Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!

**savior02** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-22-2009, 03:34 PM

Palm's Pre handset, which has been recently unveiled by the company at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is rumored to have a possible launch in the first half of the year. While the device is somehow expected to land in the May-June time frame, some recent reports suggest that we might see it on the market as soon as next month, on the 15th of February, to be more precise. According to a TreoCentral reader, the word comes from a source that also leaked the launch date of the company's Treo 800w handset. Moreover, it seems that the Palm Pre will require an active data plan as a prerequisite for its purchase. However, besides this, there is little evidence that the company would make such an early move with its device. The upcoming Palm Pre seems to get a lot of attention these days, as it comes with nice features and a brand new platform, the webOS, which seems rather intriguing for some. The handset sports a 3.1-inch touchscreen display which supports multi-touch gestures, a 3-megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage space, aGPS and WiFi connectivity. The phone is expected to become one of the best-featured smartphones on the market and a powerful competitor for the Apple's iPhone. The device's software platform, webOS, also brings along a wide range of new and exciting features. According to the company, the operating system features an intuitive, multitasking user interface, while being able to provide fast and easy access to Internet browsing. For the time being, Palm hasn't yet unveiled the complete specifications for its Pre smartphone, which suggests that it is not ready yet to have the device on the market. The company is expected to put up a big launch, and there have been no marketing actions so far, which would suggest that the rumor about a February release are not too close to reality. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Palm-...h-102607.shtml

**Dr.8820** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-22-2009, 03:37 PM

uh oh.if this is true,a whole bunch of people are going to have "problems" with their touch pros!

**savior02** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 01:11 AM

looks like nobody cares....i sure do..especially when the ceo of palm claims that apps from android and windows mobile can be easily ported to webos.........im excited but not too excited...we would have to se when this phone comes out..hopefully next month!

**hooover** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 01:56 AM

This is the thing WebOS may be a nice OS but is it going to be as customizable as Win Mo ???

If so the Pre sounds like a cool phone , the screen size alone has my interest peaked but I may hold out for a Win Mo device with a huge screen "hopefully a Omnia" LOL!!!

**dannzeman** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by hooover

This is the thing WebOS may be a nice OS but is it going to be as customizable as Win Mo ???

Most likely not, at least in the way we are used to.

I for one can't wait for this thing to come out. I'll knocking the door down on day one.

neodorian · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 10:07 AM

Man, I might have to get this. I was going to wait until my gf's VZW contract was up in May so I could get us both one but if it's out in Feb, I'll probably end up getting one and playing with it and then adding her later when her contract is up.