Smack! Smack! Smack! Ouch! That smarts! Verizon [VZ] has now gotten two of Palm’s [PALM] flagship devices that Sprint [S] has been touting, although some may say unsuccessfully due to the odd way that software developers and consumers have been treated– or at least very mixed– there’s that new question as to how Verizon will [...]
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Microsoft [MSFT] and Nokia are finalizing an agreement to augment Nokia (particularly Symbian/S60-based) phones and smart devices into becoming viable business-grade devices, or even components in functional corporate meshes.
Natali del Conte (you remember her, right?) has mentioned in today’s Loaded episode that Verizon [VZ] is preparing to receive Palm [PALM] Pre devices on their network, sometime in 2010. Of course, this makes sense, since there is not much retooling required for Palm, since both Sprint and Verizon run their cellular networks on CDMA/EvDO [...]
Sprint [S] has finally released a press announcement concerning the Palm [PALM] Pre launch: June 6, 2009 is the official release date. The earlier speculation about the launch date appears within the range, and it sounds like the pricing is in line with other current smartphones offered by other carriers. A lot of people, myself [...]
Remember Palm’s [PALM] Treo Pro? If not, you’re apparently in good company. The smartphone was initially rolled out to a very hum of fanfare, being essentially an unsubsidized GSM device. Now, however, it comes available as an AllTel [VZ] subsidized phone, with plans to offer Sprint [S] service in the hopefully near future. Obviously, unlike [...]
Yesterday, Palm [PALM] and Sprint [S] revealed more information about the Palm Pre and its service plans in a Webcast, although still no definite release date or the phone pricing (subsidized or unsub, either). However, the release window of “sometime in the first half of 2009″ is presumably still more-or-less intact. Also, the Pre is [...]
Unveiled today at CES 2009, Palm’s [PALM] Pre certainly caught my attention. As you may know, my adventures with the Palm Centro has yet to reach its one-year anniversary, but I’ve been a long-time Palm device user (like the original Palm Pilot and Palm III, and then the Treo 650), so while I’ve certainly thought [...]
Is Sprint [S] finally becoming customer-oriented? The Problems Since Dan Hesse came into power at Sprint, there seemed to be a lot of restructuring of plans to grab more wealth from hapless customers. It seemed to most analysts and pundits that Sprint was somehow repositioning itself as a “luxury” carrier, in a market that cannot [...]
The Story So Far In the first part of this three-part story, I discussed the circumstances for the search for my new smartphone. In the second part, I discussed the major highlights of my investigations into the smartphone options. But I did not finish mentioning all of the devices I checked… Last Device: Palm Centro [...]
