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Palm Pre Canada

Pre — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:23:18 +0000

It’s official the Palm Pre will be officially available to Canada on August 27th through Bell Mobility! If you live in Canada and you really want the Palm Pre, I suggest you order it now at http://pre.bell.ca. The Palm Pre in Canada costs $199.95 and requires a three-year contract with a minimum 500 MB data plan.

Are you living in Canada and planning on buying the Palm Pre? Leave a comment here.

[via Palm Pre Available in Canada and The Official Palm Blog]

Palm Pre for $99 at Best Buy (Updated)

Pre — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:09:20 +0000

Best Buy is selling the Palm Pre for $99. It’s not advertising it online or in their weekly ad, but you can get it from your local store for this price. With less than 2 months since the release of the Palm Pre, it’s price has already dropped by $100. We do not know if this is a permanent price change yet, and this is only available at Best Buy retail stores. If you want to get a Palm Pre, I suggest you go to your local Best Buy store and buy one today. $99 is a pretty good deal for this!

Update: Best Buy’s John Bernier tweeted that it’s a pricing error and a mistake on Best Buy’s part. If you managed to get the Palm Pre for $99 consider yourself lucky!

[Via PreCentral]

Increase Your Palm Pre Battery Life

Pre — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:03:23 +0000

Not satisfied with your Palm Pre’s battery life? You may want to buy Seidio’s Innocell 1350 Extended Battery. This battery is the same size as the original Palm Pre battery and promises 20% extra capacity. This battery retails at $45, and is also compatible with the Touchstone battery cover.

Already using this battery? Share your experience in the comments below!

[via jkOnTheRun]

GSM Palm Pre launching in Europe with O2 and Movistar

Pre — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:57:42 +0000

Palm recently announced in a press release that they will be launching the Palm Pre in GSM form in the UK, Ireland, and Germany exclusively on the O2 network, and in Spain exclusively on the Movistar network by the end of this year. No pricing has been announced yet.

Do you live in any of these countries? You can subscribe to be notified once the Palm Pre is available.

Germany: http://www.palm.com/de/de/products/phones/pre/notify-new.html
UK and Ireland: http://www.palm.com/uk/en/products/phones/pre/notify-new.html
Spain: http://www.palm.com/es/es/products/phones/pre/notify-new.html

The Palm Pre will also be available to Canada through Bell Mobility, no launch date has been announced yet. Canadian users can subscribe to be notified once the Palm Pre is available in Canada by following this link: http://pre.bell.ca/register.

[ Via Palm ]

I got my Palm Pre!

Pre — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:32 +0000

After hours of waiting in line I finally got my Palm Pre and Touchstone charging dock from Sprint! The Sprint store did not disclose how many Palm Pres they had but fortunately they had enough for the huge line of people that were waiting. The Palm Pre was $299.99 ($199.99 after $100 Mail-In-Rebate) and the Touchstone charging dock was $69.99. I’ll be playing around with the Palm Pre this weekend and making helpful tutorials/videos for new Palm Pre users. I’ll also try to have a review up sometime this week. Did you get your Palm Pre? Share your story here. Feel free to join the Palm Pre Forums and post your review of the Palm Pre there.

Tethering

Pre — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:40:00 +0000

Tethering is possible on the Palm Pre but we don’t know if Sprint will be allowing us to use tethering on the Palm Pre or not. The Sprint website did advertise tethering on the Palm Pre via Bluetooth/USB on their website but they removed it later. Today Sprint Chief Service Officer Bob Johnson said that tethering will be available through Sprint, and unlike Verizon or AT&T it will allow customers to connect the Palm Pre to their laptops in order to surf the Web over Sprint’s 3G network. Engadget was told the opposite, so we don’t know whether or not this is true. Bookmark this page/subscribe to the RSS feeds to get updates on when/if tethering will be available.

[via BetaNews]

Will it Blend?

