We haven’t heard too much about the Pre’s App Catalog, but our Sprint insider has just informed us that the App Catalog feature all free apps at launch.  Furthermore, there will be a free demo available for every app.  This is wonderful news to consumer’s ears, and seems to be yet another shot across Apple’s bow.  Their App Store offers screenshots, but most apps don’t offer a trial which forces you to either rely on user reviews (which we’ve found less than helpful) or pay and pray.  The free model is similar to what the Android Market did at launch, but with big name programs like SlingPlayer and Epocrates on board “at or near launch” we’re a bit more excited this time around.

Whether you are one of the close to 2 million (!) followers of Ashton Kutcher (aplusk) or his Twitter arch-enemy CNN Breaking News (cnnbrk), the Palm Pre is going to make your Twitter addiction much, much easier with the ability to search Twitter from Universal Search.  This little news item, along with the expected availability of a Twitter client at the time of the Pre launch, is good news indeed.

The Universal Search feature for the Pre is demonstrated in one of 22 videos posted on YouTube covering the webOS emulator.  This video series will give you a good idea of what webOS will look like.  If you aren’t “tweeting” already, then get a Twitter account so you can follow @aplusk, @cnnbrk, and millions of others, including @webosarena! Check out the video after the break!

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Ohhh, I want it so much! Palm teases us really well and now there is a new video demonstration of the Pre posted. Once again, it demos the synergy and the multitasking.

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