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Palm Pre Review Roundup
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... However, the slide-out keyboard seems flimsy and cluttered.
Peter Svensson, at the Associated Press:
Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre. In a remarkable achievement, Palm Inc., a company that was something of a has-been, has come up with a phone operating system that is more powerful, elegant and user-friendly.
Ed Baig, at USA Today:
The first Palm Pre will certainly give the iPhone and other rivals ...
Palm Pre: the first true competitor to the iPhone
iPhone J.D. —
... 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 comprehensive review of the Palm Pre, written by Joshua Topolsky, who I suspect has had a pre-release version longer than anyone. (He even showed off the Pre on TV to Jimmy Fallon back in March.)
PreCentral -- good, detailed review
And these are also good:
USA Today
PC World
Gizmodo
Slashgear ...
Palm Pre Review Round-up
I4U News —
... is slow in supporting Palm OS developers. In a story on BusinessWeek , well known open source figure William Hurley draws a very bleak picture of Palm's developer support and lack of apps for it. Another main issue is that the Palm Pre is bound to Sprint. When we reported that Verizon Wireless would get the Pre, the story triggered huge interest. If you want the Pre you need to give Sprint a chance. Palm Pre Reviews: Engadget Gizmodo WSJ NY Times USA Today PC World Posted on Thu, 4 Jun 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr ...
Palm Pre Reviews are in: Looks Like a Stellar 1.0
jkOnTheRun —
... USA Today: “The first Palm Pre will certainly give the iPhone and other rivals a run for their money. To be sure, there are areas where it could improve: Bring on the apps.” ...
Here’s what’s wrong with the Palm Pre
CrunchGear —
... of continuous music playback and claims just five hours of video playback, versus seven for the iPhone.
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Another downside: the Pre’s autocorrect system, for instantly fixing mistyped words, is puny. Even with a physical keyboard, people make typos, and Palm only fixes about 2,500 common words, like “the.” By contrast, both the BlackBerry and iPhone have tens of thousands of autocorrections built in, including fixes for long, complex words.
From USA Today :
Still, I encountered occasional sluggishness and bugs. At one ...
Palm Pre Review Matrix: What Everybody's Saying [Review Matrix]
Gizmodo —
... was a lot of consensus here, though notable disharmony when it came to Sprint service and the Pre's tight keyboard. And nobody, but nobody, mastered the metaphor like Jason Chen. Except maybe David Pogue. Read on... Of course, there's no way to fit even all the main points into the review matrix, so if you want to go and check out the other reviews for yourself, damnit, you should! • NYT - David Pogue • USA Today - Ed Baig • WSJ - Walt Mossberg • Engadget - Josh ...
Palm Pre Review Matrix: What Everybody’s Saying [Review Matrix]
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information —
... maybe David Pogue. Read on... Of course, there's no way to fit even all the main points into the review matrix, so if you want to go and check out the other reviews for yourself, damnit, you should! *Apologies for not including Steven Levy's piece from Wired. We saw it too late to include it in the mix. You can also check out Mark Spoonauer's from Laptop. • NYT - David Pogue • USA Today - Ed Baig • WSJ - Walt Mossberg • Engadget - Josh Topolsky ...
Palm Pre: What's everyone saying?
T3.com News —
... NY Times
"The Pre, which goes on sale Saturday, is an elegant, joyous, multitouch smartphone; it’s the iPhone remixed."
"So do the Pre’s perks (beautiful hardware and software, compact size, keyboard, swappable battery, flash, multitasking, calendar consolidation) outweigh its weak spots (battery life, occasional sluggishness, ringer volume)?
Oh, yes indeedy."
USA Today
"I've been testing the Pre for more than two weeks and like it ...
Palm Pre: What's everyone saying?
T3.com All —
... "The Pre, which goes on sale Saturday, is an elegant, joyous, multitouch smartphone; it s the iPhone remixed." "So do the Pre s perks (beautiful hardware and software, compact size, keyboard, swappable battery, flash, multitasking, calendar consolidation) outweigh its weak spots (battery life, occasional sluggishness, ringer volume)? Oh, yes indeedy." USA Today "I've been testing the Pre for more than two weeks and like it a lot. Pre is easy on the eyes. I can't think of a more comfortable cellphone in my hand. It has a lovely screen for taking in YouTube videos or browsing ...