Pre — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:55:10 +0000

Will the Palm Pre blend? That is the question! Tom Dickinson from Blendtec likes to show off his Blendtec and blend various items. He’s blended the iPhone 3G, and the iPhone before and there’s no doubt that he will be blending the Palm Pre this time as well. Rumor has it that the Palm Pre is stronger than the iPhone and that it may not blend with Blendtec. Do you think this is true? The only way we’ll find out is when Tom Dickinson from Blendtec blends the Palm Pre with the Blendtec blender and uploads a YouTube video online. If you really want him to do that, fill out this form and request that you want the Palm Pre blended. If enough people send in requests I am sure he will be blending it really soon. Make sure you Digg this post too so other people find it and send in their requests!

While you’re waiting for Tom Dickinson to blend the Palm Pre, feel free to watch him blending the iPhone 3G in the video below. Remember, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. This is very dangerous and should only be done by professionals like Tom Dickinson!

Palm Pre Leaked Pics

Palm Pre not available on Sprint.com on June 6th

Pre — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:30:00 +0000

The Palm Pre will be out on June 6th but you won’t be able to order it from Sprint.com, you will only be able to get it from BestBuy, RadioShack, and Sprint stores. Sprint did say in their press release that the Palm Pre will be available to order online but not anymore. I talked to Pat L. from Sprint and he said:

You may purchase the phone on June 6 however, it will not be available on line. I do apologize for any inconvenience.

He even showed me the notice that Sprint left in the system:

Will the Palm Pre be available in FDT 6/6/09?
FDT being online sells. Not at this time. Direct the customer to the store locator on sprint.com or to local Sprint store and tell them to call ahead to check availability.

There you have it, no Palm Pre ordering online on June 6th, don’t stay up at midnight refreshing the Sprint.com page to get your Pre. Read my Are you pre-pared for the Palm Pre launch post to locate stores which will have the Palm Pre and find out how to get one from your local store tomorrow.

The Palm Pre is finally here! Doors open at 8 AM June 6

Pre — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:25:55 +0000

Just got this e-mail from Sprint. The Palm Pre will be here tomorrow! Notice how this ad says “They’ll go fast, so hurry to your local Sprint store”? Yesterday Sprint said to not worry about long lines, but this ad contradicts what they said. Remember, BestBuy and RadioShack will have instant rebates for the Palm Pre while Sprint will require mail-in rebates. If you haven’t already, read my Are you Pre-pared for the Palm Pre launch post for store locators and other information you need to know!

May require up to a $36 activation fee/line, credit approval & deposit. Up to $200 early termination fee/line applies. Palm Pre: Use of this device also requires Palm account, activation and acceptance of Palm terms. GPS services require acceptance of Google Mobile Terms of Service. Available content and services may vary—see in-store or sprint.com for details. Phone Offer: Offer ends 07/11/09. While supplies last. $299.99 (two-year price) – $100.00 (mail-in rebate) = $199.99 (final price). Taxes and service charges excluded. No cash back. Requires activation at the time of purchase. Mail-in Rebate: Requires purchase & activation by 07/11/09. Line must be active 30 consecutive days. Allow 10 to 14 weeks for rebate. Additional Device Savings: Offer available in select channels only. Offer ends 8/1/09. Requires purchase and in-store activation of Palm Pre and additional device at the same time. Corporate-liable accounts excluded. Available for new line activations only. Discount available only for new line activations on the same account. Upgrades excluded. Other Terms: Coverage not available everywhere. Nationwide Sprint Network reaches over 275 million people. The 3G Sprint Mobile Broadband Network (including roaming) reaches over 270 million people. Offers not available in all markets/retail locations or for all.

Apple could Block iTunes support for Palm Pre

Pre — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:15:38 +0000

Palm has tricked iTunes into thinking that the Palm Pre is an iPod so you can sync your Palm Pre with iTunes. Right now the latest iTunes 8.2 still supports the Palm Pre, but Jon Lech Johansen says that Apple can easily block iTunes support for the Palm Pre in their next update. The question remains whether or not Apple will block the Palm Pre from iTunes or not. Do you think Apple will do this? I definitely think they will be doing this in their next update because they’re Palm’s competitor.

Via nanocr.eu

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