<s>
The	O
Palm	O
Pre	O
,	O
styled	O
as	O
palm	O
prē	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Palm	O
with	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	O
and	O
a	O
sliding	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
Palm	O
's	O
Linux-based	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pre	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
communication	O
and	O
collaboration	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revised	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
which	O
doubled	O
the	O
available	O
memory	B-Architecture
and	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
and	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
Palm	O
Pre	O
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
HP	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
accused	O
the	O
Pre	O
of	O
copying	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Apple	O
COO	O
Tim	O
Cook	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
will	O
not	O
stand	O
for	O
people	O
ripping	O
off	O
our	O
IP	O
"	O
and	O
Palm	O
responding	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
have	O
the	O
tools	O
necessary	O
to	O
defend	O
[themselves]",	O
hinting	O
at	O
Palm	O
's	O
large	O
portfolio	O
of	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
carry	O
the	O
Palm	O
Pre	O
in	O
"	O
about	O
six	O
months.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
second	O
quarter	O
conference	O
call	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
Denny	O
Strigl	O
announced	O
that	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
would	O
begin	O
selling	O
the	O
Palm	O
Pre	O
in	O
early	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
CES	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differences	O
included	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
center	O
button	O
,	O
16	O
GB	O
storage	O
memory	B-Architecture
(	O
8	O
GB	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Pre	O
)	O
,	O
doubling	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
from	O
256	O
MB	O
to	O
512MB	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
back	O
cover	O
is	O
now	O
already	O
Touchstone	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
sold	O
exclusively	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Pixi	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Palm	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
both	O
the	O
Pre	O
Plus	O
and	O
the	O
Pixi	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
on	O
the	O
AT&T	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
coming	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O2	O
launched	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
US	O
$149.99	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
Touchstone	O
charger	O
for	O
new	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
Palm	O
Pre	O
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
HP	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
had	O
a	O
1GHz	O
processor	O
,	O
512MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
camera	O
,	O
Adobe	O
Flash	O
Player	O
10.1	O
Beta	O
and	O
more	O
durable	O
hardware	O
including	O
a	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
France	O
(	O
2010	O
October	O
;	O
SFR	O
)	O
,	O
Canada	O
(	O
2010	O
December	O
;	O
Rogers	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
(	O
2011	O
February	O
;	O
Verizon	B-Application
)	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
unlocked	O
from	O
HP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
stated	O
that	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
customers	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Skype	O
Mobile	O
for	O
Skype-to-Skype	O
calls	O
and	O
messaging	O
when	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
is	O
released	O
for	O
consumer	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Pre	O
has	O
a	O
3	O
megapixel	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
with	O
LED	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
or	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
HSDPA	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-GPS	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
turn-by-turn	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
though	O
access	O
to	O
aGPS	O
features	O
remains	O
locked	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
charging	O
and	O
data-transfer	O
,	O
the	O
Pre	O
uses	O
a	O
microUSB	B-Protocol
connector	O
with	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
output	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
standard	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
phone	O
reports	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
DUN	O
protocol	O
,	O
Sprint	O
has	O
not	O
permitted	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Pre	O
in	O
tethered	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
Phone	O
as	O
Modem	O
"	O
)	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
does	O
support	O
tethering	O
via	O
their	O
Mobile	O
Hot	O
Spot	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pre	O
has	O
8GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
(	O
approximately	O
7.4GB	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
user	O
accessible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pre	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pre	O
Plus	O
has	O
16GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pre	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
either	O
using	O
the	O
supplied	O
MicroUSB	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
an	O
optional	O
accessory	O
for	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
using	O
a	O
proprietary	O
electromagnetic	O
induction	B-Application
charging	I-Application
dock	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Touchstone	O
Charger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
interface	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
"	O
cards	O
"	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
webOS	B-Operating_System
also	O
supports	O
multi-touch	B-Application
gestures	O
,	O
enabling	O
most	O
navigational	O
input	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pre	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
only	O
a	O
portrait-oriented	O
slide-out	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
onscreen	O
,	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
is	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
code	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
webOS	B-Operating_System
includes	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
Synergy	O
that	O
integrates	O
information	O
from	O
many	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
webOS	B-Operating_System
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
sign	O
into	O
accounts	O
on	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Yahoo	O
!,	O
Facebook	O
,	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
(	O
via	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
ActiveSync	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
based	I-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
model	O
,	O
but	O
uses	O
no	O
desktop	O
sync	B-General_Concept
client	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Palm	O
's	O
HotSync	O
synchronization	O
method	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Palm	O
has	O
referenced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
solutions	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
need	O
to	O
sync	B-General_Concept
with	O
their	O
desktop	O
software	O
like	O
Palm	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
or	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
Lotus	I-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Mark/Space	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
has	O
announced	O
Macintosh	B-Device
desktop	O
sync	B-General_Concept
software	O
,	O
and	O
Chapura	O
such	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
showcased	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
five	O
months	O
prelaunch	O
,	O
the	O
Pre	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
winning	O
CNET	O
's	O
Best	O
in	O
Show	O
,	O
Best	O
in	O
Category	O
:	O
Cell	O
Phones	O
&	O
Smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
People	O
's	O
Voice	O
for	O
CES	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
sometimes	O
appeared	O
twice	O
when	O
typing	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
only	O
hit	O
the	O
key	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
expressed	O
intense	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
slow	O
pace	O
of	O
new	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
releases	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
substantially	O
improved	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comments	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
lengthy	O
delay	O
in	O
releasing	O
the	O
promised	O
Flash	O
application	O
,	O
dysfunctional	O
document	O
handling	O
,	O
speculation	O
of	O
what	O
could	O
be	O
underlying	O
the	O
technological	O
or	O
business	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
slow	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
2	O
upgrade	O
for	O
existing	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
concern	O
that	O
when	O
eventually	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
2	O
upgrade	O
would	O
be	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Palm	O
OS	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
one	O
journalist	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
still	O
regarded	O
the	O
Pre	O
as	O
innovative	O
even	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
pioneered	O
features	O
later	O
found	O
in	O
iOS	O
and	O
Android	O
,	O
plus	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
could	O
easily	O
be	O
modified	O
without	O
jailbreaking	O
nor	O
unlocking	O
the	O
bootloader	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
iOS	O
and	O
Android	O
.	O
</s>
