These two smartphones will now have a much wider audience with Verizon. However, is Palm’s move to Verzion too little, too late?
At the start of 2010 CES expo in Las Vergas, Verizon Wireless announced that beginning Jan. 25, it will be offering the Palm Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus, slightly updated versions of the devices Sprint first began offering in June 2009.
These smartphones will be the first webOS-based devices on the Verizon network.
“The Palm experience is all about helping our customers stay connected so they never miss a thing,” Jon Rubinstein, Palm chief executive officer, said in a Jan. 7 statement. “We’re constantly enriching this experience with new features and innovations. The Verizon Wireless launch of Pre Plus and Pixi Plus is the next phase in delivering this unique Palm experience to more people.”
Palm has made several changes to the Verizon versions of their smartphones.
With the Pixi Plus, Palm added WiFi connectivity. In addition, Palm now offers a “gesture area” to the bottom of the Pre Plus’ screen. PC World reports the Palm has also nixed the single hardware button on the face of the Pre Plus, and that to close an application, users now tap the gesture area. It makes for an action no simpler than before, but further streamlines the device’s already clean facade.
Source:
eweek.com
At the start of 2010 CES expo in Las Vergas, Verizon Wireless announced that beginning Jan. 25, it will be offering the Palm Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus, slightly updated versions of the devices Sprint first began offering in June 2009.
These smartphones will be the first webOS-based devices on the Verizon network.
“The Palm experience is all about helping our customers stay connected so they never miss a thing,” Jon Rubinstein, Palm chief executive officer, said in a Jan. 7 statement. “We’re constantly enriching this experience with new features and innovations. The Verizon Wireless launch of Pre Plus and Pixi Plus is the next phase in delivering this unique Palm experience to more people.”
Palm has made several changes to the Verizon versions of their smartphones.
With the Pixi Plus, Palm added WiFi connectivity. In addition, Palm now offers a “gesture area” to the bottom of the Pre Plus’ screen. PC World reports the Palm has also nixed the single hardware button on the face of the Pre Plus, and that to close an application, users now tap the gesture area. It makes for an action no simpler than before, but further streamlines the device’s already clean facade.
Source:
eweek.com
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