Palm targets RIM, business with Pre

Andrew Nusca: It isn't necessarily the iPhone that Palm is hoping to compete against - since few business customers look to iPhone as the solution for the enterprise. The real objective of the Palm Pre is to wow BlackBerry customers in the business world.

One week with my Palm Pre-cious

Matthew Miller: On the good side, the display is fantastic, the video player works well, and it does a good job multitasking. But the calendar is weak, the battery life is low, and it's not as durable as expected. Read the whole review.

Gallery: One week with the Palm Pre
Analysts deem Pre launch a success

Larry Dignan: If you judge from the number of Sprint stores that sold out their initial quota of Palm Pres, the smartphone's debut was a raging success. But if you look at the number of units each store had available, it could be another story.

Sprint claims Pre set sales record - but no numbers
Gallery: Cracking open the Palm Pre

In partnership with iFixit and Phonewreck, TechRepublic presents this Cracking Open Photo Gallery. Let's see if the Palm Pre can really stand up to the iPhone.
Gallery: Taking apart the Palm Pre
Local Outlook and more syncing come to the Palm Pre

Matthew Miller: Those of you who have Outlook and other PIM desktop clients will be happy to know there are now applications to sync with your PC and Mac in case you do not have Exchange or want to sync in the cloud.
Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment

Sam Diaz: As expected, the Palm Pre was sold out by the time I arrived at the Sprint store. But What surprised me was what I learned about Sprint while I was in the store asking about the Pre.
Initial Pre thoughts and answers to 11 questions

Matthew Miller: I really didn’t think I would have a Palm Pre myself to answer the 11 questions I posted a couple days ago, but now that I have one I can provide you with the answers.
Gauging Palm Pre's success: It'll take time

Larry Dignan: After the first weekend of sales for the Palm Pre, instant analysts are assessing the Pre's success or failure. What will be missing is the big picture.
Sprint: Pre exclusive longer than 6 months

Larry Dignan: Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has thrown a brushback pitch to Verizon Wireless: Lay off the Pre talk because Sprint’s exclusive with Palm lasts more than six months.
Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance

Larry Dignan: Palm’s Pre isn’t going to topple the iPhone this weekend, but the device has a puncher’s chance to be a threat in the smartphone market, according to a bevy of reviews.

Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the iPhone and Android devices?
Five reasons to expect a homerun

Jason Hiner: If there are any unexpected problems with the Pre and it falls short of sales expectations when it launches on June 6, it would be financially and morally devastating to Palm. However, I doubt that will happen. I expect the Pre to be a big hit, and here are the top five reasons why...

Matthew Miller: T-Mobile G1 has a much better QWERTY keyboard
Palm's Pre launch: Assessing the risks

Larry Dignan: Palm’s corporate savior—the Pre—arrives June 6 and Sprint and other retailers are expecting a hit. However, there are multiple looming questions ahead.
Clash of the Touch Titans; iPhone 3G 3.0 vs. Palm Pre

Matthew Miller: The showdown will be focused on what we know about each of these upcoming devices/operating systems, but there are still a few aspects of both that have not clearly been defined and neither is available for any hands-on trials.
Reorganizing the mobile market when all devices get smart

Larry Dignan: Smartphones as a term is dying a quick death as all phones become smarter with Internet access, email and other capabilities. Meanwhile, the mobile market will be carved.
Pre syncs with iTunes out of the box

Jason D. O'Grady: According to a report at Fortune’s Apple 2.0 blog the upcoming Palm Pre syncs seamlessly with Apple’s iTunes.
The Ultimate Tablet: On Palm's webOS?

Jason Perlow: Palm’s soon to be launched Pre on the Sprint mobile network will introduce the first webOS-based device into the consumer market. But should webOS be restricted to just smartphones?

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