Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

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

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

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

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

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!

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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!!!

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

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.

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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.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

maybe the wife will get a late valentine's day gift

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treo pro is feb 15 not Pre.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

The Treo Pro is already out, check Sprint's website.

That doesn't mean that February 15th for the Pre is realistic though.

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The Pro was pulled from the site hours after it was posted. :)

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That Pre is sexy. I want it. It is enticing. It makes me want to play with it. I want to get to "know" it a little better.

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I am kind of interested in the Pre. It will be hard giving up my Diamond though, but the thought of a hardware keyboard does sound nice.

Are the attributes of the Palm Pré an intellectual property conflict?
 

There's been quite a lot of press lately on the Palm Pré ripping off Apple's iPhone's intellectual properties and that issue likely the cause behind any delays in the Pré's release. Here's one for you litigation buffs: Does the Palm Pré infringe on the recent patent granted to Apple? Get some coffee, read along and click and read each link:

Apple awarded key "multi-touch" patent covering the iPhone
By Zach Spear
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Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience.

Dating back to September of 2007 and granted last Tuesday, U.S. Patent No. 7479949 lists many inventors; notably, Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs, iPhone software director Scott Forstall, and FingerWorks co-founder Wayne Westerman. (FingerWorks was responsible for gadgets with an opaque surface that could respond to gesture controls before being acquired by Apple to aid its multi-touch efforts several years ago.)

The filing is essentially a summary and overview of all the technologies that come together in the iPhone. In the patent, Apple claims coverage for the device itself, the way gestures like pinches and zooms are detected, and the software the device runs. Also mentioned are many other different details and aspects of the multi-touch user interface, such as a finger swipe, a two-thumb twist, and a method of determining which object was intended when a touch seems to cover both.

Apple interim chief executive Tim Cook recently promised to aggressively pursue any company or person who "rips off" Apple's intellectual property, and this patent affords the Cupertino-based iPhone maker the footing it would need to mount any such defense.

In detail

In setting a tone for the filing, Apple described how portable phones received more and more pushbuttons to control new features, but the inability to adapt the input methods to match the application running is a problem. Thus, a touchscreen device is a better choice; however, gestures can be difficult to interpret or translate into the commands the user actually wants the device to perform.

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"Accordingly, there is a need for touch-screen-display electronic devices with more transparent and intuitive user interfaces," the filing reads. These improved devices can take input and interpret it as "precise, intended commands that are easy to use, configure, and/or adapt. Such interfaces increase the effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction with portable multifunction devices."

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Future features?

There are also some interesting aspects of the filing that may hint at future plans for the iPhone and iPod, such as "a blogging application" and "a digital video camera application" -- both of which have been mentioned in previous coverage of the patent. Similarly, voice-activated dialing could someday be a feature, as the document refers to audio circuitry that "converts the electrical signal [from human sound waves] to audio data and transmits the audio data to the peripherals interface for processing."

Apple mentions a touchpad for activating or deactivating functions. The patent describes it as a "touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad may be a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the touch screen or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen."

Interestingly, this is a feature Palm is already touting about its upcoming Pre handset. According to Palm's press release: "[The Pre has a] gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation." The gesture area is separate from the touch screen.

Final Observations

Along with covering the iPhone, the patent filing is notable for referencing 40 other existing patents, and for naming Jobs first among its inventors. Its granted status was first reported Monday by WorldOfApple.

Follow up on Google News.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

treo pro got pushed back, like most of the smartphones with sprint the pro got pushed back, but the pre will be here in the summer.....

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

There's been a lot of rumors about the Pre being released on the 15th.

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This seems its heading in the same direction as the storm. Here we go again, a hyped smartphone comes out, consumers in a frenzy about it, phone is rushed to an early release date, phone has more bugs than the crackhouse down the street.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

No way it's coming out on the 15th. I can't imagine seeing it out for sale until spring or summer.

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they delayed the treo pro until feb 15th. thats the phone that you are seeing. there are other threads on it

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Actually, the Pro was delayed again, now until the end of February, no exact date set.
It IS the Pre we're talking about. Read some articles:
http://www.precentral.net/could-we-s...re-february-15
http://www.precentral.net/sprint-emp...h-not-so-crazy
http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-f...rumor-persists
http://www.precentral.net/pre-liciou...ll-circulating

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

I would do unspeakable things to get this phone right now... Hell, I won't HAVE to hack the hell out of it, just to get it to work right!

I hope that there will be tons of software for it, and if it works half as well as they claim, I imagine it won't be long until we get a great deal of developers interested...

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

its funny how ppl confue themselves with the pre and pro release dates than blame it on other folks lol...yes indeed the rumor for the pre release date is feb 15! dont hate!! i cant wait to see this phone in action for myself! i hope this rumor is true!

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

and i hope palm wins with this pre so they can bring some competetion to the game that will result in better phones for us geeks!

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

I still personally believe it's a rumor, but it would make sense to get it out as quickly as possible. There are a lot of people about to get nice fat tax refunds that otherwise wouldn't be able to justify spending the money on a phone.

Still...it seems too quick to be launching after it's initial announcement. Guess we'll see in a few weeks!

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

well Palm did an excellent job in keepingboth the Pre and WebOS secret throughout its press release so lets see if they do just as great with their launch

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thatwould be great. I could get if for my Bday next week along with a Macbook

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tick tock

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I think this might be a little off......... The Palm Pro wm 6.1 phone was orig 2 be released on the 25th of jan and was pushed back to the 15th of feb so i think this is a little misleading.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

People already had their Treo Pros, from what I have heard...

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According to a leaked EOL list, the Pre should be in stores by 3/15/09.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

Ummm, it's the Treo Pro that's rumored for Feb 15th. You should edit the title of this thread. The Palm Pre is rumored for Mid-March.

Re: Palm Pre Rumored to be released February 15th!!
 

the feb 15 date was According to a TreoCentral reader, the word comes from a source that also leaked the launch date of the company's Treo 800w handset....thats why i posted that date..now it looks like its 3/15 but who knows..if it doesnt come out in feb than ill edit the thread....

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i just played with the Palm Pre for sprint.. BETA!!!

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

The only think that drwas back is the ability to build roms on windows mobile devices that you cannot do with the PALM PRE..

This Device is like an IPHONE and an HTC G1 put together.

So take that ATT and TMOBILE!!!

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Any more insight?