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So the folks out at Wirefly sent me a Palm Pre Plus to try for a bit, and I have to admit that there was certainly plenty to like about this smart little phone.  Or is it little smartphone?  Well, either way, the Palm Pre Plus is pretty nice.

The Palm Pre Plus is a slider-style smartphone with conference call capability, voice recorder, caller ID, speakerphone, Bluetooth connectivity, sixteen gig of onboard memeory, mobile email, mobile web, support for most of the Microsoft Office suite, music player, a three megapixel camera, GPS, alarm clock, calendar, calculator, USB port, a self-cleaning carry pouch and a battery capable of yielding five and a half hours of talk time on a single charge.

The immediate best thing you’ll notice about the Palm Pre Plus is that the QWERTY keyboard that comes with it is surprisingly sharp and easy to use.  I’ve complained about QWERTY keyboards on phones before as being entirely too small, but this one has a little extra note of tactile feedback that improves useability.

It’s not quite as useable as, say, a longer “landscape” keyboard.  And it’s also rather sad that there’s no support here for VCast that I could find.  But these are fairly small glitches in an overall sharp package.

The Palm Pre Plus will certainly surprise you, and offer you plenty of useful tools and features in one sharp, stylish, and handy package.

The Good

Nice design

Plenty of features

Improved keyboard

The Bad

Keyboard isn’t all it could have been

No VCast support at all

Score 7 / 10

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: Bluetooth, Hack, OS

Rumors have been flying like crazy about the iPhone 4G or whatever it is to be called. Just yesterday we let you know that an image of the supposed device was leaked but could it really have been true? Well, Engadget has dove a bit deeper and came to a pretty interesting conclusion: the device that was leaked could be seen in the leaked picture of the iPad we saw before that device’s launch.

So, while this seems to be pretty much confirmed I’m going to say it’d be safe to assume that the device will be seeing a bit of a design update before it launches. Because honestly, do you think Apple would let something that ugly hit the streets?

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: 3G, App, Apple, Hack, Iphone, OS

Damn, here is something out of the ordinary – Gizmodo has actually gotten their hands on the device we just told you was the iPhone 4G in the last post. How they did it? I have no idea but they’ve gone ahead and done a review of what is looking more and more like the actual device we will (hopefully) see announced in June.

They’ve taken some pictures and videos but unfortunately haven’t been able to boot the device. Luckily, we have the below information to salivate over until Apple says anything further:

• Measures in at 4.5″ x 2.31″ x 0.37″ and weighs 140g
• Has a glass or “shiny plastic” back (remember that ceramic material patent Apple holds? Could this be it?)
• Milled aluminum chasis
• Seemingly much higher resolution
• Improved camera with flash
• Front-facing camera
• micro-SIM like the iPad
• 5.25 WHr at 3.7V battery

So folks, that’s all we have for you for now. I wonder how pissed Apple is about this device leaking out.

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: App, Apple, Hack, Iphone, OS

If you were wondering when your shiny new 3G enabled iPad that you pre-ordered however long ago will be arriving at your doorstep, you don’t have to wonder any longer. Apple has recently updated their website, now listing that the devices will be shipped out to pre-orders by May 7th.

Sure, it’s a bummer that they aren’t coming a bit earlier but at least we know exactly to expect them, right?

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: 3G, App, Apple, Hack

If rumors are to be believed, Sprint customers will be getting a surprise come May 16th: the BlackBery Bold 9650. What you see above is a screenshot reportedly taken from a Sprint spreadsheet that shows the device to be hitting the network on the 16th. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that May 16th is just a few days before Verizon will be getting the device.

Unfortunately, until Sprint says anything we’re just going to assume this is a rumor.

via crackberry

written by Duy Phong \\ tags: Hack