In all honestly, it might be just a little too late for the announcement regarding the Palm Pre 2’s arrival on US shores. For a while there, many people were fairly certain that the latest webOS device would be making its way to Verizon, but as time continued to go on, it seemed like it was a bust.
However, the handset will indeed be making its debut on Big Red’s lineup starting tomorrow as HP announced the long awaited news today at their webOS event in San Francisco. Meanwhile, it’s somewhat surprising since the existence of its successor, the Palm Pre 3, was also unveiled at the show. Nonetheless, Verizon customers can fetch themselves the webOS 2.0 powered device starting tomorrow.
Sure you can skip out on the Palm Pre 2 and decide to go after the Pre 3, but you’ll have to wait until the summer to get one – with no word yet on carrier availability. Right now though, the Palm Pre 2 is going to be here and will be the latest webOS powered device to hit the US market.
In the never ending guessing game that’s been playing out for some time now, it appears that the Palm Pre 2 will actually see the light here in the US market.
Believed to be in cell phone limbo, the latest webOS powered smartphone is positioning itself to become available through Verizon come February 17th. This new revelation comes from an internal product page at a third party retailer, but some wonder if it’ll even have the chance of getting the spotlight seeing that Big Red is readying themselves with the iPhone 4 and the impending amount of new Android sets on the horizon.
Moreover, it’ll throw some people into a pickle after seeing what HP/Palm has in store in terms of new hardware at their special event next week. And when you’re faced with the knowledge that there are so many other devices coming out in the near future, will the Palm Pre 2 even have the chance to utter a single word? We’ll see how Big Red plays this one out in terms of marketing and advertising for the Palm Pre 2.
Although it’s questionable at this point whether or not we’ll ever see the Palm Pre 2 splash on our side of the world, there might be a slim hint of hope left for the latest webOS powered smartphone.
If you’ve ever had to transfer content on your phone, such as photos and your address book, then you’re probably aware of the nifty gadget that some stores use to accomplish that once considered tedious process. One person managed to take a snap shot of Verizon’s CelleBrite units which has the Palm Pre 2 listed, but don’t start thinking too far ahead at this point. Granted that some people out there would love to see the handset come to market in the US, its presence in Verizon’s CelleBrite system doesn’t necessarily mean that the handset is indeed coming.
Specifically, various devices not sold or offered by Big Red are listed in there as well to help their employees transfer content. But then again, there is always that slim possibility that its presence alone might signify a potential release. We can only hope at this point.
Although it might not have been thought of being as a shock when the Palm Pixi Plus was seen missing from Verizon’s lineup recently, but when we see the handset being sold relatively cheap online, it’s not too surprising that other retailers would soon do the same thing.
With less than 8 hours left, one online retailer is selling the webOS powered Palm Pixi Plus for the incredible price of $49.99 no-contract. Yeah, you heard that right, this is a brand new smartphone that’s selling for dirt cheap without any contracts required! Come to think about it more, this doesn’t necessarily happen on a daily basis since most devices carry at least a $200 price tag if you want to buy them without signing an agreement.
The 88 percent savings you’re receiving from this special offer is undoubtedly amazing, so you’d better place your order now before the countdown reaches zero.
If you’ve visited Verizon’s web site of late, you may not have known, but the Palm Pixi Plus has been removed from their listing of available handsets to purchase. Although it might not come off as being surprising for some people, it now places the load on the Palm Pre Plus as being the sole webOS offering on Big Red’s lineup.
Obviously, not all devices will live on through the ages, but the departure of the Palm Pixi Plus might be another blow to HP/Palm since we’re finding fewer carriers holding onto any webOS smartphones. Even more, it’s rather alarming since we have yet to see any US carrier take hold of the Palm Pre 2 – which can be seen as a big blow in getting the platform into the hands of consumers.
But then again, you can still find the Palm Pixi Plus on HP’s Wireless Central site and even through the variety of online retailers out there.
This doesn’t particularly happen that often, but when you see a smartphone priced super cheap, you can’t help resist just taking a quick peek at what it’s all about.
Verizon’s Palm Pixi Plus clearly might not have the specs or allure to attract customers from afar, but when you see it selling for $60 as-is, meaning no-contract signing required, you’ll overlook some of its less than stellar specs and pick it up. Currently, the site DailySteals is offering the webOS powered device for $60 with an extra $5 going towards shipping – bringing its total cost of ownership to a mere $65! That’s undeniably impressive since you’re not required to sign any contracts and definitely will stand out from the crop of other handsets requiring your commitment to some 2-year agreement.
