ... - but I enjoyed Uncle Walt Mossberg’s look at the Pre during which he basically confirms that there will be a new iPhone next week. He calls this the best competitor to the ...

WSJ Confirms New iPhone Hardware? [IPhone]
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information — ... It's not like everybody didn't already know that new iPhone hardware was coming soon, but for Mossberg to say it in a review, it's all but certain. One, he doesn't just make things up. Two, he has that special relationship with Apple we talked about earlier that lets him get seated at Apple events early, with the VIPs. It's safe to say he knows what he's talking about. [WSJ Pre Review via ...

WSJ Confirms New iPhone Hardware? [IPhone]
Gizmodo — ... It's not like everybody didn't already know that new iPhone hardware was coming soon, but for Mossberg to say it in a review, it's all but certain. One, he doesn't just make things up. Two, he has that special relationship with Apple we talked about earlier that lets him get seated at Apple events early, with the VIPs. It's safe to say he knows what he's talking about. [WSJ Pre Review via ...

Here’s what’s wrong with the Palm Pre
CrunchGear — ... all sorts of media “outlets” have already published their reviews; I don’t know when our review will go up. And since it’s my feeling that most of you already assume the phone is “good,” I’ve gone ahead and collected a few excerpts of the more critical points. You know, the part of the review that goes something like, “Now, the Palm Pre isn’t perfect; we found a few problems with it. And they are…” That part. So let’s get on with it. From the Wall Street Journal : The Pre’s biggest disadvantage is its app store, the ...

Walt Mossberg Says iPhone To Have Lots Of New Features, Coming Soon?
iPhone Alley - RSS — ... Engadget spotted an interesting statement in Walt Mossberg's recent Palm Pre review that is pretty surprising. In all honesty, if there's a non-Apple civilian out there who already has an iPhone that we don't know about, it's probably Mossberg. He has before, and he's usually very good at keeping it a secret. However, one statement from his Palm Pre review yesterday may have blown his cover. ...

Mossberg confirms new iPhone to be announced June 8th
Krunker — ... We knew Mossberg was an Apple fanboy.. but man.. couldn’t he just hold it back a bit while reviewing the new Palm Pre smartphone due out this weekend? In the opening paragraph to his Palm Pre review, he outright states that the new iPhone will be announced on June 8th. Here’s the opening paragraph: ...

Palm Pre looking good in early reviews
Krunker — ... Phone Scoop: Phone Scoop is a bit more down to earth with the Pre. Here’s what they have to say: “The Pre offers a lot, but has some glaring omissions. If you’re willing to give up features such as video capture and don’t mind being limited to 8GB of storage, the Pre will offer you excellent personal information and messaging management along with a user interface that outperforms many others in return.” All Things Digital: Ah yes.. as noted in our previous posting, Mossberg can’t stop ...

"New iPhone To Be Unveiled Next Week"
iPhone Savior — ... "Whether the Pre is better than the iPhone depends on your personal preferences, though I’d note that the new iPhone to be unveiled next week will have lots of added features that could alter those calculations." Mossberg wrote in his WSJ post. ...

Reviewers Like the Pre, But Is It Enough?
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech — ... RealTechNews A number of reviews on Palm’s new Pre device, ready for launch on June 6th (the significance of that date as being D-Day should be lost to no one following Palm’s recent troubles) have been posted, and most of them have been positive. But will those reviews reviews be enough to convince people to try a device that while innovative and great, still has a number of minuses when compared to the iPhone? Let’s take a look at some of the comments: The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg : I consider the Pre to be potentially the strongest rival to the iPhone to date, ...

Walt Mosspuppet: "Gizmodo Makes Me Want to Vomit in My Mouth!" [Blockquote]
Gizmodo — ... , and using the word "iPhone" more often than "Pre" in his supposed hands-on article about the Palm Pre. This video is a pretty spot-on skewering, though I'm no doubt swayed by my deep and unabashed love of all things Muppet. ...

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