HP announces Palm Pre 2 – the first webOS 2.0 smartphone

Just as we thought, HP is looking forward to making a big entrance on the mobile devices market by preparing the release of some WebOS smartphones. And it looks like they’re quite in a hurry, because the Palm Pre 2 has just become official. After purchasing Palm, and implicitly and more importantly the webOS platform, HP went right to work, and now the first webOS 2.0 phone is already on its way. The Palm Pre 2 was announced on October 19 with the French release date of October 22 via carrier SFR. The smartphone is supposed to hit U.S. also in the following months through Verizon Wireless and later in Canada with an unknowncarrier. HP stated that the Pre 2 will also be available in the United States as an unlocked UMTS developer phone for building future applications and services for the webOS platform.

This slider smartphone was initially code-named “Roadrunner” and it is supposed to pack a 1 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. The 3.1 inch HVGA multitouch glass display works at the resolution of 320 x 480 px. The Pre 2 functions as a camera phone also using its 5.0 MP camera with LED flash, extended depth of field and geotagging. The storage capacity reaches 16 GB of flash memory and the phone has Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity. Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, Exchange support and GPS are also present. Dimensioned at 100.7 x 59.6 x 16.9 mm, this phone will be the third device to use Palm’s webOS and the first to use the 2.0 version of the operating system.

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Leaked snapshot of LG Android Mobile that could be out on Verizon Wireless: Do the pics give away specs?

Will there be a high-end LG Android Mobile that will come out on Verizon Wireless very soon at some time in the future? Are we actually looking at it right now? The latest leaked picture that is doing around is supposedly a ‘LG Android mobile’ that will be out on Verizon next year and considering Verizon is expected to launch six LTE handsets early next year, will this be one of them?

When will Verizon release the six-LTE handsets next year is another major question. Some believe that it could be at CES 2011, but that would be a date too early considering that the actual network might not be ready until second half of 2011. Back on to the handset though, this one seems to have a HD camera as well, along with the visible LTE logo on the back. That most likely would mean that you could have 720p or 1080p capture.

The display though looks pretty huge and the mirrored surface might actually have a front-facing camera in the upper-right side. There might also be a DLNA logo on the back panel, but we will have to see how that progresses. Either way, this could very well be one of the six LTE handsets that Verizon promised next year. If it is, then we are sure looking out, hoping the other 5 would also be out soon… Maybe with a few more leaks!

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