Although Palm is not an iPhone killer, they may be eating into the regular Blackberry market. Like other smartphones, the Pre has a touch screen display and retails for about $199 with a two year commitment from Sprint. We were able to find the Blackberry Storm for around $150 after a two year commitment and $70 rebate. Apple’s phone is about $200 also.
The Pre is using the new WebOS to serve-up webpages and other applications. Palm has been struggling to keep up with demand. The company has sold over 300,000 phones already. According to Matt Richtel of the New York Times, they are pushing 15,000 units out the door every day. Although Sprint is the primary distributor, Palm may be considering other vendors as well after the first of the year.
Unlike the iPhone, the Palm has a physical keyboard. This is great for those out there who never liked the touch screen.
There is no need to connect a wire to the Palm to transfer data to and from the device. The new Pre can connect to a Mac or PC wirelessly to move contacts or calendars back and forth.
It has a built in GPS. There is a Citysearch that allows you to quickly find businesses. Then read reviews of the businesses and even submit your own.
Of course you can twitter, email and text your friends. It works with Google calendar and Gmail. Yahoo and other web based services are free. You can do this with Apple too, but it will cost you $99 per year for the MobileMe service.
You can also use the new Pre as a telephone.
By Dan Wilson
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