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Sprint Sets Sales Record With Debut of Palm Pre

June 9, 2009 – Within hours of offering Palm Pre – the most widely anticipated electronic device of the year – eager customers delivered the result: a record Sprint sales debut.

By late Sunday, Palm Pre had broken previous sales records (first day and first weekend) for a Sprint device.

"Sprint is a very different company than it was 12 months ago," said Dan Hesse, president and chief executive officer. "Palm Pre is the coming out party for the new Sprint. It is the perfect device that highlights all of the positive changes in our company, including our revolutionary Ready Now retail store experience, greatly improved customer care, unmatched value pricing plans and America's most dependable 3G network."(1)

Pre comes with Sprint's industry-leading, value-oriented service plans – which offer significant savings vs. the competition. For example, Sprint's Simply EverythingSM plan saves customers $1200 over the comparable plan for AT&T's iPhone, and more against Verizon's smartphone and PDA pricing over a two year period – that's real value.(2)

The anticipation of getting a device found many customers waiting in line at Sprint retail stores Saturday morning. One person in line – on his wedding day – was Theodore Travis. Read more

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Palm Pre Coming to Verizon

by jessica on Fri, 2009-05-29 11:12

Well, well, well…it looks like Sprint won't be the only one carrying the Palm Pre. According to a report from Reuters, Verizon Wireless will be selling the Pre, but you'll have to wait about six months after the launch to get it at Verizon stores. Verizon Wireless' Lowell McAdam confirmed the news on a webcast, Reuters said.

Verizon Wireless also said they would be introducing a new version of the BlackBerry Storm and a new BlackBerry called Tour, which is said to be a new upscale BlackBerry. Also slated are devices from Motorola and phones based on Google's Android operating system.

"Over the next six months or so you will see devices like Palm Pre and a second generation Storm," on the Verizon Wireless network, McAdam said. "You can expect to see us launch a steady stream of new devices from multiple vendors."

Palm Unveils All-new webOS

January 8, 2009 -- Palm today unveiled its groundbreaking Palm webOS mobile platform, built from the ground up to be constantly connected to the web, and the new Palm Pre, the first phone based on the new platform. Pre is scheduled to be available exclusively from Sprint in the first half of 2009.

Palm webOS is a brand-new kind of platform, invented exclusively for mobile use. webOS recognizes that you want your people, calendars and information to move with you, wherever you are, wirelessly, as opposed to being bound to a personal computer. Palm webOS is the first mobile platform to automatically bring your information from the many places it resides - on your phone, at your work or on the web - into one simple, integrated view. The new Palm Pre and webOS are designed to be so in sync with your needs that it feels like Pre is thinking ahead for you.

"Palm products have always been about simplifying lives and delivering great user experiences," said Ed Colligan, Palm president and chief executive officer. "webOS and Pre bring game-changing simplicity to an increasingly mobile world by dissolving the barriers that surround your information. It's technology that seems like it's thinking ahead to bring you what you care about most - your people, your time, and your information - in the easiest and most seamless way." Read more