Trolls Complained, but Sprint Responded: Hard of Hearing Get the Pre Too
Despite the complaints of a vocal minority to our world-first Palm Pre review, Sprint appears to have listened. As of today, the Palm Pre is now available to hard of hearing customers on the Sprint Relay Data Only plan. This is a $30/month plan that provides unlimited data and text messaging, as well as 5 […]
Sprint Treo 600 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Accessory Class Action Suit Leads to Settlement
A class action suit filed against Sprint and Palm in 2004 has now led to a settlement for affected customers. The suit was filed with the plaintiffs alleging claims from both companies of WiFi and Bluetooth expansion cards for Treo 600 smartphones were untrue because no Bluetooth or WiFi cards were ever developed that are […]
Palm Pre to Be Available In-Store Only Tomorrow, No Word on Online Sales (Updated)
Sprint has silently amended plans to carry the Palm Pre online due to inventory constraints, with employees now being told to direct customers to store locations as there is no timetable for online availability at this time. This follows plans to host launch parties , with stores holding early 8AM openings on Saturday for new […]
Sprint Confirms Pre Exclusive Through 2009
Following yesterday’s claims from Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam that it would carry the Pre six months after Sprint, representative James Fisher has confirmed that Sprint will be the sole provider for the Pre for the rest of the year. This confirms speculation born from CES and CTIA that Sprint and Palm entered into a time-limited […]
Palm Officially Announces iTunes, Mass Storage Support, and App Catalog for Pre
Palm has officially announced that the forthcoming Pre will natively support iTunes media sync for non-DRM files, mass storage support, and the first details regarding the App Catalog. Media sync works by connecting the device to a PC, selecting Media Sync, and iTunes will launch with the device listed as it would with an iPod […]
AT&T Expects to Sell Pre After Sprint Exclusivity Ends
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal today during the D: All Things Digital conference, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has stated that he expects the carrier to offer the highly anticipated Palm Pre after Sprint’s exclusivity period which is expected to end six months after launch. This is despite previous reports that AT&T will be offering […]
Best Buy Mobile to Sell Palm Pre Without Mail-in Rebate Requirement
Best Buy has announced that it will sell the Palm Pre for $199.99 without the need for a mail-in rebate when the hotly-anticipated device is launched across Best Buy Mobile locations simultaneously with Sprint, Radio Shack, and select Wal-Mart stores on June 6th. The only caveat to the offering is that a limited number of […]
Review: Palm Pre (Sprint)
We’ve got a lot of sources out there. For the past five years, we’ve dominated coverage of all the carriers. Sprint was the first. So when Sprint decided to finally ship a somewhat open, Linux-driven, modern Palm phone… it wasn’t a question of who was going to review it first. And now, for the first […]
Palm Eos Coming to Sprint After Pre Launch
Following the confirmation of the Palm Eos for AT&T, sources within Sprint have confirmed to PhoneNews.com the existence of the CDMA version of the forthcoming smart device for the carrier. The device is currently testing within Sprint for a possible release during the third quarter of this year after the release of the Pre, and […]
Palm Centro Successor Eos Is Real
The new Palm webOS device that has been making the rounds across the internet today is in fact a real device slated for AT&T, possibly by the end of the year. PhoneNews.com has been able to independently confirm the existence of the webOS-based successor to the Palm Centro in the Castle/Eos. According to chatter and […]