Dude, the Palm Pre is soooo last week. I want the Mini-Pre.
TechCrunch is reporting that "one of [their] better sources" blabbed about a second Pre-like device that Palm is "very far along" with and readying for a launch sometime in the second half of 2009. The device is reportedly smaller than Pre, which could mean it forgoes the sliding QWERTY board in favor of an all-touchscreen solution, virtual keyboard and all.
As TC points out, what's ironical about this is that iPhone pundits and fanboys have been chasing after the mythical "iPhone nano" rumor for a good two years now, and Palm may have beaten Apple to the punch. While this week's iPhone rumors have largely centered around some sort of deal with Verizon that could include an "iPhone Lite" device coming to Big Red, they're still just rumors: there's no second, smaller Apple phone that anyone knows about. Well, none that anyone without security clearance knows about, anyway.
Of course, this Mini-Pre story is just a rumor, too. But I love the idea, as TC summed it up, "that Palm, seeing all that user excitement over a small form iPhone, decided to jump ahead and create a mini Pre of their own."
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It would make no sense.... I think people are just gagging for new stuff so nonsense is leaking out everywhere. Wow..... and this is a recession?? Lol gotta have our gadgets huh?
I think your summation that Palm is hyping a vapor product in order to prop up their stock is illogical and devoid of any research as to what is really going on with Palm.
(Just a regular Sprint customer who reads the news -- not affiliated with Palm nor Sprint.)
It would make no sense.... I think people are just gagging for new stuff so nonsense is leaking out everywhere. Wow..... and this is a recession?? Lol gotta have our gadgets huh?
if it does release this year and it goes to sprint, then it will in late-ish Q4. if it releases earlier then it most likely wont go to sprint so that it doesnt affect the sales of the original. but, then, who would get it? if its GSM, then no one because apple wouldnt let At&t and T-Mobile doesnt have a contract with them. if CDMA then obviously verizon but, idk.
this is all getting very confusing!
For many people, having a phone with a 3.5" screen or even a 3.2" screen can be a little less pocketable than they want it to be.
So if Palm does come out with a smaller Pre kudos to them...
If Apple does actually come out with it first I wouldn't be surprised, considering they should've a LONG time ago... lol