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Company Palm, announcing the results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, has also reported that it is planning to strengthen the position of the company with the help of new regions and in cooperation with cellular operators. American Verizon Wireless will release for sale two models early next year – Pre Plus and updated Pixi.
Official information about the phones is not available yet. Palm Pre Plus, according to rumors, is expected to get more internal memory, and possibly improved processor. The updated Pixi, on the other hand, will be available with Wi-Fi module.

The introduction of the new mobile phones will take place at CES 2010. Motorola Devour (phone on Google Android) and LG VS750 (thin communicator on Windows Mobile 6.5) are also scheduled to be released at the same time. These devices will also be available through mobile operator Verizon Wireless.

Palm company has sent invitations for the event in the Venetian Hotel.

Apparently, Palm has prepared a surprise for January of the coming year. E-mails were sent by the company to a number of companies with an invitation to the presentation, which will be held January 7, in Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. As you know, on this day the CES 2010 Exhibition will begin in Las Vegas. Palm will also be participating in the exhibition.

Unfortunately, there are no details about what the American company is going to present. It is possible, that a new smartphone will be announced at the exhibition. This year, Palm took advantage of the CES show in order to submit a smartphone Palm Pre. Now the company’s portfolio has two models based on the new operating system webOS – Palm Pre and Palm Pixi. Maybe it is time to expand its range?

If you are in the market for a new business phone, the amount of options available can make the process of selecting the right one quite challenging. To make this is an easier process for you, our staff has gone through all of the latest business phones on the market. After hours of comparing and evaluating one phone after another, we are proud to present you with our list of the top 5 business phones of 2009:

#5 – HTC Touch Pro2

Price: $699.99 from Amazon

Strengths: Thanks to its Windows Mobile operating system, the HTC Touch Pro2 offers a long list of features specifically for business users, ranging from Microsoft Office Mobile Suite to real-time e-mail delivery. Using the phone is enjoyable thanks to its vibrant 3.6 inch touch screen with 480×800-pixel resolution.

Other notable features of the Touch Pro2 include a full physical keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS navigation, and Bluetooth.

Weaknesses: Currently no 3G support in the US, large size, slow GPS and a high price tag.
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Just as we’d heard earlier this morning, today’s the day that Palm and Sprint come clean with their undercover plans for the former’s second-ever webOS device. The Pixi, which we toyed with back on our first Engadget Show, is slated to hit Sprint stores, Best Buy, RadioShack and select Walmart locations on November 15th for $99.99, but that’s after a $50 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate that you’ll be waiting ages for. Nothing here is all that surprising — after all, we knew it’d be on shelves before the holiday season — but the $100 price point is downright depressing. The Palm Pre can be had right now for just $150 (also on contract), and beyond that, both webOS devices are being offered on the exact same network. Throw this thing on Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile, and you’ve got a whole new wave of Palm customers; as it stands, who’s really buying this with the Pre just $50 away?

Palm has just announced their second device that uses WebOS and it is called the Palm Pixi. This is actually a much smaller, lighter and cheaper version of the Palm Pre, though it does not strip away touch screen display, QWERTY keyboard, and GPS navigation.

The screen is much smaller since it only measures 2.6 inches with 320 x 400 pixels resolution display and multi-touch screen, and it has 2-megapixel camera unlike on Pre with 3-megapixel. This will be running on Qualcomm MSM7627 CPU, and of course, there will also be access to Facebook and instant messaging, and it is completed with 8GB of internal memory. This also has a removable back cover, letting users customize the look of the Palm Pixi.

This will actually be an EVDO device, which will be targeted at Sprint’s network for the US “holidays,” so more likely before Christmas. No announcement on the exact release date and how much it will be sold.

Everythingpre.com is reporting, based on a PC Advisor article, that there is going to be an announcement this week regarding the Palm Pre!

Now it’s not 100% clear what the specifics of the announcement will be, but it’s quite possible that it could include a date for release of the wonder-device  - now how cool would that be?!

Of course, O2 (the so-called ‘home of smartphones’) has got the exclusive on the Palm Pre, so it’s going to be no surprise at all when are mentioned – however, the tariffs that it will appear with have been the subject of some speculation, so it would be good to know a little bit more about that too. I wonder actually whether the announcement of the Pixi has stolen some of the Pre’s thunder? Well I guess sales volumes (when it does launch, sometime in October we think) will tell…

SaskTel customers have just received a new addition to their local carriers’ lineup. The Palm Treo Pro is now available, and while it’s no Pre, it might be the closest customers in the area will get for some time (and sadly, it’s nothing like the Pre!). I feel your pain SaskTel customers, I feel your pain.

At any rate, you can pick one up from SaskTel for $169 on a 3-year contract, $439 on a 2-year, $539 on a 1-year and monthly for $739. The Palm Treo Pro is rockin’ Win-Mo 6.1, a 2MP camera with 8x digital zoom and video, GPS, WiFi and much more.