ptech.allthingsd.com - 6/4/2009
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In the new era of hand-held computers — super-smart touch-screen phones that run sleek, compelling software — Apple’s iPhone has been king. A new, improved iPhone is expected to be announced on June 8. But on June 6, Apple will get a powerful competitor in this category. It’s a beautiful, ...
ptech.allthingsd.com - 6/4/2009
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ptech.allthingsd.com —
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.
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Palm’s New Pre Takes On iPhone
gizmodo.com - 6/4/2009
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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. ...
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Palm Pre Review [Palm Pre Review]
engadget.com - 6/6/2009
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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 ...
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Is this the new iPhone?
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Palm Pre Review Matrix: What Everybody's Saying [Review Matrix]
Gizmodo —
... 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 Topolsky • Gizmodo - Jason Chen ...
Palm Pre Review Matrix: What Everybody’s Saying [Review Matrix]
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information —
When a bunch of reviews hit, it's useful—and sometimes funny—to see how they echo each other, and how they differ. In the Palm Pre reviews, nobody used the word "iPhone" as much as WSJ's Walt Mossberg—he was a third more likely to use it than his colleagues David Pogue (NYT) and Ed Baig (USA Today) were, and he even lead with a discussion of it, before mentioning the Pre. Nobody wrote nearly as long as Josh at Engadget: His review is over 10,000 words; ours, the next longest, was just over 3,000. There was a lot of consensus here, though notable disharmony when it came to Sprint ...
Palm Pre: What's everyone saying?
T3.com All —
Palm Pre: What's everyone saying? It's T3's hottest gadget of the year, trumping our Hot 100 list, but what does everyone else think about the Pre? The Palm Pre has been reviewed by a variety of US websites, blogs and newspapers - expect ours shortly! - but what's the general verdict? Is it a Palm saviour? An iPhone slayer? Or an embarrassment worth not mentioning again? Here's the lowdown. Gizmodo ...
Palm Pre: What's everyone saying?
T3.com News —
The Palm Pre has been reviewed by a variety of US websites, blogs and newspapers - expect ours shortly! - but what's the general verdict? Is it a Palm saviour? An iPhone slayer? Or an embarrassment worth not mentioning again? Here's the lowdown.
Gizmodo
"The software is agile, smart and capable. The hardware, on the other hand, is a liability. If Palm can get someone else to design and build their hardware—someone who has hands and can feel what a phone is like when physically used, that phone might just be one of the best phones on the market."
Wall Street ...
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