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The Reviews Are In: The Palm Pre May Be As Good As The iPhone
mocoNews —
... WSJ's Walt Mossberg: "I consider the Pre to be potentially the strongest rival to the iPhone to date, provided it attracts lots of third-party apps, which it sorely lacks at launch. Its design is much better than that of the two other main iPhone-class competitors: the T-Mobile G1, which uses Android, and RIM's touch-screen BlackBerry Storm. WSJ. ...
Palm Pre Cool But Not As Good As Apple's iPhone
Silicon Alley Insider —
Palm (PALM) has come up short in its attempt to dethrone Apple's (AAPL) iPhone as the best smartphone on the market, according to four early reviews of the Palm Pre, which goes on sale Saturday.
The WSJ's Walt Mossberg, NYT's David Pogue, and Gizmodo and Engadget agree that Palm's effort is very good, and that the Pre is a serious competitor to the iPhone.
It's "an elegant, joyous, multitouch smartphone; it’s the iPhone remixed," Pogue says.
It's "a beautiful, innovative and versatile hand-held ...
Rave Reviews For Palm Pre From Mossberg, Pogue and Baig
Cult of Mac —
... despite noting drawbacks like the lack of apps and poor battery life.
Ed Baig of USA Today also gives the Pre a thumbs up, but also notes the lack of apps and battery life. Nonetheless, he says the Pre “stacks up well against Apple’s blockbuster device, and in some ways even surpasses it… Palm has delivered a device that will keep it in the game and give it a chance to star in it.”
The big granddady of reviewers, the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, is the most measured, giving ...
Palm Pre: Gushing Early Reviews; Where Are The Apps?
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... Walt Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal: “I consider the Pre to be potentially the strongest rival to the iPhone to date, provided it attracts lots of third-party apps, which it sorely lacks at launch,” he writes. “Its design is much better than that of the two other main iPhone-class competitors: the T-Mobile G1, which uses Android, and RIM’s touch-screen BlackBerry Storm. Whether the Pre is better than the iPhone depends on your personal preferences, ...
Palm Pre Review Round-up
I4U News —
... appeared that Palm is slow in supporting Palm OS developers. In a story on BusinessWeek , well known open source figure William Hurley draws a very bleak picture of Palm's developer support and lack of apps for it. Another main issue is that the Palm Pre is bound to Sprint. When we reported that Verizon Wireless would get the Pre, the story triggered huge interest. If you want the Pre you need to give Sprint a chance. Palm Pre Reviews: Engadget Gizmodo WSJ NY Times USA Today PC World Posted on Thu, 4 Jun 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi ...
Early Palm Pre reviews hit the web
TechSpot —
... also some other gripes with the Pre, of course, but apparently none serious enough to be a deal-breaker. These included concerns about battery life, tiny keyboard and a thin supply of applications which could change if Palm can attract third-party developers. Overall, it looks like Palm is finally back in the market with a solid contender that has nothing to envy its rivals unless Apple comes up with a surprise next week . Reviews: Engadget | Gizmodo | Wall Street Journal | New York Times
Palm Pre: Rounding up (or down) the reviews
Betanews —
By Angela Gunn, Betanews It's on, and most of the outlets we've seen so far compared Palm's new phone to -- what else? -- the iPhone. To summarize: Pre beats iPhone: Associated Press, USA Today IPhone beats Pre: Reuters, Gizmodo, BusinessWeek Push: New York Times, Wall Street Journal , Wired, PhoneScoop, Engadget, PC World, Fortune And in case you haven't got time even to parse that list: The OS is its glory, the battery life is ...
Does Walt Mossberg Already Have the Third-Gen iPhone?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... “Whether the Pre is better than the iPhone depends on your personal preferences, though I’d note that the new iPhone to be unveiled next week will have lots of added features that could alter those calculations,” Mossberg wrote in his review. ...
Will Apple Upstage The Palm Pre At Next Week's WWDC?
mocoNews —
... Apple has been mum on its plans, but that hasn't stopped others from speculating. Mostly, people expect small software updates, like an internal compass, and new hardware updates like more or less capacity. Whether new phones are coming, however, is even up for debate. Walt Mossberg wrote in his Palm Pre review yesterday that "A new, improved iPhone is expected to be announced on June 8." If there's no phone, then what will wow the crowd? In ...
Breakfast briefing: Palm and Apple get ready for clash of the titans
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... • And lo, the Palm Pre reviews emerge: thumbs up, more or less, from everyone - including the usual suspects David Pogue and Walt Mossberg, while Engadget three part review. One major point seems to be the lower prices and differences in coverage you get with network provider Sprint - which means little to British customers of course, who are likely to have to opt for O2 if it ever arrives in the UK. • As if to squish the Pre before it gets going, more iPhone rumours have started ahead of Monday's Apple announcements at ...
If Everyone Likes The Palm Pre, Why So Much Hedging?
Techdirt —
... . At the end of every glowing article was a conclusion that seemed out of sync with the review. Here were mine, "I can't predict whether the developer community will rally around the Pre, or whether Sprint and Palm will be successful in selling big volumes, but I want to call this one early: the Pre is a great smartphone." Walt Mossberg at the WSJ wraps up his glowing review with, "All in all, I believe the Pre is a smart, sophisticated product that will have particular appeal for those who want a physical keyboard. It is thoughtfully designed, works well and ...
WWDC Rumor Roudup - Friday Expert Edition
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... We figured Walt was already sitting in the front row at Moscone West in anticipation of Monday's Keynote. So instead of hassling the guy, we're just going to see what he said during his Palm Pre review . The guy can't help but name drop the iPhone during his review. "Unfortunately for Palm, Apple has both a new iPhone operating system and new iPhone hardware coming, likely available within a month,"He later adds;"And, although Apple hasn't announced any new hardware features, I expect to see an iPhone with up to 32 gigabytes of memory, video recording, a higher-resolution ...
Palm Pre: reviews from around the web
Techradar - All the latest technology news —
... hand." But Wired US questioned the Pre's battery life, stating that in its review that the Pre typically can only manage a day's usage: "A morning's worth of heavy use may leave the Pre powerless by afternoon. I've been testing the Pre for less than a week, and typically, the battery meter hits the red zone before sunset," its review says. And the Wall Street Journal said it thinks the Pre is a brilliant phone – but that it still has some improving to do: "All in all, I believe the Pre is a smart, sophisticated ...
Palm Pre goes on sales at Sprint stores nationwide
VentureBeat —
... . The Pre has received almost universally positive reviews, including one from the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, who called it a “powerful competitor” to the iPhone. The only negative is that the downloading store isn’t yet functional, but Palm will be activating it shortly. ...
Mossberg on Palm's Answer to the iPhone
textually.org —
Wall Street Journal Technology columnist Walt Mossberg reviews Palm's new smartphone, the Pre via FoxBusiness Network on YouTube. ...
