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Mighty Gadget have decided to launch a new blog specifically for the new Palm Pre.
For those of you not in the know the Palm Pre is the latest offering from Palm and was announced at CES in January 2009.
The Pre is one of many new phones that appears to be targeting the iPhone market.
Most Smartphones from the past few years have either used Symbian or Windows Mobile, however over the last year we have also seen Google’s Android released with the only current handset using this OS being the G1.
Palm have decided to develop a new OS of their own called webOS. Palm have decided to try and take a new approach to the OS and the core of the OS is based on Linux, however developers will not have access to the core. Instead all application will be developed based on web standards and use technologies such as XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
The Pre will also make extensive use of cloud based services mean with one of the most talked about features “Synergy” synching your contacts with Palms Servers (the cloud) and the ability to synch the contacts from multiple sources such as Facebook or Outlook.
Sprint is going to be the exclusive carrier partner for the Palm Pre and a GSM version is expected for Europe, however no carrier has been declared as of yet.
The Palm Pre Specifications are:
High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Integrated GPS
Large 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display
Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Email, including Outlook EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (POP3, IMAP)
Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)
High-performance, desktop-class web browser
Great multimedia experience and performance (pictures, video playback, music), featuring a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
8GB of internal user storage (~7.4GB user available)
USB mass storage mode
MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
Removable, rechargeable battery
Dimensions: 59.57mm (W) x 100.53mm (L, closed) x 16.95mm (D) [2.35 inches (W) x 3.96 inches (L, closed) x 0.67 inches (D)]
Weight: ~135 grams [4.76 ounces]
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