As requested by Palm users. Palm has added a 3rd Party App Catalog to their site. The site gives a brief overview of each 3rd party app that is in the WebOS App catalog.
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New apps appearing in app catalog for pre
On launch day there was only a limited amount of apps that were available. Several additional Apps have been added to the App Catalog.
Some new ones are:
GoodFood – Restaurant Locator
Infopedia Beta – Mobile Wikipedia Lookup
Match.com – Self explanatory
mCraig Beta – Mobile Craigslist Browser
Shortcovers – digital library and reader
SplashID Beta – Secure Password Manager
Sporting News Pro Baseball – track baseball fantasy, scores, etc
Palm Pre Already taken apart
Just hours after the launch. The guys at rapid repair have already torn apart the palm pre.
Pictures from Palm Pre Launch
Store in Skokie, IL – North Suburb of Chicago.
The had 15 Pres
Bestbuy in Raliegh, NC had 9 Pres
Sprint Account Services says no to order pre over phone
I had a conversation with Sprint’s Account Services and they claim that you can not order the Palm Pre through them. The only place you can get it is at Walmart, Sprint Store, Best Buy or Radioshack. This a true disappointment for those customers that have been classified as Premier customers. Premier customers get first dibs on new phones… With this, that is not the case. The Account Service rep told me that I will have to stand in line to get the phone (lines ha they are really expecting the phone to be hot.. sprint also expect lines for the initial release of instinct.) Of course this phone is more hyped and are expecting a shortage. I guess I will be in line Saturday morning. They better have enough phones to meet initial demand.
Palm Pre commercial on Facebook
Palm Pre Ad video appears on facebook. Its the first officially palm pre related commercial that is directly promoting the phone.
Video
Yep It’s Official
Palm today announced that the Palm Pre will be available from Sprint on June 6th. It will launch at Sprint.com, Sprint Stores, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Radio Shack. The phone will be 199 after $100 rebate. It will be a whopping $549 for existing customers according to Engadget. Hopefully in the next 17 days we will see more apps that will be available to it.
New York Times Reporting Palm Pre First Week of June
The New York Times today came out and said the Palm Pre will be released the first week of June. Something has to give with all this speculation. The story helped the stock rise to a 52 week high. (Story)
Palm Pre Release Info coming tomorrow?
Sorry readers, been out of the loop as of late. Went to Las Vegas a week ago and then was super busy at work. But now I am back.
So I am sure you have heard the speculation of the Palm Pre to be launched as soon as June 7. Supposedly Wall Street Journal is reporting that Palm will make the big announcement tomorrow regarding the highly anticipated mobile device. Today Palm shares jumped in trading on the speculation that the announcement was near. There has been also news about Sprint stores receiving Palm Pre demo devices. And today Wal-Mart said it will be selling the Palm Pre device. The ad above is displayed on Best Buys website. I am getting super excited about the launch as I am in serious need of a phone upgrade!
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