Palm ist wieder da

      AT&T’s 80 million customers will soon have a new choice for  staying        connected in their fast-paced lives -- the Palm^® webOS™         platform. Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today announced that the Palm Pre™        Plus and Palm Pixi™ Plus phones will be available on the nation’s        fastest 3G network for $149.99 and $49.99, respectively, with a  two-year        service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate.    

      "AT&T and Palm have a history of smartphone leadership, and  today’s        announcement is a significant milestone for us,” said Jon  Rubinstein,        Palm chairman and chief executive officer. "With Palm webOS phones         coming to AT&T, Palm can help most anyone in the United States  stay        connected so they never miss a thing.”    

      Pre Plus and Pixi Plus will be featured in Palm’s booth (No. 7053)  at        CTIA Wireless, which runs March 23-25 in Las Vegas.    

      With a slider keyboard, a larger touchscreen and a  high-performance        processor, Pre Plus is Palm’s full-featured Palm webOS phone. It’s         designed for people who want an easy-to-use phone with advanced  features        to help manage the different aspects of their lives, both personal  and        professional. The keyboard makes for quick and easy typing, while  the        unique gesture area provides a sleek look and intuitive  navigation.        Customers also get 16GB⁽¹⁾ of storage (~15GB user  available)        for applications and media. Pre Plus comes with the Palm  Touchstone™        Back Cover, so it’s compatible out of the box with the  revolutionary        inductive Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately).    

      As Palm’s thinnest phone to date, Pixi Plus fits easily in your  hand or        pocket and offers a host of powerful features, including Wi-Fi.  It’s        great for social communicators and first-time smartphone buyers  who want        an affordable and customizable phone with a full QWERTY keyboard        instantly accessible for messaging and web content. Available in  the        original black as well as a new blue exclusive to AT&T, Pixi  Plus is        designed to let you express yourself. With the color Palm Pixi        Touchstone Back Covers and the Palm Pixi Artist Series Back Covers  (www.palm.com/artistseries),        which are compatible with the Touchstone Charging Dock, you can  easily        switch covers to suit your mood and style (all sold separately at  www.palm.com/store).    

      "We’re offering our customers even greater choice by adding Palm  Pre        Plus and Palm Pixi Plus to the nation’s best smartphone  portfolio,” said        Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility  and Consumer        Markets. "Palm webOS plus included access to the nation’s largest  Wi-Fi        network and the ability to talk and surf the web at the same time  is a        powerful combination.”    

      Pre Plus and Pixi Plus showcase the defining features of Palm  webOS,        including the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously  and        easily move between them; the power of Palm Synergy™, which brings         customers’ information from the many places it resides into a  single,        more comprehensive view; unobtrusive notifications; and universal  search.⁽²⁾        Palm webOS also has a unique model of over-the-air software  updates that        delivers new features and performance improvements directly to a  user’s        phone. Past updates have included support for 3D games and video        recording allowing webOS customers to use their phones in fun, new  ways.    

      A significant advantage of Palm webOS applications is that they  can be        integrated into the core webOS functionalities, such as linked  contacts,        layered calendars, notifications and GPS, providing a rich catalog  of        innovative and unique offerings for Palm webOS users. The growing  Palm        App Catalog offers some of the best apps in the market – such as        Pandora, Fandango, and rich 3D games like "Need for Speed™  Undercover”        and "Guitar Hero” – unique in their high integration with the  webOS        device. Currently there are more than 2,000 applications for  download.    

      Pre Plus and Pixi Plus feature Wi-Fi connectivity, and AT&T  customers        with these devices will receive AT&T Wi-Fi access at U.S.  hotspots        included as part of their unlimited data plan. The phones  transparently        connect to Wi-Fi when in range of an AT&T hotspot, providing  customers        with fast and seamless access to music, email, video and the web.  AT&T        has the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network with more than 20,000 U.S.        hotspots.    

      Pre Plus and Pixi Plus also support a variety of AT&T  services,        including AT&T Navigator for audible turn-by-turn navigation        (subscription required), AT&T Address Book to easily  synchronize online        contacts to your phone, and YPMobile to quickly find local  businesses.        They also include the following features and specifications.  (NOTE: A        complete list of features and specifications for each phone is  available        at www.att.com/WebOS        or www.palm.com/PrePlus        and www.palm.com/PixiPlus.)    

•         Palm Synergy™, a key feature of Palm webOS that brings your          information from all the places it resides – including Outlook⁽³⁾,           Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and LinkedIn – into one logical view  that          links your contacts and calendars, so accessing them is easier  than          ever      
•         The ability to run multiple applications simultaneously and  easily          move between them      
•         Unobtrusive notifications      
•         Universal search      
•         Over-the-air software updates delivered directly to a user’s  phone      
•         High-quality applications from the Palm App Catalog      
•         High-speed connectivity      
•         Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for  navigation      
•         Full QWERTY keyboard      
•         High-performance, desktop-class web browser      
•         Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g      
•         Integrated GPS⁽⁴⁾
•         Robust messaging support (combining IM, SMS and MMS  capabilities)      
•         Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and           playback, a camera with LED flash and a standard 3.5mm headset  jack      
•         Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange           servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!,  POP3,          IMAP)      
•         Bluetooth^® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth  support      
•         USB mass storage mode      
•         Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed      
•         Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touchscreen  and          turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear      
•         Light sensor, which reduces power usage by dimming the display  if the          ambient light is dark      
•         Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos  to          your perspective      
•         Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch      
•         Removable, rechargeable battery      
•         Band/modes:          
  •             UMTS bands/HSDPA 3.6: 850/1900          
  •             Quad band GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900          
  •             GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 10          

Availability and Pricing

      Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus will be available in AT&T  stores and        online at www.wireless.att.com        in the coming months for $149.99 and $49.99, respectively, with a        two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. More        information is available at www.att.com/webOS.    

About Palm, Inc.

      Palm, Inc. creates intuitive and powerful mobile experiences that  enable        consumers and businesses to connect to their information in more  useful        and usable ways. The company’s groundbreaking Palm webOS™  platform,        designed exclusively for mobile application, introduces true        multitasking and Palm Synergy™, which brings your information from  the        many places it resides into a single, more comprehensive view of  your        life.    

      Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller  and        wireless operator channels, and at the Palm online store  (www.palm.com/store).    

      More information about Palm, Inc. is available at www.palm.com.    

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