It appears that sales of the Palm Pre and Pixi are not meeting some expectations. Both Macquarie Research and Merrill Lynch downgraded their stock ratings on Palm, triggering a stock sell-off today. Palm launched its webOS operating system to great fanfare over a year ago but is facing stiff competition in the mobile space. According to Macquarie Research, Palm sales […]
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Verizon to pass on Palm Pre? (Updated)
Back in May, Verizon hinted that it would begin to offer the Palm Pre as soon as Sprint’s exclusivity period ended. A new report now suggests that Verizon may have changed its mind and that the Pre is no longer in its plans. TheStreet.com cites “people close to the discussions” as its source. A number of reasons are cited for […]
GSM version of Palm Pre headed to O2 UK (Updated)
According to The Guardian, Palm and O2 UK are set to announce next week that the latter will be the exclusive UK partner for the upcoming GSM version of the Palm Pre. Back in late March, The Guardian had already reported that such a deal had been reached. Further back in mid-March, there had been rumours that Telefonica, O2’s parent […]
Sprint announces Palm Pre release date and pricing
Finally! Sprint has announced the release date and pricing for the Palm Pre (and the new Palm webOS). It will be available starting on Saturday, June 6th for US$199.99 (after US$100 mail-in rebate) with a two-year service agreement (Everything Data plan or Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plan required). “The Palm Pre takes full advantage of Sprint’s Everything Data […]