Well, it has finally happened – Sprint has put an end to all speculations and rumors by officially announcing that the Palm Pre will be available on June 6 (Saturday). The Pre will set you back $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate, but in return, you will get the much-much-anticipated phenomenon the Pre is and all of its highly popularized features, such as the Palm Synergy, which will try to bring personal and business contacts, calendars and so on into one, centralized view. The price of the Touchstone charger has also been announced – $69.99.

And… that is all – you will be able to get the Palm Pre at a number of stores, including Best Buy, Radio Shack, Wal Mart and online.

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Palm announced that Canadian carrier Bell would be receiving the Pre touchscreen phone in the second half of this year. Adel Bazerghi, senior vice president of Products for Bell Mobility said that “Bell is excited to be only the second carrier in the world to announce the 3G Pre.” In Canada, the network has the largest 3G pipeline to date. Pricing has not yet been determined. In the States, as we reported,  Sprint has the exclusive rights to sell the device from launch until the end of the year and no pricing or launch date have been officially announced.

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