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The Palm Pre (styled palm prē, pronounced as the English prefix pre, /priː/, known internally as the Castle) is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm, Inc. with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The phone was launched on June 6, 2009, and is the first to use Palm's new Linux-based operating system, webOS. The Pre functions as a camera phone, a portable media player, a GPS navigator, and an Internet client (with text messaging, email, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity).

The Pre has received very positive reviews from technology critics, winning CNET's Best in Show, Best in Category: Cell Phones & Smartphones, and People's Voice for 2009.

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Review: Dazzling Palm software beats the iPhone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 04, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (16) | 12

(AP) -- Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre.

Palm faces 'make-or-break' event with launch of the Pre

Technology / Business

May 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Few businesses rise or fall on a single product, but Palm Inc. has essentially banked its future as a company on a small, touch-screen wireless phone set to hit the market in just two weeks.

Palm Pre Smartphone Takes CES 2009 By Storm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 14, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Palm prē smartphone arose out of the doldrums and took CES 2009 by storm. Palm appeared to be down for the count among the likes of Apple, Samsung and Research In Motion. Palm lured ...

Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Palm Inc.'s Pre phone can again connect to Apple's iTunes software - just a week after Apple Inc. shut it out.

Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 15, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 2

(AP) -- Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod.

Pre likely to make a splash, but can new smartphone rescue Palm?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The new Pre smartphone from Palm is likely to make a splash when it goes on sale this Saturday, but will that be enough to turn things around for the struggling Silicon Valley company?

The new Palm Pre smartphone will cost 199.99 dollars after a 100-dollar mail-in rebate promotion

Palm Pre to go on sale June 6

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

May 19, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Palm Inc., a pioneer in handheld devices but suffering hard times lately, announced Tuesday that its much-anticipated new smartphone, the Palm Pre, would go on sale in the United States on June 6.

Industry group: OK for iTunes to block Palm Pre

Technology / Business

Sep 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. appears to have clearance from an industry group to block rival Palm Inc.'s Pre phone from connecting with iTunes software.

Palm to release cheaper sibling of Pre smart phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi.

Wireless innovation faces roadblocks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

Sometimes you can recognize a revolutionary upheaval only in hindsight. You look back years later and think, "Oh yes, that was the moment when everything began to change. And we hardly even noticed at the time."

Palm Pre goes on sale in US on Saturday

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Palm Pre, the new smartphone from the US pioneer in handheld devices, goes on sale in the United States on Saturday amid generally glowing reviews and favorable comparisons to Apple's iPhone.

Much riding on success -- or failure -- of Palm Pre

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- When Palm Inc.'s and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s latest bundle of smart phone joy, the Pre, arrives Saturday, it will be entering an increasingly crowded market backed by parents that have a lot riding ...