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Helmore

10:08 PM on 8 January, 2009

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I pretty much agree with all of this, I never expected this to be this amazing.

One more worry I have is, will the keyboard be good enough. Some other sites were reporting that the keys don't have much travel and the keyboard is a bit small (cramped).

Palm has indicated though that there will be a 3G/UMTS version in the not too distant future.

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William 1

11:40 PM on 8 January, 2009

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Answering some caveats taken from my browse of current article, please help fill in the blanks:

No 3G is just ridiculous on a device like this and could severely hinder any European launch

Yes there will be 3G see: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/there-will-be-a-umts-palm-pre/

Will there be a European launch?

The above engadget indicates so

What is the battery life with all that multitasking?

No idea

Is there Flash browser support?

Yes see http://www.newsweek.com/id/178536/page/1

The quality of Maps integration is unknown as it was skipped entirely

Looking at the Palm website it will have turn by turn directions as well as Google Maps but I could not discern any more.

Very little was made of the video playback capabilities, so what about its quality?

Very good according to Newsweek once again

Just how expensive will it be?

Once again no idea

Will a more sophisticated Palm App Store be introduced?

Engadget confirms an App Store http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-in-depth-impressions-video-and-huge-hands-on-gallery/

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Stelph

10:08 AM on 9 January, 2009

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Go Palm! A very impressive handset and software. As mentioned, it really does looks very much like theyve checked out the competition and taken cherry picked the best parts and thrown in a few ideas of their own. Hopefully this will be out in the UK soon, would definatly consider getting one if the reviews are good!

Yes, could very much be a massive comeback from palm

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Garth

1:39 PM on 9 January, 2009

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what about other multimedia capabilities? ie music player..?

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