The HP site is now offering free Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices with activation of a two-year contract with AT&T or Verizon Wireless. Also on offer are deals on the original Palm Pre and Pixi on the Sprint network.
Hewlett Packard, the new owner of smartphone-maker Palm, is already working to get its newest assets off of storage-room shelves and into the hands of consumers. On its Website, HP is now offering the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for free with the activation of a service contract with AT&T or Verizon Wireless.
AT&T is offering free activation for both devices, though consumers who choose the Palm Pre Plus on either network will additionally get a free in-vehicle charger, leather carrying case and a mini Bluetooth headset.
Sprint your carrier of choice? HP has also posted the Palm Pre, in black, for $99.99, with free activation on the Sprint network, or the Palm Pixi, also in black, for $19.99 (sorry, no free activation there).
The Palm Pre Plus pairs a 3.1-inch touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keypad with 3G, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi connectivity. Plus, it can act as a hotspot for up to five WiFi-enabled devices. Also on board is Palm Synergy, a program that offers a single view of conversations from multiple sources, along with more efficient interactions with contacts and calendar sources.
The Pre Plus also includes, among other features, a 3-megapixel camera, GPS support, 16GB of Flash memory and support for HTML surfing, various email clients, and instant-, text- and multimedia messaging.
Synergy is also on the Pixi Plus, which features a 2.63-inch multitouch screen, along with 3G, Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi connectivity�plus the hotspot capability for five devices. Unlike the slide-out Pre Plus, the more candy bar�style Pixi Plus features a dedicated QWERTY keypad below its display. There�s also 8GB of Flash memory and a 2-megapixel camera.
Both devices can now also run webOS 1.4.5, which Palm made available for download June 30. This update, per Palm, includes �minor fixes and enhancements to support the public release of the webOS PDK.� It also fixes a hitch so that podcasts download correctly, and, on certain Web sites, enables the text being entered in a field to remain the focus of the screen.
On the AT&T site, the carrier currently offers the Palm Pre Plus for $149.99 and the Pixi Plus for $49.99, each with new service activation. Verizon, on its site, offers the Pixi Plus free with a new contract, and the Pre Plus for $49.99 with contract, while Sprint offers the original Palm Pre for $149.99 and the Palm Pixi for $49.99 � both with a two-year service contract.
In addition to moving Palm inventory, HP has taken steps to slim down the Palm staff. Reportedly, it has laid off a number of Palm employees��double digits, not hundreds,� says a source�in an effort, said an HP spokesperson, to consolidate its functions and operations.
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