My Pre were invited to meet with representatives from Palm and O2 this afternoon, to discuss today's announcement regarding the European GSM Pre. While there were several members of Palm and O2's core and PR teams, the meeting was primarily led by Dave Whalen, senior VP for Palm's global sales, and Jonathan Earle, head of consumer marketing for O2. To be ... continued »

This one took me a while to realize, but maybe the small supply of Pre phones available at launch is a GOOD thing for Palm and Sprint. Earlier in the year, I took a look at why the Ready Now program from Sprint was ESSENTIAL in the success of the Pre, and with the leak of the business slide that ... continued »

Palm's Eos has been the surprise leak of the day, with details about the rumored smartphone spilling out across the net.  Although the handset is nowhere near official, there's enough detail to at least compare and contrast the Eos with the Pre.  It seems clear that the Eos is aiming to take the spot currently held by the Palm Centro, ... continued »

If Synergy is all about collating your data onto one device, Universal Search is webOS' attempt to make finding information more straightforward.  We've already seen how the Pre automatically takes you through on-device content; today, we're thinking about how Palm may leverage internet and guided-searches for off-device content. First, a recap on how searching on the Pre will work out of ... continued »

Much has been made of webOS and Synergy on the Pre, and how Palm are betting the farm that users want harmonized digital lives.  With the announcement of iPhone OS 3.0, we've also looked at how Apple envisage similar things on the next-generation iPhone.  When it launches, the Pre will offer hitherto-unknown degrees of data integration; with the right developers, ... continued »

It came as little surprise that Apple announced their iPhone OS 3.0 event on the exact same day many were eagerly anticipating the Sprint Palm Pre webcast.  Even before the Sprint webcast had started, commentators and would-be buyers were asking whether Apple had been given enough lead-time from the Palm's CES unveiling to generally replicate and potentially better the Pre's ... continued »

Now that Apple has been awarded the patent on their multi-touch technologies, a sizable chunk of the internet news community is trying to sort through what this means for the smartphone market and immediately upcoming devices.  The focus of much attention is, of course, the Palm Pre. A debate is brewing between advocates for both Palm and Apple over which company ... continued »