The Palm Pre is newly drafted in a line of offerings to take a swipe at the iPhone, available on the Sprint network and running for $199 provided a contract. The Pre adds some terrific features to this hi tech rich gadget. One of the most impressive is the Activity Cards which allow you to switch from application to application quickly and easily, much like you are able to on your home computer system. There is no need to shut downward a software and open one more up.
Combined messaging lets you group conversations in on the same person in an easy to emulate format. So now you can easily track conversations in IM, email or text on one simple screen. You will also be able to see who is available online and can quickly and create up a new conversation properly in the same group.
The Layered Calendar and Linked Contacts pull together your Outlook, Google and Facebook calendars into one cohesive view. And there is no difficulty to worry if your contacts be spread through distinct areas, Pre serves to pull them to one place as well. With the added Intuitive Notifications feature you can see when your appointments are, new and updated email and text messages at the bottom screen notification so it is a reduced number of meddling than great deal more competing products.
Such like the iPhone, applications will be a big part of the Pre, but then it may take time for the Pre to become inhabited with apps like the iPhone. But as time goes more and a greater amount of developers will see the strength of the Pre and strength of the Palm brand and develop on this platform as well.
The Pre is sleek, sexy, and sturdy and comes with a slide out keypad that really adds functionality that isn’t accessible amidst the iPhone. Just fancy the iPhone you can turn the system and view from widescreen or hold it in average view. Quality of pictures are vibrant and really stands out and the camera produces stunning photos.
It’s too early to notify how much competition the Pre will be to the iPhone, but it is a great substitue for Sprint users who want (or have) to continue with the service. But all signs say that amid the power of Palm and the functionality provided in the Pre, the current phone is the newly drafted in a for a long while line of hi tech gadgets available to us.
