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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Palm Pre expanding.. coming to bell canada
Palm Pre is due out on Canada’s Bell networks this August 27th. This is great news for the decide as its user base will increase. Palm Pre continues to lack Apps as the iPhone store continues to grow.
Palm Pre on Verizon
Windows Mobile MarketPlace Launching with 600+ apps
Windows Mobile Marketplace is planning to launch with over 600 apps. We all know that the marketplace is currently flooded with over 20,000 apps but 600 of them are going to be verified and certified.
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
Palm Pre featured in Sprint’s Newsletter
Sprint featured Palm Pre in its April Monthly Connection Newsletter. No details about release date or pricing but it must be getting close right?
PDN – Early Release of Mojo SDK
You can apply now to get notified when an early release for the Mojo SDK. As I am excited about developing apps for the WebOS, its still not clear what its limitations might be. Also new Palm Pre video has been posted on Palm.com. It shows off Fandango and Pandora Radio Apps.
Window Mobile 6.5 preview at Mobile World Conference
Steve Ballmer showed off the new Window Mobile 6.5 OS on a HTC device. The OS looks slick and finally looks ready to compete with Palm, iPhone and Nokia. The best part is they finally got rid of the keyboard that was impossible to type with without a stylus.
The new UI looks slick and user friendly. WM6.5 will also have MyPhone online feature where you can organize your contacts/calendar etc, similar to Apple’s MobileMe.
Check Out Engadget’s Preview
Palm Pre Specs appear on Sprint website
Palm Pre specs have appeared on Sprint’s Palm Pre launch site. Looks like launch is getting closer. Rumor has it launch is March 15 according to BoyGeniusReport.com
Sprint Palm Pre can be supoosedly Pre-Ordered
I emailed Sprint the other day to find out details on when the new Palm Pre will be available. This is what I got:
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Sprint Customer Service
wrote:
Dear Chirag Shah,
Thank you for contacting Sprint.
You can visit to following link http://now.sprint.com/pre/?id12=iSearch_MA_010809_Pre
to preorder the handset Palm Pre.
Thank you again for contacting Sprint. We appreciate your business.
Sincerely,
Nelson N.
Customer Service Specialist
Sprint
Original Message Follows:
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where do you go to preorder?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Sprint Customer Service
wrote:
Dear Mr. Shah,
Thank you for contacting Sprint regarding the Palm Pre. I am glad to
assist you.
Pre is scheduled to be available exclusively from Sprint in the first
half of 2009. Pre-orders can be placed online now!
If there is any other concern reply to us, we will assist you.
Thank you again for contacting Sprint. We appreciate your business.
Sincerely,
Rosa M.
Customer Service Specialist
Sprint
Original Message Follows:
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Any date on when the pre will be released?
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It’s obvious Sprint Reps don’t know what they are talking about. The link they direct you to is the link that lets you sign up for information on the phone when it is released. So then I asked..
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Dear Chirag Shah,
Thank you for replying.
It is not possible to preorder the handset Sprint Palm Pre from eCare.
It is only the mentioned link from which you can make order this
handset.
I appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Thank you again for contacting Sprint. We appreciate your business.
Sincerely,
Aaron C.
Customer Service Specialist
Sprint
Original Message Follows:
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That’s just to get an email when its available. You can’t actually
preorder it yet…
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