With less than 10 hours left before this deal is gone for good, you’d better come to a decision to pick one up or not because this isn’t something that happens all the time.
With all of the flashy dual-core, 4G handsets and tablets being displayed at the CES, it is easy to forget about the upcoming webOS 2.0 upgrade. Of course, it was two years ago when Palm introduced the Pre at the CES and the phone and OS immediately became the talk of the industry. But whatever the reason, (too much time between introduction and launch, poor build quality, unfocused advertising, lack of apps, the Apple iPhone 3GS) the device anointed as “the next iPhone” never tallied the sales expected of it.
A video has been leaked showing the new webOS 2.0 in action on the Palm Pre Plus. There are some changes such as the use of Adobe Flash, and the half-swipe gesture that used to bring up the Quick wave launch bar now calls up the virtual QWERTY keyboard. However, with Preware installed on this particular handset, this shortcut might be something reserved for the Pre 2. If you have the Pre Plus in your palm, don’t automatically expect this feature, even with the updated OS build.
As we reported back in November, HP said that it would upgrade the Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus to webOS 2.0 “in the next few months”. This should coincide with Verizon’s plans on launching the Palm Pre 2 with the new OS build sometime this month. The Pre 2 is expected to have short life span. As we told you, after two months, HP is expected to discontinue the line and rollout its own webOS 2.0 handsets. So take a good look at the video below. Unless you plan on skipping the dual-core and 4G models to purchase the Palm Pre 2, this might be the last chance you get to view a phone that once held plenty of promise, but that now is getting eliminated by the manufacturer.
Note that the original video included a look at the Flash capabilities of webOS 2.0 on the Palm Pre, but the site selected on the browser by the person shooting the video was one of questionable taste, so the video was edited by the source.
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When Hewlett Packard bought out Palm, it was clear that the real prize was the webOS operating system. That is why we are not terribly surprised by what a tipster says he was told by a Verizon rep. The story here is that the Palm Pre 2 will be launched later this month by Verizon. But after two months, HP will stop producing the phone in order to manufacture its own line of webOS handsets.
We must take this with a grain of salt, but it actually does make sense for Hewlett Packard to launch its own line of webOS devices. After all, the Palm name does not have the cache that it once had while HP’s moniker has a much better reputation. It would be a fresh start for the highly regarded webOS which deserves a shot to be installed in some premium hardware.
Sunnyvale, CA is a great place to be in the winter and with Palm’s recent hiring campaign you might have a great chance to end up there if you have some impressive development skills. What this goes to say about Palm and webOS, however, is that Jon Rubinstein was dead serious when he said he wanted to see the OS win the battle for the third place in the mobile world.
The ads are mostly for Linux, driver and tool developers, but also email sync and security specialists. Key positions are also open as the company was looking for someone to oversee and inspire top strategic webOS developers. We find webOS to be a slightly under-appreciated mobile OS with great functionality and very promising looks and ideas. But it has a number of issues mainly in security, as recent research showed, so it is good to see that Palm is working on fixing those.
Fresh blood for Palm could be what the company needs to overcome Windows Phone 7, but one of the most influential factors remains the developer base. Only time will tell how will this go, but in the meantime feel free to take a look at our jobs page, where you can also find ads by Palm and other leading companies.
In all honestly, it might be just a little too late for the announcement regarding the Palm Pre 2’s arrival on US shores. For a while there, many people were fairly certain that the latest webOS device would be making its way to Verizon, but as time continued to go on, it seemed like it was a bust.
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If you’ve visited Verizon’s web site of late, you may not have known, but the 
This doesn’t particularly happen that often, but when you see a smartphone priced super cheap, you can’t help resist just taking a quick peek at what it’s all about.
When Hewlett Packard bought out Palm, it was clear that the real prize was the webOS operating system. That is why we are not terribly surprised by what a tipster says he was told by a Verizon rep. The story here is that the Palm Pre 2 will be launched later this month by Verizon. But after two months, HP will stop producing the phone in order to manufacture its own line of webOS handsets.
Sunnyvale, CA is a great place to be in the winter and with Palm’s recent 