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Palm Pre Rumor of the Day: June 7 Release Date

From Bonnie Cha at CNET News and SprintGurus

It looks like we have a launch date for the Palm Pre!!! We love gadgets around here and this is one we’ve had our eyes on for awhile!!!  Yes, yes, yes!!! (Accompanied by an enthusiastic Tiger- Woods-esque fist pump) and a loud Woo-hoo!!! :)

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CNET News (Article): Palm Pre Rumor of the Day - June 7 Release DatePalm Pre Rumor of The Day: June 7 Release Date

Bonnie Cha, CNET News

What’s a day without a Palm Pre story, right? Uhh, right. The latest rumor making its way across the Internet tubes comes via SprintGurus, which says the Pre will launch on June 7 and not May 17 as originally thought.

This is based on an internal document posted by the owner of SprintGurus, who goes by “Coal,” that shows all the devices that are in alpha/beta testing with Sprint. In the forum, Coal states, “For those asking about the Pre, there are 2 release windows, one is around 6/7/09 – the other I cannot say much on.” We’re not entirely sure where the June 7 date came from as it’s not listed on the document. More . . .

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Picture Credit: Bonnie Cha/CNET

April 29, 2009 Posted by ej | Gadgets, Technology | , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Apple Prepping Two Wireless Devices With Verizon?

From David Carnoy at CNET News

What a lovely day!!! First, we hear about a launch date for the Palm Pre and then we find out that Verizon and IPhone may be teaming up!!! Be still my heart!!

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Apple Prepping Two Wireless Devices With Verizon?

Concept Art for an Apple Touch-Screen Netbook (Credit: Gizmodo). Click on pic to Read CNET News Article.

Concept Art for an Apple Touch-Screen Netbook (Credit: Gizmodo). Click on pic to Read CNET News Article.

David Carnoy, CNET News

Over the last few months rumors have continued to swirl around a possible Verizon-Apple deal to bring the iPhone to Verizon once Apple’s exclusive pact with AT&T expires in 2010. But Tuesday BusinessWeek added a new twist to the rumor, reporting that Verizon and Apple are in talks to develop two new wireless devices that may hit the market this year.

Allegedly, one device would be a thinner, lighter, and lower-priced version of the iPhone–an iPhone Lite, if you will. While the other device would be something akin to the jumbo iPod Touch that we wrote about previously. BusinessWeek’s anonymous source describes it as a “media pad that would let users listen to music, view photos, and watch high-definition videos.”

The source, who claims to have seen the new media pad, says it’s “smaller than an Amazon Kindle electronic reader, but its touch-screen is bigger than the Kindle’s.” It would be able to place calls over Wi-Fi and a high-speed wireless data connection from Verizon. More . . . 

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=New Gear from Apple and Verizon Wireless?

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April 29, 2009 Posted by ej | Gadgets, Shopping, Technology | , , , , , , | Leave a Comment