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UNBOXING THE PALM PRE 2

Aaron takes a first look at the Rogers Palm Pre 2. The Palm Pre 2 is the new flagship device from Palm which comes to succeed the Palm Pre Plus. It is equipped with 1GHz that powers the new webOS 2.0, 5MP camera, QWERTY keyboard, 3.1″ touch display and 16GB of memory.Video after the break....

Palm Pre 2 launching on Verizon February 17th?

We've been ribbing the Pre 2 lately for being so far past its prime that a launch of any kind on Verizon is starting to seem implausible -- but it looks like these guys might still be willing to throw it out on shelves for a little while. The latest rumor, via an internal product page at a third party retailer, says that the phone will launch in "all channels" on February 17th... just in time for it to be made even less appealing by whatever new gear HP shows off at its event on the 9th. Wrong place, wrong time, wrong hardware -- but hey, if you absolutely must have webOS 2.0 as soon as possible on a carrier-branded device on the States, this thing is still your only way to ride.

Palm takes its last breath alone as HP swoops in & buys them

At long last the time has finally arrived after months of speculation surrounding the fate of the one time great smartphone manufacturing company that saw itself at the forefront mobile technology. Of all the companies thrown into the pot considering on buying Palm the last couple of months, it certainly came to a surprise that we didn't have to look far as HP got themselves a warm portion of the pie. Yes, the world's dominant PC manufacturer came out of nowhere and bought their long time rival.

After being courted by companies like Lenovo, HTC, and even Huawei, there was no denying that Palm was spiraling downwards faster despite the fact that Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein insisted that the company could survive on its own. The acquisition of Palm surely came in at a minimum cost for the dominant company who is undoubtedly at the top of their game. Buying Palm for a mere $1.2 billion, some would consider HP making out big time on the purchase considering that Palm's stock was once valued close to $14 per share over a year ago. Under the terms of the merger agreement, current Palm shareholders will be given $5.70 for each share. Although there are some talks right now regarding the future of Palm, Jon Rubinstein looks to stay put with the company while the deal is expected to finally close by July 31.

Almost instantly, HP is catapulted into the limelight and their presence will undoubtedly be felt far and wide as they quickly acquire all of Palm's assets – which includes their patent portfolio, device hardware, and webOS. So the question left answered is what HP intends to do now that they've acquired the venerable smartphone maker? Whichever road they choose to go, we're sure that HP will utilize the technology that Palm has built up from the ground up and integrate it in a medley of devices ranging from smartphones, tablets, computers, and everything else in between.

Palm's expertise in touchscreen technology and webOS could become useful for HP as they plan to compete on a grand scale among the premier cell phone manufacturers out there. It's almost ironic looking back earlier in the decade when HP was one of the companies to back Microsoft's Pocket PC platform in the hopes of being a clear competitor to Palm's reign in the PDA market. Ultimately, HP is definitely reinventing themselves with this and we look forward to see how they will be able to translate this purchase into a profitable reign for them.

PALM PRE PLUS AND PALM PIXI LUS PICTURES

Here are some pictures of the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus at CTIA 2010. Enjoy!

About Palm Pre Plus: The Pre Plus is almost identical to the to the Palm Pre in terms of specifications and design. The differences between the two are that the Pre Plus has double the storage capacity with its 16GB memory and lacks the button on the front.

About Palm Pixi Plus: The Pixi Plus is almost identical to the Palm Pixi in terms of specifications and design. The difference between the two is that the Pixi Plus has Wi-Fi.

PALM PIXI PLUS AND PALM PRE PLUS

Palm have announced two new devices for the AT&T network later this year.  The full press release is as follows:
AT&T today further cemented its status as the U.S. leader in smartphones by announcing an expansion of its industry-leading lineup to include the Palm® Pre™ Plus and Palm Pixi Plus. The new smartphones will run on the nation’s fastest 3G network – and take advantage of the ability to talk and surf the Web at the same time. Further strengthening AT&T’s leadership, the new smartphones make AT&T the only U.S. carrier to offer devices representing all major operating systems. The Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus are AT&T’s first smartphones to feature the Palm webOS platform.
The Pre Plus and Pixi Plus available at AT&T will be the only Palm webOS devices in the U.S. to support simultaneous voice and data while running multiple applications at once. The Palm Synergy™ feature in webOS keeps your email, contacts and calendars up to date with integration to Yahoo!, Facebook, Google™, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Office Outlook, all in one view. For more information on Pre Plus and Pixi Plus visit www.att.com/webos.
Palm Pre Plus will be available at $149.99 and the Palm Pixi Plus will cost $49.99, both after a two year contract and mail-in-rebate.
All of these new smartphones feature Wi-Fi connectivity and AT&T customers with these devices will receive AT&T Wi-Fi access at U.S. hotspots included as part of their unlimited data plan. AT&T’s has the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network with more than 20,000 U.S. hotspots.