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pcworld.com - 6/4/2009
Review of the Palm PRE Phone
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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 definitely does not disappoint: I found the ...
Palm Pre review
engadget.com - 6/4/2009
Palm Pre review
— engadget.com — The Palm Pre. It's not just a phone, it's a myth, an idea, possibly a legacy... and... a really, really long time coming. It's almost impossible to believe, but the crew at Engadget has been talking about a Linux-based Palm phone since way back in ... (more) Palm Pre review

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Palm Pre Review [Palm Pre Review]
gizmodo.com - 6/4/2009
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]

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Pre could pilot Palm to smartphone glory again
usatoday.com - 6/4/2009
Pre could pilot Palm to smartphone glory again
— usatoday.com — Palm Pre www.palm.com Price: $200, after rebate and two-year Sprint voice/data plan ($69.99 to $99.99 a month)... Score: 3 and a half stars (out of four) Pro. Good-looking pocket computer combines touch-screen and physical keyboard. Solid browser. Slick ... (more) Pre could pilot Palm to smartphone glory again

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Palm Pre Review Roundup
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... Despite some missing features and performance issues that make it less than ideal for on-the-go professionals, the Palm Pre offers gadget lovers and consumers well-integrated features and unparalled multitasking capabilities. The hardware could be better, but more importantly, Palm has developed a solid OS that not only rivals the competition but also sets a new standard in the way smartphones handle tasks and manage information. Ginny Miles, at PC World: The long-awaited Palm Pre lives up to the hype with a responsive ...

Palm Pre: the first true competitor to the iPhone
iPhone J.D. — ... 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 CNET ...

Palm Pre Review Round-up
I4U News — ... PC World Posted on Thu, 4 Jun 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre: Will it beat the iPhone?
T3.com All — ... PC World: The long-awaited Palm Pre lives up to the hype with a responsive touchscreen and an engaging interface, but a few hardware design flaws keep it from being the perfect smartphone. More Business Week: If the Palm (PALM) Pre had appeared a year ago, it might have turned the smartphone market upside down. ...

Palm Pre: Will it beat the iPhone?
T3.com News — ... a phone since the iPhone, but for the past six months, all eyes have been on the Palm Pre. More New York Times: The Pre is an elegant, joyous, multitouch smartphone; it’s the iPhone remixed. More PC World: The long-awaited Palm Pre lives up to the hype with a responsive touchscreen and an engaging interface, but a few hardware design flaws keep it from being the perfect smartphone. More Business Week: If the Palm (PALM) Pre had ...

Palm Pre Smartphone and webOS: PC World Review
PR News: — ... Reviews are now starting to come in for the Palm Pre and we have one of the first for you to read now. It comes courtesy of PCWorld, who have also included all new images of the device for you to check out. ...

Reviewers Like the Pre, But Is It Enough?
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech — ... the iPhone to date, provided it attracts lots of third-party apps, which it sorely lacks at launch. Its design is much better than that of the two other main iPhone-class competitors: the T-Mobile G1, which uses Android, and RIM’s touch-screen BlackBerry Storm. […] Many other iPhone wannabes have physical keyboards, including the G1. But none combine that keyboard with the stylish software of the Pre and its beautiful industrial design, which makes the new Palm feel great in the hand. PC World : While the Pre isn’t perfect, it definitely does not disappoint: I found the WebOS ...

Smartphone OS Smackdown: iPhone OS 3.0 vs. WebOS vs. the World (3)
iPhone News Updated — ... What it is: The all-new Palm operating system that debuted on the much ballyhooed Palm Pre. Palm says that WebOS will appear on other phones in the future; rumor has it that ...

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