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The Palm Pre phone running WebOS

We are using Palm Pre phones nearly a year now, and think it is great. We get a full day out of the battery. I listen to radio(over the internet) alot in the morning travelling to work. I have a touchstone for charging, which is class. Only downside for me is that Flash is not yet released, even though it is working on it (youtube clips available of this) .... Adobe say they are still testing .... I have several email accounts set up on it, and the way it sync's with Gmail/Gmail calendar is great. The way alerts/calendar reminders pop up is nice too
It has proper multitasking(unlike the iPhone. OS updates are sent down OTA (over the air). the App updates work the same way. It does lack a few apps, but OpenDoc is suppose to be on the way. My favorite app (apart from radio app) is one called Squeeze Control, which I can use as a remote for my SqueezeBox Boom(this is an internet radio from Logitech which I would also highly recommend) Also I can connect the Pre to my Samsung Home Theatre system, using bluetooth, play internet radio(using wireless to router) or MP3 on the phone, and feed the sound to the Samsung.
I am thinking about upgrading to the Palm Pre 2, but not sure yet, might wait to see what new hardware Palm release. O2 staff in Ireland are not very good at markteting the Pre, many havent a clue about it and what it can do Palm have recently been bought over by HP, and they have promised new hardware in 2011. Alsop interesting is the fact HP have said they will, in the near future, be using WebOS on printers.

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