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Palm, Inc. Palm Pre

Macworld Rating

3.5 out of 5 Mice, Jul 9, 2009
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Pros

  • ITunes media syncing
  • Message flagging
  • Multitasking card interface lets you run many programs at once
  • Synergy contact system good when it works
  • Unified e-mail Inbox
  • Excellent notifications system
  • Multitouch gestures

Cons

  • Synergy contact system doesn't always work as advertised
  • Poor hardware user interface design
  • Cheap-feeling hardware construction
  • Touch screen is not always responsive
  • Physical keyboard is difficult to use
  • Often unintuitive interface

Macworld's Palm, Inc. Palm Pre Coverage

  • Palm Pre The Palm Pre is the latest in a line of supposed "iPhone killers," but underneath all the hype there's a surprisingly competent phone, if accompanied by uninspiring hardware.
  • Palm buyout options darken after HTC declines Desperate, struggling Palm may be totally out of luck as one of the company's last-ditch saviors, HTC, has walked away from a potential buyout.
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