Palm Pre

CloudPrint from HP, for the BlackBerry

Well here is what I was talking about, CloudPrint is an HP designed solution that allows any blackberry user the ability to print to any printer without a driver, it will be available to BIS and BES customers, as long as they have WIFI or a data plan.

Read the full story at Eweek.com

I was pretty sure i was going to get a Palm Pre, but, since I was able to try out a Curve 8900, its speed, and useability… well lets just say I may pick one up…

Palm Pre to Launch May 17th

Could it really be true? The one and phone that could truly bring the iPhone to its knees? According to rumors Sprint has apparently confirmed that it is in the process of providing its employees training on the Palm Pre.

preThinking also posted this Blog that shows that Sprint is “Ramping up Marketing for Palm Pre”

Some say that the Pre may not be ready… I hope that these rumours are wrong, as I cannot wait to try this phone out.

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Windows Mobile 6.5 and Microsoft ‘My Phone’

It’s official, Windows Mobile 6.5 is out of rumor status… some things that are worth mentioning is that the main screen will have a honeycomb look to it, i.e. in the way the icons are lain out. Most screens have redesigned menus that will not need that dreaded stylus, IE Mobile will have a touchable zoom slider, and frequently-used command. No devices are said to get a Windows Mobile upgrade, but the first Windows Mobile devices should be available before next Winter. Unfortunately for them, I’ll be picking up my Palm Pre before that

Click here to see a couple pictures, and to learn about some of the other features not mentioned here, like ‘SkyBox’, ‘SkyLine’ and ‘SkyMarket’.

Also check out the new service being released by Microsoft called “My Phone” Basically you can synchronize all your contacts, emails, texts, photos, documents, and music. Click here. Unfortunately this service is only available as an invitation-only beta. I hope everyone has unlimited data plans!

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Palm Pre : iPhone Killer?

I saw some videos on the Palm Pre and I am so far impressed.

Some of the things I noticed were the smooth animations of all the menus, the support of universal cut/copy/paste, which is a HUGE feature that the iPhone doesn’t have, multi-touch, is supported which looks and works well. It also supports wireless charging… imaging that not having to PLUG your phone in every night, you just lay it on the charging station. There are so many more features that I found a list online and here it is… 

• High-speed wireless (EV-DO Rev. A or HSDPA, depending on version)

• 802.11b / g WiFi with WPA, WPA2, 801.1x authentication

• 3.1-inch 24-bit color 480 x 320 display

• Dedicated gesture area below display

• Slide-out portrait QWERTY keyboard (banana slider)

• Integrated IM, MMS, and SMS messaging

• Email: Microsoft Outlook with Microsoft Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc). So it does push exchange email, but the rest is not push.

• Built-in GPS

• Bluetooth 2.1 EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support

• High-performance browser

• 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field

• 3.5mm headphone jack

• 8GB of internal storage (~7.4GB user available)

• USB mass storage support

• Phone as laptop modem - Bluetooth tethering

• MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

• Proximity sensor for detecting when phone is near face

• Light sensor to automatically dim display

• Audio Formats: MPS, AAC, AAC , AMR, QCELP, WAV Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 Image Formats: GIF, Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP

• Ringer mute switch

• Removable rechargeable battery

• Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches) Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches) Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)

• Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces)

The official page has a nice teaser video check it out here