Seems like Telefonica’s got the chance to strike back. While Vodafone managed to snitch the iPhone, the Spanish newspaper Expansion says that the new major player in the world of smartphones, the Palm Pre, will most likely be exclusively offered by Telefonica’s Movistar in Spain, as well as in many Latin American countries. In addition, Telefonica’s subsidiary, O2, will get it within UK territory, which will also come as an equalizer, since Vodafone has already got the Android-powered HTC Magic on the island.

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A “Meet Pre” video has hit the global network, getting the attention of all that are interested in the WebOS platform. The demo shows off some of the operating system’s hot features, such as the close integration of calendar and contacts. In addition, you can see how the users will be able to share a web page with a friend, as well as a .png image attached to the e-mail. A list with the participants in a staff meeting is also shown in the video, with indication for exactly which ones of them are going to take part in the meeting.

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According to a VentureBeat article, Apple asked Google not to include the multi-touch functionaltiy in the Android operating system … It sounds both logical and not. If Apple really has the patent about the gestures control and will sue every company that uses it (including Palm), why wouldn’t they do the same with Google, instead of just asking them? Here is a trivia game:

a) Apple cannot stop others from using multi-touch

b) Multi-touch is Apple’s and Palm will have to pay for using it in the webOS                                     

c) Apple and Palm will agree to be the only ones using multi-touch    

d) Something else

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No matter how strongly I want it to be true, I am not sure I should believe these talks. Rumors all over the net talk that the Pre will be available as early as the middle of February, which sounds impressive and impossible. Yeah, Palm said “we’re doing our best” but getting it on the market so early? Probably not. Recently, the co-CEO of RIM (you know, the Canadians that make BlackBerry phones) mentioned that it is absolutely normal to rush a cool phone and get it out buggy and with problems, but this is not what Palm should do. The first WebOS smartphone should come out when it is absolutely ready and show why this system is superior to its rivals, why Palm is Palm and why they’ll continue to be one of the major players in the smart phone market.

P.S. anybody thinking that February 15, 2009 may actually be the official announcement day of the GSM version of the Palm Pre? It’s the day before the MWC 2009 starts, so it is very likely to see the GSM Pre there – we’ll be at the show, so stay tuned!

In an interview about Palm, Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners pointed that the iPhone, the G1 and BlackBerry phones are good, but not nearly as capable as the Palm Pre and its WebOS. Showing off its smart toy, McNamee revealed details that were not known until now – showing how smart the WebOS really is. Palm Synergy will not only show you information from different applications when you search for it, but will also make sure you see it. For example, knowing that you have a meeting at the office at 1PM, it will remind you that based on your GPS position you are too far and will get late. Of course, you’ll want to call to warn your colleagues, but there will be no need – Pre’s WebOS will already have offered you to send emails instead of you. Smart, isn’t it? I cannot even imagine what else it will be able to do.

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Palm now hosts a video of the CES 2009 press event, during which the WebOS and the Palm Pre were announced.

You can watch it by clicking here

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